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Corvette Performance Data Recorder

Corvette Performance Data Recorder

Industry-first system features integrated video, audio and motorsport-inspired telemetry recording capability HD-quality videos can be reviewed in-car when parked, or downloaded to personal computer for sharing via social media Data can be uploaded to Cosworth Toolbox telemetry software, similar to that used by Corvett ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Accelerates to 4G LTE Speeds in 2014

Chevrolet Accelerates to 4G LTE Speeds in 2014

Starting this summer, Chevrolet will have some of the fastest vehicles on the roads, and that has nothing to do with horsepower. Chevrolet drivers will be enjoying high-speed data - made possible by a new OnStar 4G LTE connection in the vehicle, running on AT&T’s network, the nation’s fastest and most reliabl ... Continue reading

International Nameplate Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales

International Nameplate Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales

Alexandria, VA (January 6 2013) – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released December 2013 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIADA represents America’s approximately 10,000 international nameplate franchises whose brands accounted for 55.5 ... Continue reading

Garmin Announces New Automotive Navigation Devices

Garmin Announces New Automotive Navigation Devices

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a range of new automotive navigation devices: nüvi 2798LMT is the first nüvi with a wireless backup camera, the 2014 Essential Series boasts affordable nüvis with 5- and 6-inch displays, and Head-up Di ... Continue reading

Telenav and Red Bend Eliminate Outdated Maps for In-Car Navigation

Telenav and Red Bend Eliminate Outdated Maps for In-Car Navigation

2014 International CES Telenav, Inc. , the leader in personalized navigation, has partnered with Red Bend Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), on a proof of concept to provide over-the-air (OTA) map and point of interest (POIs) updates to Scout for Cars. Automakers soon will be able to offer all th ... Continue reading

Ambarella Unveils HD 360° View Automotive Camera Solution

Ambarella Unveils HD 360° View Automotive Camera Solution

Ambarella, Inc., a leading developer of low-power, HD video compression and image processing semiconductors, today introduced the MotorVu™ 360 automotive surround view and recording reference design. The new MotorVu™ 360 reference design features four full 1080p30 HD camera modules that can be embedded at the ... Continue reading

HARMAN Enables Connectivity across Daimler Vehicles

HARMAN Enables Connectivity across Daimler Vehicles

2014 International CES LAS VEGAS--HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group , has reaped new awards from Daimler to equip Daimler vehicles with advanced connectivity. In a major new telematics project, HARMAN was selected by Daimler to develop and implement the next-generation telematics control unit (TCU ... Continue reading

Mobileye Integrates its Collision Avoidance System with Accel's VOYAGER Connected Car Smartphone

Mobileye Integrates its Collision Avoidance System with Accel's VOYAGER Connected Car Smartphone

Mobileye, N.V., a Dutch private company and a leader in camera-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies for the automotive industry and Accel Telecom Ltd., a leading provider of cellular based connected car solutions, have announced the integration of Mobileye's Collision avoidance system with Accel ... Continue reading

Jungo to Demonstrate Automotive Solution Based on NVIDIA Tegra Platform at CES 2014 .

Jungo to Demonstrate Automotive Solution Based on NVIDIA Tegra Platform at CES 2014 .

Jungo's MediaCore multimedia middleware integrated with the NVIDIA Tegra automotive reference platform Integrated solution provides the latest in-car multimedia and connectivity functionality Product demonstrations at Jungo booth and GENIVI showcase at CES 2014 Jungo Connectivity Ltd, a leading provider of automotive m ... Continue reading

Priceline.com Enters Partnership with Chevrolet to Provide Hotel Booking Service for Customers

Priceline.com Enters Partnership with Chevrolet to Provide Hotel Booking Service for Customers

Priceline.com, a leader in mobile travel and part of The Priceline Group , today announced a partnership with General Motors, launching the rollout of a priceline.com-powered hotel booking service available through the new Chevrolet AppShop. The partnership will be unveiled this week at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Sh ... Continue reading

CARFAX Lawsuit Attracts Antitrust Pioneer Berger & Montague - Joins Bellavia Blatt As Co-Counsel

