The Chrysler Foundation to Donate $50,000 for Colorado Flood Relief
The Chrysler Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chrysler Group LLC, will donate $50,000 to the First Response Team of America, a non-profit disaster relief organization that is actively engaged in Colorado clearing and rebuilding impassable roads. The grant will enable the First Response Team to continue these effort ... Continue reading
Two-thirds of auto dealers increase charitable contributions
Auto dealers continue to give back to their local communities through donations and volunteerism, with nearly 65 percent increasing charitable contributions this year compared to 2012, according to a recent survey by Ally Financial and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). The 2013 Dealer Charitable Surve ... Continue reading
Nissan Named One Of The Best Global Brands For 2013
- Nissan rises to 65th place in Interbrand study, up from 73rd last year - Value of the Nissan brand increases by 25% to $6.203 billion YOKOHAMA, Japan--Sept. 30, 2013: Nissan has been named one of the world's most valuable brands for 2013, according to Interbrand, the world-leading brand consultancy. In the Best Globa ... Continue reading
Toyota Chairman Uchiyamada, Father Of The Prius, Foresees Long Run For Hybrids
Calls On Industry to Reach 5 Million Units by End of 2016 Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted today that hybrid vehicles will play a larger role in the future development of automotive propulsion systems than widely recognized. Uchiyamada, in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet is using the 2014 Silverado full-size pickup to explore the extremes of preparedness with the Volunteer Firefighter and Black Ops concepts shown publicly for the first time Friday at the State Fair of Texas. Chevrolet developed the Silverado Z71 Volunteer Firefighter concept truck, which honors the service ... Continue reading
GM and U.S. Army to Expand Fuel Cell Testing
General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center are expanding their collaboration in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Through a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, GM and TARDEC will jointly test new hydrogen fuel cell-related materials and ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire Stockholders Approve Merger with Apollo Tyres
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its stockholders voted to approve its pending merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollo Tyres Ltd (NSE: ApolloTYRE) with more than 74 percent of Cooperâs outstanding common shares voted in favor of the transaction. When finalized, the pending merger will resu ... Continue reading
HGST Ships New Endurastar Automotive Hard Drive
The 320GB HGST Endurastar J4K320 Hard Drive Family is Designed for Extreme Driving Conditions â Heat, Cold, Altitude Highs & Lows, and Bumps in the Road â Helping System Integrators and Manufacturers Create a Seamless In-Car Lifestyle Experience ... Continue reading
Toshiba Launches High Efficiency, Low Noise Multi-Output System Power Supply ICs for Automotives
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of âTB9043FTGâ, a multi-output system power supply IC that incorporates multiple DC-DC converters and series regulators1 for general automotive applications. Sample shipments start today, with mass production scheduled to start in October 2014. The g ... Continue reading
Yulex Corporation to Receive the 2013 AZBio Fast Lane Award from the Arizona Bioindustry Association
The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that it has selected Yulex Corporation, a biomaterial product development company, to receive a 2013 AZBio Fast Lane Award in recognition of groundbreaking work on the development and manufacture of a U.S., non-allergenic source of rubber from a natural desert ... Continue reading
Nationwide Insurance Finds Nearly One-Fourth of Car Owners Name Their Four-Wheeled “Baby”
New Nationwide Ad Celebrates Membersâ Love of Cars and Commitment to Protect Belongings Oct. 2 might be âNational Name Your Car Day,â but Nationwide Insurance reveals today that nearly 25 percent of U.S. car owners already have a special name for their car and more than 31 percent were inspired by the ve ... Continue reading
Kurgo Introduces First Car Safety Harness Crash-Tested For Larger Dogs
-Kurgo Products continues to lead innovation in the dog travel safety market by introducing the Tru-Fit Enhanced Strength Harness, 3085 Series, the first harness specifically designed and crash-tested for larger dogs. âThe Tru-Fit Enhanced Strength Harness has evolved over time and will continue to evolve as more ... Continue reading
Bosch Sponsors Six University Teams in U.S. Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and XPO
Bosch Showcases Sustainable Technologies Bosch provides a variety of energy-efficient technologies for six student teams to install in U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon homes XPO provides opportunity to test ride variety of eBikes, equipped with Boschâs eBike drive system and experience host of Bosch innov ... Continue reading
VOXX International Corporation has announced the launch of its exciting new product with Ford Motor Company through a collaborative effort between Code Systems, Inc. and Ford's Custom Accessories Group. Code Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX, will be providing Ford Custom Accessories with a dealer-instal ... Continue reading
