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Transit Reliability Could Stimulate Ridership, Reduce Congestion and Pollution

Transit Reliability Could Stimulate Ridership, Reduce Congestion and Pollution

Mineta National Transit Research Consortium report offers performance criteria for Washington and other cities Could transit reliability help to reduce congestion and pollution in urban districts by stimulating more ridership? A new peer-reviewed research report, Reliability of Bus Transit Schedules in Washington DC, p ... Continue reading

Delphi to Highlight Automated Driving Technologies at 2014 International CES

Delphi to Highlight Automated Driving Technologies at 2014 International CES

As one of the few automotive suppliers that can deliver the extensive portfolio needed for tomorrow’s automated vehicles, Delphi Automotive PLC will showcase highly integrated active safety and connectivity technologies at the upcoming 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. These technologies will be key bu ... Continue reading

California ISO Rolls Out Roadmap to Drive Benefits of EVs

California ISO Rolls Out Roadmap to Drive Benefits of EVs

In another series of efforts to foster a new, sustainable energy future and further the state's leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) released a blueprint for integrating electric vehicles (EVs) into the grid. ... Continue reading

Sales of Stop-Start Vehicles Will Surpass 55 Million Units Annually by 2022

Sales of Stop-Start Vehicles Will Surpass 55 Million Units Annually by 2022

Stop-start vehicles (SSVs), which eliminate idling by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stationary and restarting it automatically when it is time to move, offer a portion of the fuel economy benefits of hybrid vehicles at a fraction of the cost premium. Having proved popular with consumers because of its bet ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Terminates Merger Agreement with Apollo Tyres

Cooper Tire Terminates Merger Agreement with Apollo Tyres

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced it has terminated the merger agreement with Apollo Tyres (NSE:ApolloTYRE). “It is time to move our business forward” “It is time to move our business forward,” said Cooper Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Roy Armes. “While the strategi ... Continue reading

Apollo Tyres Comments on Cooper Tire's Decision to Terminate Merger Agreement

Apollo Tyres Comments on Cooper Tire's Decision to Terminate Merger Agreement

Apollo Tyres Ltd (NSE: ApolloTYRE) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company that it has terminated the Merger Agreement with Apollo announced on June 12, 2013: “Apollo is disappointed that Cooper has prematurely attempted to terminate our Merger Agreeme ... Continue reading

Hankook's Quarterly Gauge Index Finds That Americans Predict Snowier Winter, and are Prepared to Drive through It

Hankook's Quarterly Gauge Index Finds That Americans Predict Snowier Winter, and are Prepared to Drive through It

Get out the ice scraper and put on those winter tires because Americans are ready for snow. Hankook's 2013 Winter Gauge Index revealed 41 percent of all Americans polled and more than half of Northeasterners and Midwesterners expect more snow this winter, as compared to last year. However, while the flakes might fall, ... Continue reading

Air Dates Announced for Pirelli World Challenge Broadcasts on MAVTV

Air Dates Announced for Pirelli World Challenge Broadcasts on MAVTV

The air dates for the re-broadcast of 2013 Pirelli World Challenge season races on MAVTV has been announced. The first broadcast, scheduled for January 2, 2014, will show GT/GTS Rounds 1 and 2 from St. Petersburg, Florida. On November 18, MAVTV signed an agreement with WC Vision to re-broadcast Pirelli World Challenge ... Continue reading

Auto Lenders Subject to CFPB Scrutiny - Open Dealer Exchange, LLC Says Digital Files Reduce Risk of Noncompliance

Auto Lenders Subject to CFPB Scrutiny - Open Dealer Exchange, LLC Says Digital Files Reduce Risk of Noncompliance

In the years following the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has aggressively expanded its reach beyond large banks and focused its attention on the auto finance industry. Richard Cordray, director of the CFPB, recently stated a request for more "openness and transparency" for the agency' ... Continue reading

New Fleet Of Natural Gas Powered Trucks Now Serving Indianapolis

New Fleet Of Natural Gas Powered Trucks Now Serving Indianapolis

Republic Services, Inc. today announced the deployment of 79 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks that are now serving customers throughout greater Indianapolis. The new CNG fleet replaced older diesel powered trucks, and represents a significant local investment in cleaner, safer and more effi ... Continue reading

