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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

2018 Hyundai Tucson Close Up Look

2018 Hyundai Tucson Close Up Look

2447 Android Auto™ and Apple CarPlay® available on a large 7-inch display Expanded availability of heated seats and heated steering wheel Blue Link® Connected Care, Remote Services & Guidance services are now complimentary for 3 years on equipped models FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2017 – The 2018 Tucson boa ... Continue reading

Honeywell Transportation Systems and Karamba Security Collaborating on Automotive Cybersecurity Software Solutions

Honeywell Transportation Systems and Karamba Security Collaborating on Automotive Cybersecurity Software Solutions

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 19, 2017 -- Honeywell and Karamba Security today announced the two companies are collaborating at the upcoming 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase an end-to-end automotive cybersecurity solution for monitoring and securing vehicle communications and reducing exposure to cyber t ... Continue reading

Innovation in Low Temperature Geothermal Power could Represent New Horizons for Clean Power Generation in Japan

Innovation in Low Temperature Geothermal Power could Represent New Horizons for Clean Power Generation in Japan

LONDON, Dec. 19, 2017 -- The post-Fukushima shutdown of Japan's nuclear reactors and subsequent demand for energy self-sufficiency due to costly fuel imports, coupled with the Japanese government's ambitious emissions reduction targets for 2020, have stimulated growth in new renewable energy sources in the country. ... Continue reading

Michelin Group Appoints New Leadership Team for North America

Michelin Group Appoints New Leadership Team for North America

GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 19, 2017 -- Michelin Group has named Scott Clark as the next chairman and president of Michelin North America, effective Jan. ... Continue reading

Osram Spotlights LED and Laser Solutions in Rinspeed’s Latest Concept Vehicle

Osram Spotlights LED and Laser Solutions in Rinspeed’s Latest Concept Vehicle

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Osram’s LEDs and lasers project a red carpet on the ground to welcome passengers and convert front and rear windows into information-rich screens for images or important messages for other drivers and pedestrians. (Photo: Rinspeed) SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Osram Opto Semiconductors, a lead ... Continue reading

SuperShuttle launches ExecuCar service in San Antonio just in time for the Alamo Bowl and New Year's Eve

SuperShuttle launches ExecuCar service in San Antonio just in time for the Alamo Bowl and New Year's Eve

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 19, 2017 -- SuperShuttle, the nation's largest airport ride service returned to San Antonio in October and will launch its "Black Car" service ExecuCar today, just in time for New Year's Eve and the Alamo Bowl. ... Continue reading

2018 Winter Conference for Shop Owners, Managers & Techs - Coming to Orlando

2018 Winter Conference for Shop Owners, Managers & Techs - Coming to Orlando

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Fuel Marketers Embrace Ride Sharing and Carbon Neutral Transportation

Fuel Marketers Embrace Ride Sharing and Carbon Neutral Transportation

ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2017 -- As GreenPrint's reduced emissions retail fuel and fleet programs continue their success, the company has made it a priority to give back to the industry by offering carbon neutral Uber rides at SIGMA events. ... Continue reading

Louisville-made Ford Escape Tops CarMax List

Louisville-made Ford Escape Tops CarMax List

Good afternoon, CarMax, the nation's largest retailer of used cars, recently recognized the Louisville-made Ford Escape<https://www.carmax.com/cars/ford/escape> as the top family-friendly SUV of the year! Check out CarMax's Best Family Cars< and please reach out if you are interested in doing a story. Happy to answer a ... Continue reading

2018 CHICAGO: THE NATION'S CONSUMER AUTO SHOW

2018 CHICAGO: THE NATION'S CONSUMER AUTO SHOW

The Chicago Auto Show has never lost sight of its biggest asset: the consumer. Exhibitors put their best foot forward in Chicago by bringing the latest vehicles and concepts, building world-class displays and providing interactivity within their exhibits to keep show-goers engaged. According to one manufacturer executi ... Continue reading

Magna Announces New Management Structure and Financial Reporting Segments

Magna Announces New Management Structure and Financial Reporting Segments

AURORA, Ontario, December 19, 2017 -- New structure better aligns with Company's growth strategy and the future of mobility Designed to enhance synergies across product groups New reporting segments will provide investors with increased transparency Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG) today announced a realignment of it ... Continue reading

Magneti Marelli to Exhibit at CES 2018

Magneti Marelli to Exhibit at CES 2018

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/ces-2018/magnetimarelli/ Company:   Magneti Marelli Booth/Stand: Wynn Latour Ballroom 5-7 Event: CES 2018Jan 9 - 12, 2018Las Vegas, NV, US Web: http://www.magnetimarelli.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MagnetiMarelliTechAndRa ... Continue reading

ON Semiconductor Demonstrates its Enabling Technologies for Automotive and IoT Applications at CES 2018

ON Semiconductor Demonstrates its Enabling Technologies for Automotive and IoT Applications at CES 2018

LAS VEGAS--Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - Venetian 3302 – ON Semiconductor , driving energy efficient innovations, will be focusing on its technologies that are enabling the progression towards fully autonomous driving and increased electronic content in connected vehicles at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CE ... Continue reading

Insight Prototype Debuting at 2018 North American International Auto Show

Insight Prototype Debuting at 2018 North American International Auto Show

The Honda Insight Prototype will make its world debut at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 15, 2018 as the precursor to the all-new 2019 Honda Insight – an upscale, stylish five-passenger sedan positioned above the Civic in Honda's passenger car lineup. The all-new Insight utilizes ... Continue reading

BigRoad Loads Up on BlackBerry Radar

BigRoad Loads Up on BlackBerry Radar

The Fleet Complete Company purchases BlackBerry Radar-M devices to optimize its new BigRoad Freight program WATERLOO, ON and TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2017 - BlackBerry Limited and Fleet Complete announced today an expansion of their partnership with the purchase of BlackBerry Radar-M devices for BigRoad - A Fleet Complete Com ... Continue reading

Children Imagine The Cars They'll Be Driving

Children Imagine The Cars They'll Be Driving

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Global Automotive Transmission Bearings Market 2017-2021: Rising Penetration of Automatic Transmission Systems - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Transmission Bearings Market 2017-2021: Rising Penetration of Automatic Transmission Systems - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Transmission Bearings Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global automotive transmission bearings market to grow at a CAGR of 3.02% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR using its 3D Sensing VCSEL Illumination Solutions at CES 2018

TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR using its 3D Sensing VCSEL Illumination Solutions at CES 2018

TriLumina Corp. (www.trilumina.com), the leader in solid-state, back-emitting, low-cost VCSEL illumination modules for LiDAR and 3D sensing, will be demonstrating 3D LiDAR and 3D sensing solutions featuring its breakthrough technology at CES 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, Dec. 19, 2017 -- At CES 2018, TriLumina will demonstr ... Continue reading

VEMMEKART USA SET TO COMPETE AT WKA MANUFACTURERS CUP IN DAYTONA

VEMMEKART USA SET TO COMPETE AT WKA MANUFACTURERS CUP IN DAYTONA

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New Mercedes-Benz G-Class

New Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Exclusive interior: the G-Class, reinterpreted for today. As luxurious as it is authentic. ... Continue reading

Renault Symbioz: Experience Tomorrow Today – Autonomous, Electric And Connected

Renault Symbioz: Experience Tomorrow Today – Autonomous, Electric And Connected

We are on the cusp of making history. Imagine you set out on a journey to work or for leisure, strapped inside a bullet – that accelerates as fast as a sports car – quietly, allowing you to take your mind off the road ahead, while you’re surrounded by concert-quality sound and cinema-quality screens. ... Continue reading

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