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Automotive Collision Avoidance Systems 2018-2022: Global Market to Grow at a CAGR of 23.2% - Growing Emphasis on Advanced Safety Systems in Automobiles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Collision Avoidance Systems 2018-2022: Global Market to Grow at a CAGR of 23.2% - Growing Emphasis on Advanced Safety Systems in Automobiles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Collision Avoidance System Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive collision avoidance system market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 23.2% during the period 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

Ballard Signs MOU With ABB for Development of Fuel Cell Systems to Power Marine Applications

Ballard Signs MOU With ABB for Development of Fuel Cell Systems to Power Marine Applications

VANCOUVER and AMSTERDAM, June 27, 2018 - Ballard Power Systems today announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ABB (www.abb.com/marine) to undertake collaboration activities toward the development of megawatt (MW) scale proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power systems for the marine market, w ... Continue reading

Cold Chain Technologies Appoints Rose Callahan as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

Cold Chain Technologies Appoints Rose Callahan as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

FRANKLIN, Mass., June 27, 2018 -- Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Rose Callahan as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. With this appointment, Rose will become a member of the CCT Executive Leadership Team (ELT), joining Robert Bohne (President), TJ Rizzo ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Aftermarket Appearance Chemicals Strategic Business Report 2015-2018 to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Aftermarket Appearance Chemicals Strategic Business Report 2015-2018 to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Aftermarket Appearance Chemicals - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America. ... Continue reading

Google Ads Extension Now Displays Detailed Contact Information On All Ad Visitors Powered By Fastbase

Google Ads Extension Now Displays Detailed Contact Information On All Ad Visitors Powered By Fastbase

NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 -- Google Ads users can now access detailed contact information about all the businesses that have clicked on their ad campaigns with the newly launched Google Ads Click Identifier. The four million companies that are using Google Ads campaigns will now be able to view such detailed information ... Continue reading

Haartz Recognized for Global Leadership in Quality and Delivery by Faurecia

Haartz Recognized for Global Leadership in Quality and Delivery by Faurecia

ACTON, Mass., June 27, 2018 -- The Haartz Corporation, a world leader in highly engineered and uniquely designed interior trim materials and convertible toppings, was honored with a Quality and Delivery Leadership award at the Faurecia Interiors Strategic Supplier Event, which took place in Chantilly, France on June 1 ... Continue reading

Southwest Airlines And Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Reach Tentative Agreement For Mechanics And Related Employees

Southwest Airlines And Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Reach Tentative Agreement For Mechanics And Related Employees

DALLAS, June 27, 2018 -- Southwest Airlines Co. today announced a Tentative Agreement has been reached with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), which represents the Company's 2,400 Employees in the Aircraft Mechanics and Related workgroup. ... Continue reading

'Why Driving Matters' survey: Despite image of being indifferent toward cars, millennials like driving and want to see it protected as the age of autonomy nears

'Why Driving Matters' survey: Despite image of being indifferent toward cars, millennials like driving and want to see it protected as the age of autonomy nears

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., June 27, 2018 -- A new survey on cars, driving and autonomous vehicles challenges the conventional wisdom about the nation's largest generation and suggests the demise of the car among millennials was overstated during the recession. Long thought to be less interested in vehicle ownership and driv ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Dr. Theodore Moore of the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital with a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award. ... Continue reading

New Air Services Added to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

New Air Services Added to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

Visitors to the Greater Palm Springs area can now choose from a variety of new air services when flying to and from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP). Delta Air Lines is adding new, seasonal nonstop air service between Atlanta and Palm Springs beginning Winter 2018. The flights will be offered between December 2 ... Continue reading

Toyota Partners With Plug and Play to promote FinTech Open Innovation

Toyota Partners With Plug and Play to promote FinTech Open Innovation

PLANO, Texas (June 27, 2018) – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) today announced a global partnership with Silicon Valley innovator Plug and Play. Together, the companies intend to promote corporate innovation with startup companies offering financial services solutions. ... Continue reading

Toyota "Connected Car" Services Will Soon Become Standard In Japan - See Complete List Of "Connections"

Toyota "Connected Car" Services Will Soon Become Standard In Japan - See Complete List Of "Connections"