CARFAX Lawsuit Attracts Antitrust Pioneer Berger & Montague - Joins Bellavia Blatt As Co-Counsel

Bellavia Blatt Andron & Crossett, P.C. today announced an alliance with Berger & Montague, P. C., in prosecuting the lawsuit Maxon Hyundai Mazda et-al. vs. Carfax, Inc., alleging violations of U.S. antitrust laws. Berger & Montague previously served as co-counsel against Visa and MasterCard, obtaining the landmark sett ... Continue reading

Visteon Presents Automotive User Interfaces Delivering Consumer Electronics Experience at 2014 International CES

Visteon Presents Automotive User Interfaces Delivering Consumer Electronics Experience at 2014 International CES

Visteon Corporation exhibits its industry-leading portfolio of advanced and production-ready automotive user interface solutions at the 2014 International CES, Jan. 7-10. ... Continue reading

OmniVision's New OV10626 AutoVision Sensor Redefines Rear- and Surround-View Automotive Vision Systems

OmniVision's New OV10626 AutoVision Sensor Redefines Rear- and Surround-View Automotive Vision Systems

OmniVision Technologies Inc. , a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, sets a new standard in automotive imaging today with the launch of the OV10626 AutoVision sensor. The single-chip OV10626 incorporated advanced imaging concepts to deliver exceptional high dynamic range (HDR) while maintaining exc ... Continue reading

Rightware's Kanzi User Interface Solution is Featured on Two New Visteon Products

Rightware's Kanzi User Interface Solution is Featured on Two New Visteon Products

Digital Instrument Cluster and In-Vehicle-Information System Both Utilize HD 3D Graphics to Reduce Driver Distraction Rightware proudly announced today, that Visteon has chosen Rightware and its Kanzi User Interface solution for Visteon's Open Architecture Strategy and that Visteon has completed two new products that w ... Continue reading

Jiangsu Lucky Baby Safety system has Achieved the Certification of Automobile Industrial Quality Standard

Jiangsu Lucky Baby Safety system has Achieved the Certification of Automobile Industrial Quality Standard

Jiangsu Lucky Baby Safety MFG Co., Ltd., a leader in baby safety industry, has received ECE R44/04 certificates for baby car seats from NSAI in Ireland, KBA in Germany ,VCA in UK, RDW in Netherlands, Luxcontrol S.A. in Luxembourg. ECE certification refers to the testing organization is awarded by Economic Commission fo ... Continue reading

Hyundai Canada appoints industry veteran as its new Chief Operating Officer

Hyundai Canada appoints industry veteran as its new Chief Operating Officer

Donald Romano joins the Hyundai team, bringing extensive Canadian and international automotive experience MARKHAM, ON, Jan. 6, 2014 /CNW/ - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. is pleased to announce an experienced industry veteran, Donald Romano, has today joined the organization as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Romano brings ... Continue reading

Symphony Teleca to Showcase Beyond Ordinary Connected Innovations at 2014 International CES

Symphony Teleca to Showcase Beyond Ordinary Connected Innovations at 2014 International CES

Symphony Teleca Corporation (STC), a global innovation and development services company, today announced it will reveal several new and innovative solutions for the connected world at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 7 - 10 in Las Vegas. These demonstrations, showcasing the company's expe ... Continue reading

Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon Automotive Solutions for Connected In-Car Infotainment

Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon Automotive Solutions for Connected In-Car Infotainment

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has expanded its automotive product offerings by introducing an automotive-grade infotainment chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 602A applications processor with a quad-core Krait™ CPU, Adreno™ 320 GPU, He ... Continue reading

Buick Achievers Scholarship Application Period Opens Jan. 6

Buick Achievers Scholarship Application Period Opens Jan. 6

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, will accept applications for 2014 scholarships from Monday, Jan. 6, through 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 28. This is the fourth year the Buick Achiever Scholarships will be awarded to students who excel in the classroom and give back to the ... Continue reading

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2014 Ram 1500 Earn SUV and Pickup Truck Of The Year awards from Autobytel.com

