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$100+ Billion Green Tires Market by Vehicle Type, Application, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

$100+ Billion Green Tires Market by Vehicle Type, Application, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Green Tires Market by Vehicle Type (Passenger Cars, Light Commercial Vehicle), Application (On-Road, and Off-Road), and Region (North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, South America, and Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Government ini ... Continue reading

$52 Billion Automotive Thermal Management Market by Application, Technology, Type & Region - Global Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

$52 Billion Automotive Thermal Management Market by Application, Technology, Type & Region - Global Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Thermal Management Market by Application (Front & Rear A/C, Engine, Transmission, Seat, Steering, Battery, Motor, Power Electronics, Waste Heat Recovery), Technology, Type (ICE, BEV, HEV, PHEV & FCEV) & Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Advance Announces CFO Succession

Advance Announces CFO Succession

NEW YORK, May 29, 2018 -- Advance Publications Inc. ("Advance") announced today that Oren Klein will succeed Tom Summer in the role of Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2018.  Summer, who had previously announced his plans to retire, will remain at Advance full-time through the end of 2018, and then assume ... Continue reading

AllSpark: The Future of Block Chain Content Applications in the Post-Steem Age

AllSpark: The Future of Block Chain Content Applications in the Post-Steem Age

SHANGHAI, May 29, 2018 -- Recently, Boris from WanChain expressed the opinion on The Future of Block Chain Content Applications in the Post-Steem Age, below please find the details of his viewpoints. Dapps and Vertical Applications on Public Chains Following years of development, underlying public chain projects are st ... Continue reading

Electric Passenger Cars, Electric Commercial Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Battery Chemistries and Cobalt Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2018-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Electric Passenger Cars, Electric Commercial Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Battery Chemistries and Cobalt Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2018-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Electric Passenger Cars, Electric Commercial Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Battery Chemistries and Cobalt: Markets, Technologies and Opportunities: 2018-2022 Analysis and Forecasts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The EV revolution is only beginning. ... Continue reading

European Automotive Steering Components Aftermarket Report 2018 - Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

European Automotive Steering Components Aftermarket Report 2018 - Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "European Category Management ReportAutomotive Steering Components Aftermarket, Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study covers passenger cars (PCs) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) up to 3.5 tons (referred to as Class 1-3) in the steering aftermarket in t ... Continue reading

Global High-performance Car Market Analysis & Forecast 2018-2022, With a Projected CAGR of Almost 7% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global High-performance Car Market Analysis & Forecast 2018-2022, With a Projected CAGR of Almost 7% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global High-performance Car Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The analysts forecast the global high-performance car market to grow at a CAGR of 6.97% during the period 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

Global Used Car Market - Rising Demand for Subscription Services to Drive Growth| Technavio

Global Used Car Market - Rising Demand for Subscription Services to Drive Growth| Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new market research report on the global used car market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new market research report on the global used car market from 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Engages Workforce Through Annual Global Week of Volunteering

Goodyear Engages Workforce Through Annual Global Week of Volunteering

AKRON, Ohio, May 29, 2018 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is reinforcing its commitment to volunteerism and caring for communities with its Global Week of Volunteering from May 31 through June 6. Building on the success of its inaugural Global Week of Volunteering in 2017, Goodyear volunteers at more than 20 glo ... Continue reading

Gulfstream Interiors And Seats Earn Design Awards

Gulfstream Interiors And Seats Earn Design Awards

SAVANNAH, Ga., May 29, 2018 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is proud to announce its Interior and Industrial Design teams recently earned 2018 International Yacht & Aviation Awards for the all-new Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 seat and cabin designs. "This recognition speaks to the creativity, craftsmanship, quali ... Continue reading

Gulfstream Selects TAG Farnborough Airport For Site Of New London-Area Service Center

Gulfstream Selects TAG Farnborough Airport For Site Of New London-Area Service Center

SAVANNAH, Ga., May 29, 2018 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it will expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation in the London area with a new, larger, purpose-built facility at TAG Farnborough Airport. The Farnborough service center is expected to be operational by the third quarter of 20 ... Continue reading

ProspectSV Welcomes Addition of Velodyne LiDAR Sensor to its ITS Lab

ProspectSV Welcomes Addition of Velodyne LiDAR Sensor to its ITS Lab

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Rajiv Mathur, program manager of all things transportation at ProspectSV, is pictured standing next to the VLP-16 installation in the Intelligent Traffic Systems Lab at the ProspectSV Technology Demonstration Center. (Photo: Business Wire) Rajiv Mathur, program manager of all things tr ... Continue reading

Safety 1st RIVA Is Strolling for a Better America With Erin And Ben Napier, Stars Of HGTV's 'Home Town'

