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2017 Acura NSX Named Performance Car of the Year By Road and Track Magazine

2017 Acura NSX Named Performance Car of the Year By Road and Track Magazine

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- The Acura NSX has been named Road & Track's 2017 Performance Car of the Year, besting eight of the world's finest sports cars by exhibiting a potent mix of performance, style and emotion. The Acura NSX won this year's competition largely thanks to its unique driving experience. ... Continue reading

8 Transformational Growth Trends Impacting the Global Trucking Industry

8 Transformational Growth Trends Impacting the Global Trucking Industry

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Digital technologies for resource management and total cost optimization efforts are transforming global freight mobility. ... Continue reading

AAMCO Franchise Expands Texas Footprint With The Opening Of Its First Denton Service Center

AAMCO Franchise Expands Texas Footprint With The Opening Of Its First Denton Service Center

HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 31, 2016 -- AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. ("AAMCO"), franchisor of the world's largest branded chain of transmission specialists and an industry leader in total car care services, announced today it has expanded in Texas with the opening of its first location in Denton. ... Continue reading

All-new Chrysler Pacifica Named "Best Minivan of 2016" in "Ultimate Minivan Challenge"

All-new Chrysler Pacifica Named "Best Minivan of 2016" in "Ultimate Minivan Challenge"

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 31, 2016 2017 Chrysler Pacifica takes the No. ... Continue reading

Automated Mobility Provides Growth Opportunities for the Next Frontier of Competition

Automated Mobility Provides Growth Opportunities for the Next Frontier of Competition

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST LOCATION: Online, complimentary registration available at: http://frost.ly/xt SPEAKERS: Frost & Sullivan Intelligent Mobility Global Vice President Sandeep Kar, Team Lead Wallace Lau, and Fred Andersky, Director, Customer Soluti ... Continue reading

Boeing, Intrepid Aviation Celebrate Delivery of Milestone 777-300ER to Philippine Airlines

Boeing, Intrepid Aviation Celebrate Delivery of Milestone 777-300ER to Philippine Airlines

EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Boeing and Intrepid Aviation marked the delivery of Intrepid's first direct ordered Boeing airplane, a 777-300ER that will be leased and operated by Philippine Airlines. ... Continue reading

Cars.com Names the Chrysler Pacifica "Best Minivan of 2016"

Cars.com Names the Chrysler Pacifica "Best Minivan of 2016"

CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2016 -- Experts from Cars.com put three of the most popular minivans to the test in their "Ultimate Minivan Challenge" to determine the overall Best Minivan of 2016. ... Continue reading

Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet Achieves FAA Certification

Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet Achieves FAA Certification

DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Cirrus Aircraft today announced the arrival of a new era in personal transportation as the Cirrus Vision® Jet – the world's first single engine Personal Jet – achieved FAA certification. With this milestone accomplishment, the Vision Jet ushers in a new category of aircraft that del ... Continue reading

Country Music Truck Arrives at Mecum Auction in Dallas

Country Music Truck Arrives at Mecum Auction in Dallas

Country Music Truck Arrives at Mecum Auction in Dallas; Signed by over 100 Country Stars to Benefit Child Safety Network (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail DALLAS—Child Safety Network™ (“CSN”), a leader in the safety and protection of American children for over 27 years, announced today th ... Continue reading

David Trulio Appointed as Vice President in Lockheed Martin International

David Trulio Appointed as Vice President in Lockheed Martin International

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Lockheed Martin today announced David Trulio has been appointed Vice President for International Government Affairs, Operations, and Regional Executive for Latin America within the Lockheed Martin International organization. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Joins Pro Football Hall of Fame as Official Sponsor

Goodyear Joins Pro Football Hall of Fame as Official Sponsor

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2016 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company  announced today a sponsorship agreement with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Continue reading

Lightweight Carbon Fibers Find New and Extensive Applications in Automotive and Aerospace Industries

Lightweight Carbon Fibers Find New and Extensive Applications in Automotive and Aerospace Industries

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- The increasingly stringent emission norms in the US and Europe like the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that require cars and light-duty trucks to run 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 has made a strong case for the substitution of steel with carbon fibers. ... Continue reading

PurePower Technologies® expands turbocharger product line

PurePower Technologies® expands turbocharger product line

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C., Oct. 31, 2016 -- PurePower Technologies® (PPT), a leader in the engineering and manufacturing of new and remanufactured fuel injectors and turbochargers for OEMs and the aftermarket, today announced it has expanded production of its turbocharger product offerings to include turbochargers for light-, ... Continue reading

SCRUBBLADE Sweeps into SEMA, Giving the Best Visibility to Custom Off-Road Vehicle Builds

SCRUBBLADE Sweeps into SEMA, Giving the Best Visibility to Custom Off-Road Vehicle Builds

MEDIA ADVISORY - SEMA SCRUBBLADE SWEEPS INTO SEMA, GIVING THE BEST VISIBILITY TO CUSTOM OFF-ROAD VEHICLE BUILDS THIS YEAR IN VEGAS -- SCRUBBLADE Partnered with over 10 Vehicle Builds for SEMA 2016, Providing Them with Safety and Extreme Visibility for Ultimate Exploration and Adventure -- WHAT: SCRUBBLADE, though offic ... Continue reading

Uber Statement on the Pilot Project Regulating Ridesharing in Quebec

Uber Statement on the Pilot Project Regulating Ridesharing in Quebec

MONTREAL, Oct. 31, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Mr. Jean-Nicolas Guillemette, General Manager for Uber Quebec, today made the following statement on the pilot project regulating Uber in the province:  "First, we would like to thank all our driver partners, our riders and our supporters who, for the last three years, have cont ... Continue reading

