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2017 US Auto Sales - International Nameplate Sales Declined Slightly

2017 US Auto Sales - International Nameplate Sales Declined Slightly

Echoing the industry-wide trend for the year, international brand sales in the U.S declined slightly in 2017. Despite the downtick, dealers remain optimistic at prospects in 2018. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company to Participate in the J.P. Morgan 16th Annual Tech Forum

Ford Motor Company to Participate in the J.P. Morgan 16th Annual Tech Forum

DEARBORN, Mich.--On Tuesday, Jan. 9, Ford Motor Company will participate in a fireside chat at this year’s J.P. Morgan Tech Forum, held in conjunction with the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans presents first camper van concepts based on the X-Class

Mercedes-Benz Vans presents first camper van concepts based on the X-Class

Caravan, Motor, Touristik 2018: Mercedes-Benz Vans presents first camper van concepts based on the X-Class Press Contact for this Press Release (2) diana.boch@daimler.com melanie.kouba@daimler.com ·The Mercedes-Benz X-Class: the new base vehicle for adventure holidaying ·Camper van concepts for the Mercedes-Benz pick ... Continue reading

New record: Mercedes-Benz Vans passes the mark of 400,000 units for the first time in 2017

New record: Mercedes-Benz Vans passes the mark of 400,000 units for the first time in 2017

Unit sales by Mercedes-Benz Vans increased in all regions in 2017 and numerous new records were set. In the EU30 region, sales increased by around nine percent to around 273,300 vehicles (2016: 249,900), with an increase of around ten percent in Germany to around 105,800 units (2016: 96,100) – both of these figures a ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Top 17 Million for Third Year

U.S. Auto Sales Top 17 Million for Third Year

This despite a 1.8% decline in automobile sales for the first time since 2009. ATLANTA January 5, 2018; In the United States, automobile sales once again slid past the 17 million mark for the third consecutive year, according to IHS Markit, Marketing Daily reports. ... Continue reading

Alacrity Energy Names Ashley Conrad Gordon as Director of Commercial Sales

Alacrity Energy Names Ashley Conrad Gordon as Director of Commercial Sales

SIGNAL HILL, Calif., Jan. 5, 2018 -- Alacrity Energy today announced that Ashley Conrad Gordon has been named Director of Commercial Sales. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Names Stephen Scully Chairman of Board of Directors

Clean Energy Names Stephen Scully Chairman of Board of Directors

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced today that Stephen Scully has been appointed Chairman of its board of directors. The election of Mr. Scully, who has been a member of the board since 2014, took place at the board’s meeting in December and is effective immediately. ... Continue reading

DENSO Leads AI-Powered Fleet Management Technology Company ActiveScaler's Seed Funding Round

DENSO Leads AI-Powered Fleet Management Technology Company ActiveScaler's Seed Funding Round

KARIYA, Japan, Jan. 5, 2018 -- DENSO, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, announced a significant investment in startup company ActiveScaler, a developer of Managed MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) systems powered by artificial intelligence. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Electronic Control Unit Market Competition, Opportunities & Forecasts 2018-2023 - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Electronic Control Unit Market Competition, Opportunities & Forecasts 2018-2023 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Growth Opportunities in the Global Automotive Electronic Control Unit Market" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive ECU market is expected to reach an estimated $58.4 billion by 2023 and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2018 to 2023. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Upholstery Market 2017-2021 with Adient, CMI Enterprises, Faurecia, Katzkin Leather, Lear, and Toyota Boshoku Dominating - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Upholstery Market 2017-2021 with Adient, CMI Enterprises, Faurecia, Katzkin Leather, Lear, and Toyota Boshoku Dominating - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Upholstery Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive upholstery market to grow at a CAGR of 12.10% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicle Market 2017-2021 - Increasing Penetration in Developing Countries - Research and Markets

Global Electric Vehicle Market 2017-2021 - Increasing Penetration in Developing Countries - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Electric Vehicle Market by EV battery Cost, EV Components, Propulsion, Recharging Station, Govt. Regulation and Region - Global Forecast to 2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. ... Continue reading

Global In-vehicle Payment Services Report 2017-2021: Market Challenges, Trends & Drivers - Market to Grow at a Staggering CAGR of 195.39% - Research and Markets

Global In-vehicle Payment Services Report 2017-2021: Market Challenges, Trends & Drivers - Market to Grow at a Staggering CAGR of 195.39% - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global In-vehicle Payment Services Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global in-vehicle payment services market to grow at a CAGR of 195.39% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Luxury SUV Market 2017-2021 with Audi, BMW, Daimler, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Dominating - Research and Markets

Global Luxury SUV Market 2017-2021 with Audi, BMW, Daimler, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Dominating - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Luxury SUV Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global luxury SUV market to grow at a CAGR of 25.08% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Innoviz Launching Autonomous Driving LiDAR

Innoviz Launching Autonomous Driving LiDAR

Hi Editors of The Auto Channel. Today Innoviz Technologies is launching InnovizPro, which marks a giant step forward for the autonomous vehicle industry as it becomes the most accurate and reliable LiDAR sensor available for purchase today. ... Continue reading

Mahle, King Engine Bearings, and Timken Dominating the Global Automotive Performance Engine Bearings Market 2017-2021 - Research and Markets

Mahle, King Engine Bearings, and Timken Dominating the Global Automotive Performance Engine Bearings Market 2017-2021 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Performance Engine Bearings Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global automotive performance engine bearings market to grow at a CAGR of 6.10% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

News from Euro Commercials - LVT lifts the curtain on its new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

News from Euro Commercials - LVT lifts the curtain on its new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

[cid:image006.jpg@01D38634.32BB3F70] Date: 5 January 2018 [cid:image007.jpg@01D38634.32BB3F70] LVT lifts the curtain on its new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The latest addition to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated fleet of Pontyclun-based LVT Transport has been specified to service a new contract with a global logistics business. ... Continue reading

North American Class 1-3 Steering and Suspension Components Aftermarket 2017 - Forecast to 2023 Featuring Dorman, Federal Mogul, Mevotech & TRW - Research and Markets

North American Class 1-3 Steering and Suspension Components Aftermarket 2017 - Forecast to 2023 Featuring Dorman, Federal Mogul, Mevotech & TRW - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "North American Class 1-3 Steering and Suspension Components Aftermarket - Forecast to 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. This study covers class 1-3 vehicles steering and suspension aftermarket in terms of volume (in million units) and value ($ million) across the United States ... Continue reading

Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe Fleet Management Market: 2017-2022 with Profiles of 83 Aftermarket Fleet Management Solution Providers - Research and Markets

Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe Fleet Management Market: 2017-2022 with Profiles of 83 Aftermarket Fleet Management Solution Providers - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Fleet Management in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe - 4th Edition" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. How will the market for fleet management systems for commercial vehicles in Eastern Europe and Russia evolve in 2018 and beyond? This incredibly detailed 220 page report covers the late ... Continue reading

Voice Recognition System Market for Automotive Worth 3,890.3 Million USD by 2025

Voice Recognition System Market for Automotive Worth 3,890.3 Million USD by 2025

PUNE, India, January 5, 2018 -- The report "Voice Recognition System Market for Automotive by Technology (Embedded and Hybrid), Application (AI and Non-AI), End-User (Eco, Mid, and Luxury), Fuel Type (ICE and BEV), Level of Autonomous Driving, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025", published by MarketsandMarkets™, th ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 6, 2018

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 6, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

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