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Grab, Hyundai and Kia will create a Southeast Asia-wide electric vehicle (EV) partnership aimed at driving the adoption of EVs in the region

Grab, Hyundai and Kia will create a Southeast Asia-wide electric vehicle (EV) partnership aimed at driving the adoption of EVs in the region

Hyundai Motor Company (“Hyundai”) and Kia Motors Corporation (“Kia”) will invest an additional US$250 million into Grab and establish a partnership to pilot EV programs across Southeast Asia. Under the EV partnership, Grab and the Hyundai Motor Group affiliates will bring together stakeholders from the EV indus ... Continue reading

Toyota April-September 2018 Financial Results

Toyota April-September 2018 Financial Results

Global Consolidated vehicle sales for the six-month period ended September 30 totaled 4,418,928 units, an increase of 29,493 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. ... Continue reading

Ford Helps Pediatric Cancer Foundation Build Dreams, Hope

Ford Helps Pediatric Cancer Foundation Build Dreams, Hope

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer helps young cancer survivors heal, discover hope and a future In summer 2006, Dr. Jim Osborn and his wife Amy Jo welcomed their newborn son, Austin Hatcher, into the world. ... Continue reading

Ford Six Hour Advertising Telethon A Ford Fan's Dream

Ford Six Hour Advertising Telethon A Ford Fan's Dream

“Truck Weekend in America” – exclusively features Ford as prime-time sponsor of original storytelling; the event airs throughout the weekend Six-hour programming event puts the automaker at the center of original storytelling focused on Ford’s legacy of toughness, heritage and performance All-new prime-time sho ... Continue reading

Carvana Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Carvana Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

PHOENIX--Carvana Co. , a leading e-commerce platform for buying used cars, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Reports 92.3 Million Gallons Delivered and Revenue of $77.3 Million for Third Quarter of 2018

Clean Energy Reports 92.3 Million Gallons Delivered and Revenue of $77.3 Million for Third Quarter of 2018

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (“Clean Energy” or the “Company”) today announced its operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In the third quarter we improved financial op ... Continue reading

GM To Compete With FORD - Will Build Bicycles And Wants You To Name It

GM To Compete With FORD - Will Build Bicycles And Wants You To Name It

See Also: Ford Expands Into Bike Rental (Yeah THAT Ford) Since committing to an all-electric future, General Motors is developing revolutionary, flexible electrification technologies that will enable our team to dream beyond the traditional vehicle and give our customers the freedom of movement that they seek. Today ou ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports FY2018 First-Half Financial Results for FY2018

Mitsubishi Motors Reports FY2018 First-Half Financial Results for FY2018

Financial Results Highlights Mitsubishi Motors reported net sales of 1,169.3 billion yen for the first-half of FY2018, up 23.4% compared to the same period a year ago, against a backdrop of strong global unit sales. ... Continue reading

GAC Mitsubishi Motors' Locally-produced Eclipse Cross Goes on Sale in China

GAC Mitsubishi Motors' Locally-produced Eclipse Cross Goes on Sale in China

TOKYO, Nov, 07 2018; GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC) is to start sales of the new Eclipse Cross in China. GMMC is a joint venture between the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and the Mitsubishi Corporation. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company to Share Update on Operational Efficiency Improvements at Barclays Global Automotive Conference

Ford Motor Company to Share Update on Operational Efficiency Improvements at Barclays Global Automotive Conference

DEARBORN, Mich.--On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Company’s executive vice president and president, global operations will present at Barclays Global Automotive Conference in New York. ... Continue reading

ECD Automotive Design Delivers A Beautiful Range Rover Classic Powered by an Aggressive 6.2L V8

ECD Automotive Design Delivers A Beautiful Range Rover Classic Powered by an Aggressive 6.2L V8

Range Rover Classic, powered by an aggressive 6.2L V8 and finished in an original Carmen Red Pearl. The RRC Collection features vehicles that retain more of the classic factory look of the iconic RRC. As a premier source of information and news in the automotive industry, I thought this would be in line with your cur ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Brake Hoses and Lines Market 2019-2023 with Bosch, Continental, Delphi Technologies & Hitachi Dominating - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Brake Hoses and Lines Market 2019-2023 with Bosch, Continental, Delphi Technologies & Hitachi Dominating - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Brake Hoses and Lines Market 2019-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive brake hoses and lines market to generate a revenue of USD 18 billion during the period 2019-2023. ... Continue reading