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2014 Ram 1500 Earn SUV and Pickup Truck Of The Year awards from Autobytel.com

Autobytel.com has named the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee "SUV of the Year," while the 2014 Ram 1500 won the "Pickup Truck of the Year" award. "For 2014, the Jeep Grand Cherokee embodies a readiness to head off into the hills as an affordable family hauler wrapped around class-leading interiors chockfull of the safety, tech ... Continue reading

Ford Sales Increase by Nearly 50% in China in 2013, Setting a New Record

Ford Sales Increase by Nearly 50% in China in 2013, Setting a New Record

Ford China 2013 wholesales reach 935,813 vehicles, up 49%; December sales up 35%; CAF passenger car 2013 wholesales reach 678,951 vehicles, up 62%; December sales up 42%; JMC commercial vehicle 2013 wholesales reach 230,006 vehicles, up 15%; Ford China sold 935,813 wholesale vehicles in 2013, a 49 percent increase from ... Continue reading

AutoNation Total retail new vehicle unit sales for full year 2013 were 296,419, an increase of 11% versus full year 2012, highest full year total retail new vehicle unit sales since 2007(

AutoNation Total retail new vehicle unit sales for full year 2013 were 296,419, an increase of 11% versus full year 2012, highest full year total retail new vehicle unit sales since 2007(

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in December 2013, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 29,596, an increase of 6% as compared to December 2012. Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in December 2013 were 28, ... Continue reading

New Peugeot 308 SW - Combining The Qualities Of New Peugeot 308 Concentrated In A Sleek And Spacious Estate

New Peugeot 308 SW - Combining The Qualities Of New Peugeot 308 Concentrated In A Sleek And Spacious Estate

As the New 308 hatchback goes on sale in the UK, PEUGEOT expands its medium-car range with a new silhouette. Like the hatchback, the new Peugeot 308 SW has been completely redesigned, bringing with it class-leading levels of competitiveness. ... Continue reading

Mazda Breaks 100,000 Sales, Tops Two Segments, Third Overall

Mazda Breaks 100,000 Sales, Tops Two Segments, Third Overall

Mazda, for a second consecutive year, sold in excess of 100,000 new vehicles; it topped two sales segments and cemented its place as one of Australia's top three car brands. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Australia Deliver a Record 23,106 Vehicles in 2013

Mercedes-Benz Australia Deliver a Record 23,106 Vehicles in 2013

The release of the full year VFACTS for 2013 has confirmed Mercedes-Benz Australia as the most successful luxury automotive brand in Australian automotive history. ... Continue reading

Nissan Executive Andy Palmer Recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours List

Nissan Executive Andy Palmer Recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours List

Andy Palmer, Chief Planning Officer and Executive Vice President, Nissan Motor Corporation, has been named in the Queen's New Year Honours List. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi sets New Auto Import Sales Record

Mitsubishi sets New Auto Import Sales Record

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited sold 71,528 units in 2013, to establish a new import sales record for the brand and close the year with 6.3 per cent market share. ... Continue reading

New CEO for Kia Motors Australia

New CEO for Kia Motors Australia

Kia Motors Australia's new President and CEO, Mr SH (Sang-Hyun) Cho, will bring extensive senior executive management experience when he officially takes up his new role on January 6. ... Continue reading

Audi grows by 10 percent in 2013 to Achieve Ninth Record Year

Audi grows by 10 percent in 2013 to Achieve Ninth Record Year

Audi Australia Pty Ltd has finished the 2013 sales year with a flourish, following a December record of 1,392 vehicles. ... Continue reading

Renault Continues Momentum with Record Year

Renault Continues Momentum with Record Year

Renault has finished 2013 on a high with a record sales result of 7016 vehicles. ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Group Smashes Records to finish 2013 in Winning Style

Fiat Chrysler Group Smashes Records to finish 2013 in Winning Style

Fiat Chrysler has confirmed its standing as one of the fastest expanding automotive groups in Australia after breaking multiple sales records and achieving double and triple digit growth across its brands for the 2013 calendar year. ... Continue reading

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