Safety 1st RIVA Is Strolling for a Better America With Erin And Ben Napier, Stars Of HGTV's 'Home Town'

FOXBORO, Mass., May 29, 2018 -- Dorel Juvenile, a segment of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) and one of the world's leading juvenile products manufacturers, today announced the launch of Strolling for a Better America, a Safety 1st initiative to improve parks and play spaces across the country, and inspire f ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: In-Car Audio - Broadcasters Face Growing Streaming Threat

Strategy Analytics: In-Car Audio - Broadcasters Face Growing Streaming Threat

BOSTON--Strategy Analytics publishes its 2018 In-Car Audio Report, reviewing the competitive landscape of the in-vehicle audio space. The traditional distinction between AM and FM is becoming increasingly irrelevant, as listeners are moving in significant numbers to online streaming platforms. ... Continue reading

The Future Of Air Travel Takes Off In 2019

The Future Of Air Travel Takes Off In 2019

MIAMI, May 29, 2018 -- Flight experience innovator ZED Aerospace will launch AURA, America's first Five Star flight experience, in 2019.  AURA provides unrivaled luxurious and affordable service between small private airports of large U.S. cities, aboard a showcase fleet of custom Swiss-designed aircraft.  AURA, fil ... Continue reading

USW Supports Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Autos and Auto Parts

USW Supports Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Autos and Auto Parts

PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard made the following statement supporting the recent initiation of a Section 232 investigation into imports of autos and auto parts to determine their impact on national security and calling for a focused a ... Continue reading

World Hydrophobic Coatings Market 2018-2022: Focus on Automotive, Aerospace, Building & Construction, Marine, Textiles, Electronics, Medical Applications - ResearchAndMarkets.com

World Hydrophobic Coatings Market 2018-2022: Focus on Automotive, Aerospace, Building & Construction, Marine, Textiles, Electronics, Medical Applications - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Hydrophobic Coatings Market by Substrate Type (Metals, Glass, Concrete, Polymers, Ceramics), End-Use Industry (Automotive, Aerospace, Building & Construction, Marine, Textiles, Electronics, Medical), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The marke ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Appoints Michael Cole As Chief Operating Officer And Executive Vice President

Kia Motors America Appoints Michael Cole As Chief Operating Officer And Executive Vice President

IRVINE, Calif., May 29, 2018 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced the appointment of Michael Cole to the role of chief operating officer and executive vice president. Cole – the chief operating officer of Kia Motors Europe since November 2012 – will serve as the central point of contact for all sales, market ... Continue reading

2018 Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally

2018 Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally

ELKHART LAKE, Wis.--The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) held its annual Spring Rally last week at Road America – one of the world’s premier road racing tracks. Over the course of two days, more than 80 media members from across the country had the opportunity to put more than 90 vehicles through their p ... Continue reading

All New 2019 Acura RDX Arrives in Showrooms June 1, 2018

All New 2019 Acura RDX Arrives in Showrooms June 1, 2018

Most extensive Acura product redesign in a decade heralds new era for Acura design, performance and luxury Acura exclusive platform, powerful new turbo engine, available next-generation SH-AWD™ and top-of-class class power-to-weight ratio yields quickest, best handling RDX yet Dramatically upgraded interior features ... Continue reading

Next Gen Hyundai Engine Gets Big Investment and More People

Next Gen Hyundai Engine Gets Big Investment and More People

Hyundai is investing $388 million to construct a plant dedicated to manufacturing engine heads and enhance existing operations to support production of new models of Sonata and Elantra sedans. The investment will create 50 new jobs. ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Continues To Supply Tires For BMW i3

Bridgestone Continues To Supply Tires For BMW i3

BRUSSELS, May 29, 2018 -- Bridgestone, the world's number one tire and rubber company, today announced the continuation of its successful relationship with BMW as the sole tire supplier for the sporty new BMW i3s. After proving its ability to meet the demands of an electric-powered vehicle with the company's fitment fo ... Continue reading

Do You Agree On The Number 1 Road Trip Snack?

Do You Agree On The Number 1 Road Trip Snack?