Global Road Technology Opens New Manufacturing Facility Along Australia's Most Dangerous Road, Boosting Employment and Improving Safety

Global Road Technology Opens New Manufacturing Facility Along Australia's Most Dangerous Road, Boosting Employment and Improving Safety

Revolutionary road surfacing company, Global Road Technology, has opened a new manufacturing and services facility on the Warrego Highway providing a massive boost to the region's manufacturing industry and employment as well as improving road safety. ... Continue reading

Dave Zuchowski Named President/CEO of Hyundai Motor America

Dave Zuchowski Named President/CEO of Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai Motor America today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer John Krafcik will step down upon the successful completion of his contract on December 31, 2013. David Zuchowski, executive vice president of Sales, will assume the position of President and CEO effective January 1, 2014. ... Continue reading

Christmas Holiday Crash Statistics Released by Pennsylvania State Police

Christmas Holiday Crash Statistics Released by Pennsylvania State Police

During the three-day Christmas holiday driving period there were 900 crashes investigated by the State Police. Those crashes resulted in 255 injuries and eight deaths. From Dec. 24 through Dec. ... Continue reading

LoJack Corporation Reveals 'Top Vehicle & Equipment Theft Recoveries of 2013' LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System Continues to Outwit Sophisticated Criminals and Thwart Theft

LoJack Corporation Reveals 'Top Vehicle & Equipment Theft Recoveries of 2013' LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System Continues to Outwit Sophisticated Criminals and Thwart Theft

New Year's Day is the holiday with the highest number of vehicle thefts, which means there's no better time for LoJack Corporation to release its top stolen vehicle and equipment recoveries of 2013. ... Continue reading

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

The annual Toyo Tires® Dakar® Rally Blog is back at ToyoTires.com/Dakar with exclusive pre-race features and soon, daily coverage of the world's most grueling, most unpredictable race. Covering nearly 3,500 miles over 13 days of competition, racers never know what Dakar will throw at them. This year, drivers will jou ... Continue reading

With Retail Sales Up 15%, Ford Expects to be the Best-Selling Car Brand in the United States for Fourth Straight Year

With Retail Sales Up 15%, Ford Expects to be the Best-Selling Car Brand in the United States for Fourth Straight Year

2013 retail sales up 15 percent year-to-date, as share grows across entire Ford lineup of cars, utilities, trucks and electrified vehicles Strong growth driven by western and southeastern regions of United States Ford brand expects to sell more than 2.4 million vehicles for 2013 Ford brand sales lead through November i ... Continue reading

Challenger Lighting Services Makes The Switch To Toyota Proace

Challenger Lighting Services Makes The Switch To Toyota Proace

Lighting design and installation specialist Challenger Lighting Services has taken an early opportunity to recruit the new Toyota Proace van to its fleet. ... Continue reading

World Premiere For Second Qoros Production Model At 2014 Geneva Motor Show

World Premiere For Second Qoros Production Model At 2014 Geneva Motor Show

The second production model from new international car brand, Qoros, will be revealed at the 84th Geneva Motor Show in March 2014. ... Continue reading

Mazda's Customer Loyalty Levels Set To Accelerate

Mazda's Customer Loyalty Levels Set To Accelerate

Mazda's sales rejuvenation sparked by the popularity of its range of SKYACTIV models including the all-new Mazda3, on sale 3rd January, is bringing added benefits to the dealer network: more loyal customers. ... Continue reading

Boxing Day Marks South Pole Arrival For Two Explorers On World Record Antarctic Expedition

Boxing Day Marks South Pole Arrival For Two Explorers On World Record Antarctic Expedition

Land Rover Global Brand Ambassador and Polar explorer Ben Saunders and fellow adventurer Tarka L'Herpiniere have reached the South Pole - the halfway point on their expedition to retrace and complete Captain Scott's iconic ill-fated 1910-12 Terra Nova expedition. ... Continue reading

Audi Plans Record-Breaking Investment of almost €22 billion through 2018

Audi Plans Record-Breaking Investment of almost €22 billion through 2018

Audi is launching an extensive investment program for the next five years: Between 2014 and 2018, a total of around €22 billion will flow into new models, innovations and the continuous expansion of the worldwide production network. ... Continue reading

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