- New technology provides connected services to enhance car ownership experience - Aim to make it standard on all new domestic passenger vehicles starting with New Crown and New Corolla Sport Toyota City, Japan, Jun, 26 2018 - (JCN Newswire) - The future of just-in-time vehicle services and support has arrived in Japan ... Continue reading

Californians To Vote on Repealing Gas Tax Or Not

Californians To Vote on Repealing Gas Tax Or Not

The November ballot proposition would kill the state’s new tax on gasoline and repeal vehicle fees. SACRAMENTO, Calif. ... Continue reading

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

WASHINGTON June 27, 2018; NACS Online reported that yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule regarding the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. Overall, EPA has proposed a 3.1% increase in renewable fuel blending. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces Pricing for All-New 2019 Santa Fe

Hyundai Announces Pricing for All-New 2019 Santa Fe

Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for its all-new 2019 Santa Fe, starting at $25,500 for the SE 2.4 model. New standard features on the 2019 Santa Fe SE trim include: Hyundai SmartSense Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Safe ... Continue reading

Oil and Gasoline Wastewater On Dirt Roads Mean Health and Environment Trouble

Oil and Gasoline Wastewater On Dirt Roads Mean Health and Environment Trouble

A truck kicking up dust as it speeds down a dirt road is a typical image in country music videos. But this dust from unpaved roads is also an environmental and health hazard. ... Continue reading

NADA Details President Trump's Auto Tariff Details

NADA Details President Trump's Auto Tariff Details

By Jonathan Collegio, NADA, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs The Trump Administration announced in late May that it was initiating an investigation that could result in a tariff of up to 25% on imported automobiles and automobile parts. Under law (Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962), the President ha ... Continue reading

U.S. refinery capacity virtually unchanged between 2017 and 2018

U.S. refinery capacity virtually unchanged between 2017 and 2018

As of January 1, 2018, U.S. operable atmospheric crude distillation capacity totaled 18.6 million barrels per calendar day (b/cd), a slight decrease of 0.1% since beginning of 2017 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) recently released Refinery Capacity Report. Annual operable crude oil disti ... Continue reading

Automotive Refinish Coatings: Global & Chinese Markets 2013-2018 to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Refinish Coatings: Global & Chinese Markets 2013-2018 to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global and Chinese Automotive Refinish Coatings Industry - 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global Automotive Refinish Coatings industry with a focus on the Chinese market. ... Continue reading

Ford Hits CO2 Manufacturing Emissions Reduction Target Eight Years Early

Ford Hits CO2 Manufacturing Emissions Reduction Target Eight Years Early

DEARBORN, Mich.--Today Ford Motor Company announces as part of its 19th annual Sustainability Report it has met its goal to reduce manufacturing emissions – eight years ahead of schedule. In 2010, Ford’s Environmental Quality Office announced a goal – to reduce the company’s carbon dioxide emissions from manufa ... Continue reading

Ghafari Awarded New Mazda-Toyota Automotive Plant Contract in Huntsville, Alabama

Ghafari Awarded New Mazda-Toyota Automotive Plant Contract in Huntsville, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 27, 2018 -- Global award-winning firm Ghafari Associates has been awarded a contract to provide comprehensive architecture and engineering services for a new automotive plant for Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. (MTMUS) in Huntsville, Alabama. This joint venture represents a $1.6 billion i ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Steer-by-wire System Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2022, With an Expected CAGR of 8.22% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Steer-by-wire System Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2022, With an Expected CAGR of 8.22% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Steer-by-wire System Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The analysts forecast the global automotive steer-by-wire system market to grow at a CAGR of 8.22% during the period 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

Global Battery Energy Storage Systems Market to Reach Approximately US$ 26 Billion by 2026; Increase in Usage of Renewable Energy Power Plants Likely to Transform Market Landscape: TMR

Global Battery Energy Storage Systems Market to Reach Approximately US$ 26 Billion by 2026; Increase in Usage of Renewable Energy Power Plants Likely to Transform Market Landscape: TMR

ALBANY, New York, June 27, 2018 -- The global battery energy storage systems market was valued at nearly US$ 9 Bn in 2017 and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of ~12.0% from 2018 to 2026, according to a new report titled 'Battery Energy Storage Systems Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends ... Continue reading