SERIOUS STUFF! Many At-Risk Airbag Inflators Still Remain on Cars in California

SERIOUS STUFF! Many At-Risk Airbag Inflators Still Remain on Cars in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California State departments that oversee vehicle and driver safety are warning that owners of tens of thousands of vehicles, particularly Hondas and Acuras, may not have received or have overlooked the recall notices urging replacement of potentially deadly Takata airbag inflators. Recall repairs ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: Recap Of Most Recent - October 31, 2016

NHTSA RECALLS: Recap Of Most Recent - October 31, 2016

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

8 Transformational Growth Trends Impacting the Global Trucking Industry

8 Transformational Growth Trends Impacting the Global Trucking Industry

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Digital technologies for resource management and total cost optimization efforts are transforming global freight mobility. ... Continue reading

Elio Motors to Webcast, Live, at VirtualInvestorConferences.com November 3

Elio Motors to Webcast, Live, at VirtualInvestorConferences.com November 3

Company invites individual and institutional investors as well as advisors to attend interactive real-time virtual VirtualInvestorConferences.com PHOENIX, Oct. 31, 2016 -- Elio Motors (OTCQX: ELIO), based in Phoenix, the start-up vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheel vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg ... Continue reading

Partnership between Orléans Express and Téo Taxi - Two big names of the transportation industry join forces to make passengers' lives easier

Partnership between Orléans Express and Téo Taxi - Two big names of the transportation industry join forces to make passengers' lives easier

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 31, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Orléans Express, the intercity division of Keolis Canada and Taxelco, owner of Téo Taxi, announce a partnership aiming to make life easier for passengers, and offer together a turnkey service. ... Continue reading

Bitauto to Report Third Quarter 2016 Unaudited Financial Results on November 9, 2016

Bitauto to Report Third Quarter 2016 Unaudited Financial Results on November 9, 2016

BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2016 -- Bitauto Holdings Limited ("Bitauto" or the "Company") , a leading provider of internet content and marketing services for China's fast-growing automotive industry, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, before the U.S ... Continue reading

CAR CRAFT SUMMER NATIONALS Relocates to BOWLING GREEN, KY -- July 21-23, 2017

CAR CRAFT SUMMER NATIONALS Relocates to BOWLING GREEN, KY -- July 21-23, 2017

Images, Interviews and more are available to accompany coverage, pls email: wilson@bohlsengroup.com CAR CRAFT SUMMER NATIONALS RELOCATES TO BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY FOR AMERICA’S PREMIER GATHERING OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES THE ORIGINAL ACTION-PACKED STREET MACHINE SHOW RETURNS July 21-23, 2017, Now at Beech Bend Ra ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results

FINDLAY, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today reported third quarter 2016 net income of $49 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.90, compared with $53 million, or $0.93 per share, last year. The quarter included a non-cash pension settlement charge of $11.5 million related to lump-sum distribution of benef ... Continue reading

David Brown Automotive flies the flag with Speedback GTs in red, white and blue

David Brown Automotive flies the flag with Speedback GTs in red, white and blue

https://eu.vocuspr.com/Publish/3296311/vcsPRAsset_3296311_64202_97568ba4-3745-42fc-a1a5-0b9e6a10d9b3_0.jpg David Brown Automotive flies the flag with Speedback GTs in red, white and blue Coventry, England (31 October 2016): British-based, bespoke, luxury sports car maker, David Brown Automotive, has released ‘Bes ... Continue reading

Embraer Releases Third Quarter 2016 Results

Embraer Releases Third Quarter 2016 Results

SÃO PAULO, Oct. 31, 2016 -- EMBRAER S.A. releases its third quarter 2016 results. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls completes separation of Adient

Johnson Controls completes separation of Adient

CORK, Ireland, Oct. 31, 2016 -- Johnson Controls announced today its automotive seating business is now Adient , an independent, publicly traded company with 75,000 employees globally focused on strengthening its market leading position. ... Continue reading

Uber and Lyft ride-sourcing platforms Study Shows African-Americans suffer longer waits and more cancelled rides

Uber and Lyft ride-sourcing platforms Study Shows African-Americans suffer longer waits and more cancelled rides

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 31, 2016 -- A new study shows that the promise of transportation network companies, or ride-sharing firms, getting beyond the discrimination of the past is not being fulfilled, as field-study data shows that African Americans wait longer to get rides and suffer more ride cancellations once driver ... Continue reading

UPS purchases 14 New 747-8f Jumbo Freighters

UPS purchases 14 New 747-8f Jumbo Freighters

New Cargo Aircraft Add Fleet Capacity and Flexibility in UPS Global Air Network MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 31, 2016 - UPS® today announced it has ordered 14 new Boeing 747-8 cargo jets to meet increased demand for the company's air shipping services. ... Continue reading

First Automotive Grade End-to-End Intrusion Detection Solution for Connected Vehicles Announced

First Automotive Grade End-to-End Intrusion Detection Solution for Connected Vehicles Announced

STAMFORD, Connecticut and SEATTLE, Oct. 31, 2016 -- HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated , the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, and Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected vehicle services, today announced the first automotive grade end-to-end intrusion ... Continue reading

Volvo Group Delivers Recommendations on Sustainable Transport to UN Secretary-General

Volvo Group Delivers Recommendations on Sustainable Transport to UN Secretary-General

GÖTEBORG, Sweden—Today Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt, in his role as co-chair of the High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport, submitted a report to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon containing ten recommendations on how sustainable transport can advance sustainable development. The report ca ... Continue reading

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