DMEautomotive's Driver Connect 2.0 is a Silver Stevie Award honoree in the "Best New Product or Service â Software Mobile On-Demand Application"category, in the 11th Annual American Business Awards. The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U. ... Continue reading
Deer Collisions Decline in the United States
STATE FARM SURVEY SHOWS TREND MORE PRONOUNCED IN NATION'S MID-SECTION Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 30, 2013 â The odds that an individual driver in the United States will crash into a DEER during the next year have declined by 4.3 percent. Using its claims data and state licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway ... Continue reading
AM General Subsidiary Mobility Ventures LLC Names John Walsh as Vice President, Sales and Marketing
AM General's wholly owned subsidiary, Mobility Ventures LLC, today announced that commercial vehicle executive, John Walsh, has joined the company as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Walsh brings more than twenty years of experience in the specialty vehicle industry to Mobility Ventures and further strengthens the ... Continue reading
Nelson Global Products Re-Commits To Customer Delight, Positive Value Experience and Global Growth
Nelson Global Products, a manufacturer of fabricated high-performance vehicle exhaust and emissions equipment and systems, has entered a new phase of its rich history with the ribbon-cutting of a new headquarters campus including an extensive engineering and design center. ... Continue reading
Six Top Tips for Buying a Car with Less-than-Prime Credit
As the end of the model year approaches, CarFinance.com, an online direct lending site dedicated to helping credit-challenged car buyers and owners, has released its 2013 Top Tips for Buying a Car with Less-than-Prime Credit. With current auto loan interest rates remaining attractively low1, consumers could soon be ven ... Continue reading
FEX Announces Integration with RouteOne
Finance Express, the leading provider of web-based financial services and technology for independent auto dealerships, announced today that their integration with RouteOne LLC will now allow Finance Express' unique pool of independent dealers to submit applications to all RouteOne lenders with whom they have an existin ... Continue reading
Engineers from Dana Holding Corporation will speak on the "Development and Testing of a Hydraulic Hybrid Concept for Off-Highway Vehicles" at the SAE 2013 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC) tomorrow. Lead engineers will provide details on the development of the Spicer PowerBoost⢠system, a new line o ... Continue reading
Increasing demand for the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel may outweigh supply
When the Chrysler Group announced this past June that their Ram 1500 would offer a diesel engine option, the manufacturer never expected the demand for the truck to reach the level that it has now. It has gained quite the following as it will be the first light duty truck to offer a diesel engine. As the end of the yea ... Continue reading
Nissan's Monozukuri Caravan Delivers Innovation And Excitement To UK Schoolchildren
Nissan is giving British schoolchildren a unique insight into the art of car manufacturing by bringing the companys Monozukuri Caravan to the UK for the first time. ... Continue reading
Mazda CX-5 Receives Huge Residual Value Boost
Mazda's award-winning, low-emission Mazda CX-5 compact SUV range has become even better value for money due to a residual value increase potentially delivering cash benefits of up to almost £1,600 per model for fleets. ... Continue reading
Proace Lifts First Major Fleet Contract With Toyota Material Handling UK
The new Toyota Proace medium-duty van was no shoo-in when it came to finding favour as a fleet purchase for Toyota Material Handling UK, it had to prove its worth in a rigorous tender process. ... Continue reading
Subaru EyeSight Outperforms Rivals
Subaru's EyeSight driver assist system has rated highly in a new Front Crash Prevention (FCP) test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the United States. ... Continue reading
Nissan announces Australian prices for Pathfinder
Nissan today released local pricing and initial product information for its highly anticipated all-new Nissan Pathfinder SUV range. ... Continue reading
BMW Group Australia's Record Sales Trigger Organisation Growth
Following record sales in 2013 - currently up 11.3 per cent on the previous year - BMW Group Australia has announced the expansion of the Australian organisation. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Continues to Drive On-Road Education
Hyundai Motor Company Australia continues to support driver education and road safety advancement through the renewal of its partnership with Drive to Survive for a further three years, commencing September 2013. ... Continue reading
Points Gap Tightens as Young Guns find Form in 2013 Shannons Supercar Showdown
School age V8 rookies came out firing in a thrilling third episode of the Shannons Supercar Showdown on 7mate last Saturday, closing the points' gaps to their older and more experienced peers who now have a real fight on their hands. ... Continue reading
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