Global Heavy-duty Pickup Truck Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2022, With a Projected CAGR of 5.59% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Heavy-duty Pickup Truck Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2022, With a Projected CAGR of 5.59% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Heavy-duty Pickup Truck Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Analysts forecast that the Global Heavy-duty Pickup Truck Market will grow at a CAGR of 5.59% during the period 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

Ram Updates New 2019 Ram ProMaster Vans With Significant Capability Increases

Ram Updates New 2019 Ram ProMaster Vans With Significant Capability Increases

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 27, 2018 -- Capability is a primary purchase consideration for commercial customers. For the 2019 model year, Ram has upped the ante with increases in both payload capability and towing capability for Ram ProMaster. ... Continue reading

UNiDAYS and Ad Age Studio 30 Unveil Gen Z Travel Behaviors in New Report

UNiDAYS and Ad Age Studio 30 Unveil Gen Z Travel Behaviors in New Report

NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 -- Gen Z might be the youngest consumer generation, but they have the interest, independence and means to travel, which will have a major impact on the travel industry. A new study from Ad Age Studio 30 and UNiDAYS, the world's leading Student Affinity Network, sets out to quantify Gen Z's pref ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Breaks Time Record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Using ANSYS Technology

Volkswagen Breaks Time Record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Using ANSYS Technology

PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 -- Volkswagen Motorsport shattered the time record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the help of ANSYS' Pervasive Engineering Simulation solutions. Finishing in 7.57.148 minutes, Volkswagen Driver Romain Dumas (F) crossed the finish line in Volkswagen's first-ever, fully-electric ... Continue reading

AB Volvo: Renault Trucks Unveils its Second Generation of Electric Trucks

AB Volvo: Renault Trucks Unveils its Second Generation of Electric Trucks

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, June 27, 2018 - After ten years of experimentation under actual operating conditions with its customer-partners, Renault Trucks unveil its second generation of all-electric vehicles: the Renault Master Z.E., Renault Trucks D Z.E. and Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E., a complete range from 3.5 to 26 tonnes ... Continue reading

Apple and Google Speed Ahead in Less Distracting Design of Vehicle Infotainment Technology

Apple and Google Speed Ahead in Less Distracting Design of Vehicle Infotainment Technology

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2018; Apple CarPlay and Google's Android Auto are less distracting to drivers when compared to built-in vehicle infotainment systems designed by automakers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. While many of today's infotainment systems create potentially unsafe lev ... Continue reading

Brand Strategy Study for an Automobile Chassis Manufacturer Helped in Scaling up Their Brand Position in the Australian Market | Infiniti Research

Brand Strategy Study for an Automobile Chassis Manufacturer Helped in Scaling up Their Brand Position in the Australian Market | Infiniti Research

Strategy How an Automobile Chassis Manufacturer Scaled Up Their Brand Position in the Australian Market. ... Continue reading

China moves ahead of U.S. on Heidrick & Struggles' 2018 Superaccelerators List: The World's Most Successful Large Companies

China moves ahead of U.S. on Heidrick & Struggles' 2018 Superaccelerators List: The World's Most Successful Large Companies

CHICAGO, June 27, 2018 -- Heidrick & Struggles , a premier provider of executive search, leadership assessment and development, organization and team effectiveness, and culture shaping services globally, releases its 2018 Superaccelerators—an elite group among the world's 500 most highly valued companies that have ac ... Continue reading

New Arconic Alloy Allows 2018 Jeep® Wrangler To Lose Weight

New Arconic Alloy Allows 2018 Jeep® Wrangler To Lose Weight

NEW YORK & ALCOA, Tenn.--Global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing leader Arconic today announced it is supplying a new proprietary and highly formable aluminum to FCA US LLC to shed weight and boost performance of its 2018 Jeep® Wrangler. The Wrangler is one of the automaker’s top selling vehicles, ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Empire State Building Bursts Into 4th of July With VIP Fireworks Viewing Event

ROAD TRIP: Empire State Building Bursts Into 4th of July With VIP Fireworks Viewing Event

NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 -- This Independence Day, celebrate the holiday with friends and family at the Empire State Building's "Ultimate 4th of July" celebration. Limited tickets are still available for this exclusive event which offers breathtaking views of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular from the only op ... Continue reading

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