As a New York Times food writer and the newspaper’s Southern bureau chief, Kim Severson spends a lot of time driving on Interstates, and thus stopping at gas stations and convenience stores. ... Continue reading

Mazda - 50 Million Vehicles Made in Japan

Mazda - 50 Million Vehicles Made in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May, 28 2018; Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that cumulative production in Japan reached 50 million units on May 15. The company held a commemorative ceremony today at its Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi prefecture. ... Continue reading

Nissan To Cut North American Production By 20%

Nissan To Cut North American Production By 20%

Nissan Motor is slashing production as much as 20% in North America to cope with a U.S. automobile market where sales declined for the first time in eight years in 2017. Cuts are already afoot at two assembly plants in the U.S. and three in Mexico. ... Continue reading

Google LLC Now AIADA Affinity Partner

Google LLC Now AIADA Affinity Partner

Alexandria, Va. (May 23) – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today announced a new affinity partnership with Google LLC . Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. ... Continue reading

Toyota Still No. 1, Mercedes Passes BMW for No. 2 in Ranking of Most Valuable Car Brands

Toyota Still No. 1, Mercedes Passes BMW for No. 2 in Ranking of Most Valuable Car Brands

Washington DC May 29, 2018; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota held on to its title as the world's most valuable car brand for the sixth year in a row while Mercedes-Benz passed BMW to finish No. 2 for the first time in the annual ranking, reports Automotive News. ... Continue reading

Ethanol: A Success Story Worth Repeating

Ethanol: A Success Story Worth Repeating

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 not only shocked America into the real and present danger of Middle East terrorism, it prompted the U.S. Government to address the issue of our dependence on imported oil. For over 2 decades, the U.S. had been lulled into complacency by a low cost, free-flowing supply of oil ... Continue reading

Stop Using Cruise Control: Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Recall 4.8 million U.S. Vehicles For Cruise Control Problem

Stop Using Cruise Control: Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Recall 4.8 million U.S. Vehicles For Cruise Control Problem

May 25, 2018 | Washington, DC The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) strongly encourages vehicle owners to follow a warning from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to stop using cruise control on the vehicles listed below until repaired. FCA is recalling approximat ... Continue reading

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Updated With Features

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Updated With Features

Hyundai’s Ioniq line-up continues to improve its product offering for the 2019 model year, with new and broader applications of active safety features, enhanced voice-recognition features and standard remote charge management for Plug-in and Electric models. ... Continue reading

2019 Nissan 370Z Coupe, 370Z NISMO and 370Z Roadster Official Pricing and Specs

2019 Nissan 370Z Coupe, 370Z NISMO and 370Z Roadster Official Pricing and Specs

The flagship 370Z NISMO returns to the simpler 370Z NISMO name  for 2019, removing the "NISMO Tech" nomenclature used for the 2018 model year. Otherwise the 370Z NISMO carries over all of the significant changes from 2018 – including the Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT600 high-performance tires and addition of the EXEDY ... Continue reading

New CAA report identifies ways to reduce congestion on Canadian roads and highways

New CAA report identifies ways to reduce congestion on Canadian roads and highways

OTTAWA, May 29, 2018 /CNW/ - As motorists and governments struggle to deal with worsening traffic jams, a new report, Congestion Solutions, released today by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), identifies multiple ways to ease the gridlock on our roadways. "This report shows there are many ways we can act to re ... Continue reading

Global Armored Fighting Vehicles Market Analysis, Trends, Growth, Shares & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Armored Fighting Vehicles Market Analysis, Trends, Growth, Shares & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Armored Fighting Vehicles Market - Trends, Growth, Shares and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% to reach a market value of USD 50 billion by the year 2023. ... Continue reading

Global Fuel Cell UAV Market Segmented by Geography - Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Fuel Cell UAV Market Segmented by Geography - Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Fuel Cell UAV Market - Segmented by Geography - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global fuel cell UAV market is anticipated to register a CAGR of over 6% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

Skrumble Network Using Blockchain Technology to Solve the Data Crisis

Skrumble Network Using Blockchain Technology to Solve the Data Crisis

TORONTO, May 29, 2018 -- It is Skrumble Network's mission to ensure there's global access to a communication system that is secure and allows for both data ownership and user privacy. With recent massive data crises, the need for secure data that is owned by users has never been stronger. ... Continue reading

Volvo Launches New Platform for Long-Distance Coaches

Volvo Launches New Platform for Long-Distance Coaches

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 29, 2018 -- Design, safety and comfort are in focus when Volvo launches a new coach platform. An all-new model range with innovative design and high comfort will persuade more people to travel by coach, even on long-distance trips.       (Logo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/627270/Volvo_L ... Continue reading

World's 7 Leading Medium & Heavy Truck Manufacturers Annual Strategy Dossier 2018 Featuring Daimler, Volvo, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania, Iveco, PACCAR & Navistar International - ResearchAndMarkets.com

World's 7 Leading Medium & Heavy Truck Manufacturers Annual Strategy Dossier 2018 Featuring Daimler, Volvo, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania, Iveco, PACCAR & Navistar International - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Annual Strategy Dossier - 2018 - World's 7 Leading Medium & Heavy Truck Manufacturers - Strategic Focus, Key Strategies & Plans, SWOT, Trends & Growth Opportunities, Market Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This annual 2018 edition of the report series analyses the Overar ... Continue reading

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