Wind River Advances Automotive OTA Technology With Differential System

Wind River Advances Automotive OTA Technology With Differential System

ALAMEDA, Calif.--Wind River®, a leader in delivering IoT software for safety-critical domains including automotive, announced enhancements to Wind River Edge Sync, including differential system technology that enables the smallest differential update when conducting over-the-air (OTA) updates. The ability to keep upda ... Continue reading

Carvana Expands Pennsylvania Presence into Scranton

Carvana Expands Pennsylvania Presence into Scranton

Carvana expands presence in Pennsylvania offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Scranton area residents. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana expands presence in Pennsylvania offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Scranton area residents. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named a Finalist for Green Car Journal’s Prestigious 2019 Green SUV of the Year® Award

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named a Finalist for Green Car Journal’s Prestigious 2019 Green SUV of the Year® Award

(MMNA) today announced the Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) was named a finalist for the 2019 Green SUV of the Year® award by Green Car Journal. The award honors the SUV that raises the bar in environmental performance while remaining affordable for most consumers. ... Continue reading

Skyrocketing Expectations for In-Car Interfaces is the ‘Perfect Storm’, Finds Strategy Analytics

Skyrocketing Expectations for In-Car Interfaces is the ‘Perfect Storm’, Finds Strategy Analytics

BOSTON--Demand and expectation for touchscreen-and-voice-centric HMI is higher than ever; now is the perfect time for voice recognition to step forward as the safest and most useful HMI modality for the car. But as Strategy Analytics found in its new IVX survey regarding consumer usage and satisfaction with integrated ... Continue reading

Pirelli Scorpion Winter Tire

Pirelli Scorpion Winter Tire

Scorpion Winter tire has won the latest comparative test held by German off-road magazine Auto Bild Allrad, where it was acclaimed as the ‘best performer’ in the wet handling, dry braking and rolling resistance categories. ... Continue reading

IEEE: New Auto Safety Technologies Push Repair Bills Up

IEEE: New Auto Safety Technologies Push Repair Bills Up

A 2015 study by the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and Boston Consulting Group says equipping new vehicles with technologies including blind-spot warning, lane-departure warning, and collision-mitigation braking systems could eventually save 10,000 lives and eliminate or reduce the severity of millions of ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Production EV - Toyota Mirai

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Production EV - Toyota Mirai

“Mirai means ‘future’ in Japanese and that’s where this technology will take us,” said Ed Laukes, group vice president, marketing, Toyota Motor North America. “The new marketing campaign shows how Mirai gives drivers the power to move the world forward with the touch of a button.” ... Continue reading

2019 Camaro Makes South American Debut at São Paulo Motor Show

2019 Camaro Makes South American Debut at São Paulo Motor Show

Powered by E27. Brazil’s import duty on foreign-made cars makes the Chevrolet Camaro an expensive proposition there, with a price tag of about 315k Brazilian Reais – roughly $85k U.S. Even still, the car has managed to outsell every other sportscar in the market, according to Chevrolet, even beating out the globall ... Continue reading

Nissan X-Trail Hybrid at São Paulo Motor Show 2018

Nissan X-Trail Hybrid at São Paulo Motor Show 2018

Gasoline engine runs perfectly on E27 ethanol-gasoline blend. One of the highlights of the Nissan booth at the 30th São Paulo International Auto Show is the hybrid version of the X-Trail crossover. The world's best-selling sports utility is in Brazil in its version also equipped with an electric motor to show that the ... Continue reading

World Premiere of Volkswagen Tarok Pick-Up Concept in Brazil

World Premiere of Volkswagen Tarok Pick-Up Concept in Brazil

Volkswagen has unveiled the Tarok Concept to the world at the São Paulo International Motor Show (6 to 18 November)1. The all-wheel drive all-rounder combines the progressive features of the latest generation of digitally networked SUVs with the versatility of a cleverly designed five-meter pick-up. ... Continue reading

McLaren Senna Debuts at São Paulo International Motor Show

McLaren Senna Debuts at São Paulo International Motor Show

McLaren Senna, the ultimate road-legal track car from McLaren Automotive, will be making its Latin American debut at the 2018 São Paulo International Motor Show between November 6-18. The car will be a key component of an emotive display celebrating the story of the Brazilian racing legend which also features the MP4/ ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Named Luxury Brand of the Year

Aston Martin Named Luxury Brand of the Year

Luxury Briefing Awards names Aston Martin ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’ Aston Martin Cambridge also honoured for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Charity’ after raising £1.5 million for RAF Benevolent Fund LONDON - November 7, 2018: Aston Martin has been named ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’ at the Luxury Briefing Awa ... Continue reading

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