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SORL Auto Parts Announces Its Public Accounting Firm Is Withdrawing From Auditing Chinese Companies

SORL Auto Parts Announces Its Public Accounting Firm Is Withdrawing From Auditing Chinese Companies

SORL Auto Parts, Inc. ("SORL" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive brake systems as well as other key safety-related auto parts in China, today announced that EFP Rotenberg, LLP ("EFP") has resigned as its independent registered accounting firm with effect as of July 1, 2013. EFP has ... Continue reading

All-New 2014 Infiniti Q50 Arrives at U.S. Dealers on Aug. 5 with Strong Pre-Sale Momentum

All-New 2014 Infiniti Q50 Arrives at U.S. Dealers on Aug. 5 with Strong Pre-Sale Momentum

More than 3,500 customers reserved Infiniti Q50s through pre-sale program -- Infiniti today announced that deliveries of the much-anticipated 2014 Infiniti Q50 luxury sports sedan will begin on Monday, Aug. 5, at Infiniti retailers nationwide. The dramatic new Q50 features distinctive design, engaging performance, worl ... Continue reading

Online Auto Shopping: A Changing Retail Market

Online Auto Shopping: A Changing Retail Market

Edmunds.com COO to Address the Evolving Online Car Buying Environment On July 11, the Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, will host Edmunds.com President and COO Seth Berkowitz to discuss the impact of the changing online auto market and dispel common myths about buying a ... Continue reading

Electric vehicle tariffs on average 34% cheaper than eGallon

Electric vehicle tariffs on average 34% cheaper than eGallon

There are currently more than 100,000 plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads in the United States. A key factor in EVs' rising popularity is charging costs that are much lower on average than comparable gasoline fueling costs. In June, the US Department of Energy increased transparency with its launch of the "eGa ... Continue reading

Texas Gained 32,000 Manufacturing Jobs over Past Year

Texas Gained 32,000 Manufacturing Jobs over Past Year

For the second year in a row, industrial employment in Texas posted a significant gain, according to the 2013 Texas Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Texas gained 32,680 manufacturing jobs from April 2012 to April 2013, or 2.7% ... Continue reading

PSEG Opens Largest Electric Car Charging Facility in New Jersey

PSEG Opens Largest Electric Car Charging Facility in New Jersey

PSEG Employee Electric Car Incentive Program Off to Fast Start PSEG today opened the largest electric car charging facility in New Jersey with 13 electric charging stations in its headquarter garage. Eleven of the spots are designated for employees' use and two spots are used for company electric cars. Today also marke ... Continue reading

Three Month US Tour Brings Stunning Rolls-Royce Wraith To First American Clients

Three Month US Tour Brings Stunning Rolls-Royce Wraith To First American Clients

Rolls-Royce Wraith prepares to break cover at 22 Destinations Across the USA, From June 13, 2013 to October 4, 2013 Elegant fastback design points to most powerful Rolls-Royce in history: 624 bhp and 590 ft lbs torque from 1,500 rpm : 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds (100 kp/h in 4.6) Satellite Aided Transmission reads the road ... Continue reading

2014 Subaru Outback: Ruggedly versatile, powerful yet efficient

2014 Subaru Outback: Ruggedly versatile, powerful yet efficient

Higher ground clearance than many SUVs and crossovers with a low step-in height. Crisp car-like handling with the versatility of an SUV. Standard full-time All-Wheel Drive with impressive fuel economy of 6.5 L/100 KM. Subaru (SCI) is pleased to announce the release of the 2014 Subaru Outback. As the adventure-ready SUV ... Continue reading

Manheim Reports Used Vehicle Sales For First Half Of 2013; Reflects Economic Recovery

Manheim Reports Used Vehicle Sales For First Half Of 2013; Reflects Economic Recovery

Chief Economist Tom Webb Links Sales of Used Vehicles to Improving Employment- Manheim today reported that the used vehicle market in the U.S. remained strong in the second quarter of 2013. Although wholesale prices fell three percent year-over-year, the movement was consistent with prior expectations and it brought wh ... Continue reading

Iconic Ferraris To Be Displayed Together For The First Time In History At The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

Iconic Ferraris To Be Displayed Together For The First Time In History At The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

Event to Showcase One-off Ferraris, Notable Porsche 911, and Celebrate 100 Years of Aston Martin The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will make history this year as two famous Ferraris, never before shown together, will be on display at the 11th annual event on August 16, 2013. Additionally, a collection of the world's r ... Continue reading

Detroit Mobile Power & Hybrid Truck Start-Up, Inventev, Reaches National Cleantech Open Semifinals

Detroit Mobile Power & Hybrid Truck Start-Up, Inventev, Reaches National Cleantech Open Semifinals

To increase its national visibility and accelerate its business development, Detroit start-up Inventev is participating in the Palo Alto-based Cleantech Open national business competition and has been named a Semifinalist from the Midwest region. As the developer of an innovative and patent-pending commercial fleet tru ... Continue reading

Ohio Inventor Works To Bring Fuel-saving Technology To Market

Ohio Inventor Works To Bring Fuel-saving Technology To Market

Written by Duane Ramsey | | news@toledofreepress.com Doug Pelmear of Napoleon is still working to bring his fuel-saving technology that gets vehicles more than 100 miles per gallon (mpg) to market despite challenges he has faced in getting support from banks, automakers and the government. Doug Pelmear. Toledo Free Pre ... Continue reading

Nine AutoNation Stores Named In Automotive News' "Best Dealerships to Work For" 2013 survey

Nine AutoNation Stores Named In Automotive News' "Best Dealerships to Work For" 2013 survey

AutoNation Tops List with More Recipients than Any Other Retail Group - AutoNation , America's largest auto retailer, announced today that nine of its stores have been named in Automotive News' top 100 list of "Best Dealerships to Work For." For the second year in a row, AutoNation has more locations on the list than a ... Continue reading

Magnesium Metal Market Benefitting From Automotive Emissions Reduction Targets

Magnesium Metal Market Benefitting From Automotive Emissions Reduction Targets

Automotive lightweighting and China growth driving demand for magnesium Roskill estimates that consumption of magnesium reached a new peak in 2012, 1.1Mt, with demand having grown by 5.5%py over the last decade. The largest end-uses for magnesium are die-cast magnesium and aluminium alloys, each accounting for a third ... Continue reading

Hertz And Penske Racing Team Up To Introduce The Special Edition "Hertz Penske GT"

Hertz And Penske Racing Team Up To Introduce The Special Edition "Hertz Penske GT"

The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, and Penske Racing, today introduced the special edition "Hertz Penske GT." The Penske-inspired Ford Mustang GT, with a 5.0 liter V8 engine, joins other American muscle cars in the Hertz Adrenaline Collection and features performance upgra ... Continue reading

New 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Named Winner of Cars.com/USA Today Midsize SUV Challenge

New 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Named Winner of Cars.com/USA Today Midsize SUV Challenge

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee tops five other popular sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) Evaluators included experts from Cars.com, USA Today, Motorweek, and a family representing the average midsize SUV buyer New 2014 Grand Cherokee boasts 30 mpg fuel economy, driving range of more than 730 miles, premium design and array of sa ... Continue reading

Hutch's An Oklahoma Convenience Store Chain Sees Opportunity With CNG

Hutch's An Oklahoma Convenience Store Chain Sees Opportunity With CNG

​ ELK CITY, Okla. July 8, 2013; NACSonline.com reported that an Oklahoma retailer is bringing the public up to speed on the advantages of natural gas. “Drive by the Hutch's Convenience Store and Gas Station, located off interstate exit 20, on a week day morning, and you will likely notice all four CNG pumps b ... Continue reading

'Get Smart and Save' with the Summer ExxonMobil Smart Card Promotion

'Get Smart and Save' with the Summer ExxonMobil Smart Card Promotion

Exxon and Mobil retailers and Citi Retail Services are giving new Smart Card cardholders more ways to “Get Smart and Save' this summer. ... Continue reading

A New Way to View Directions in the Car: Garmin Introduces Its First Portable Head-Up Display (HUD)

A New Way to View Directions in the Car: Garmin Introduces Its First Portable Head-Up Display (HUD)

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced HUD1, the company's first portable head-up display for smartphone navigation apps2. HUD is an innovative new way of viewing navigation information in the car, projecting crisp and bright directions onto a trans ... Continue reading

More Home Time Attracts Truck Drivers to Careers at Ryder

More Home Time Attracts Truck Drivers to Careers at Ryder

In a competitive marketplace where professional drivers are a hot commodity, Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has found that more home time, a stable schedule, and predictable pay are benefits resonating with job candidates looking for professional drivin ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Signs on as a Sponsor for Independent We Stand

Chrysler Group Signs on as a Sponsor for Independent We Stand

Chrysler Group Signs on as a Sponsor for Independent We Stand, Connecting Small Businesses to BusinessLink Commercial Dealer Network Auburn Hills, Mich. “ Chrysler Group LLC announced its support and sponsorship of Independent We Stand, a nationwide movement of independent businesses that promote the importance and ec ... Continue reading

Monza Concept Is Vision Of Opel/Vauxhall's Future

Monza Concept Is Vision Of Opel/Vauxhall's Future

After 110 years as one of the UK's leading automotive innovators, Vauxhall - and sister company, Opel - is set to reveal a groundbreaking concept ahead of its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September. ... Continue reading

Seat Smashes Its Half-Year Sales Record In The UK

Seat Smashes Its Half-Year Sales Record In The UK

SEAT is celebrating an astonishing first half of 2013, with half-year UK sales figures that put the company well on course to smash its yearly sales record. ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces New Marketing Chief

Infiniti Announces New Marketing Chief

Infiniti has announced a new head of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). ... Continue reading

Ferrari At The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Ferrari At The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Ferrari is proud to announce the Goodwood debut of the F12berlinetta at this year's Festival of Speed. ... Continue reading

Euro Flavour Boosts Sportage Numbers as Kia Stays on Target

Euro Flavour Boosts Sportage Numbers as Kia Stays on Target

The arrival of the European-built Sportage Series 2 has had an immediate effect with the SUV topping the Kia class by almost doubling sales when compared to June last year. ... Continue reading

Honda Jazz Primed For International Rally Of Queensland

Honda Jazz Primed For International Rally Of Queensland

The Honda Jazz and Evans Motorsport head into this weekend's International Rally of Queensland with a huge advantage over the competition, having won nine of the last nine rounds. ... Continue reading

June Delivers Podium Finish for Hyundai

June Delivers Podium Finish for Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Company Australia finished the 2012/2013 financial year with a string of all-time best results for the month of June. ... Continue reading

Narva's Hi-Optic Beacons Combine Engineering Excellence with Latest L.E.D Technology

Narva's Hi-Optic Beacons Combine Engineering Excellence with Latest L.E.D Technology

Setting a new benchmark in emergency/warning lighting, the new lamps deliver all the performance attributes of the traditional rotating beacons with lighting brilliance and the long life of L.E.D's. ... Continue reading

Opel Monza Concept: Our Vision of Opel's Future

Opel Monza Concept: Our Vision of Opel's Future

After more than 150 years of company history packed with strong innovations, Opel has released a sneak peek of its newest highlight, the ground-breaking Opel Monza Concept ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show. ... Continue reading

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