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Axalta Supports Chinese Student Racing Team to Compete in the Formula SAE 2017

Axalta Supports Chinese Student Racing Team to Compete in the Formula SAE 2017

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail TR17, the race car of Shanghai Tongji University's student car racing team was painted with Axalta's coatings. (Photo: Axalta) TR17, the race car of Shanghai Tongji University's student car racing team was painted with Axalta's coatings. ... Continue reading

Cummins Recognizes Top U.S. Suppliers

Cummins Recognizes Top U.S. Suppliers

COLUMBUS, Ind.—Cummins Inc. earlier this month recognized the top suppliers to its U.S. operations at its 2017 U.S. Supplier Conference held in Columbus, Ind. In all, 11 suppliers to Cummins’ businesses and functions achieved recognition for delivering exemplary service and support in a range of categories, includi ... Continue reading

Northwest Passage Commemorative Coffee Table Book Added To 'Exclusively Crystal' Collection, Benefitting Arctic Inuit Communities

Northwest Passage Commemorative Coffee Table Book Added To 'Exclusively Crystal' Collection, Benefitting Arctic Inuit Communities

MIAMI, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Crystal's 2016 history-making voyage through the elusive region is now commemorated in the gloriously colorful pages of the Northwest Passage Coffee Table Book: Aboard Crystal Serenity August 2016. ... Continue reading

Porsche announces Rennsport Reunion VI to be held September 2018

Porsche announces Rennsport Reunion VI to be held September 2018

ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today announced the next Porsche Rennsport Reunion will take place at the famed California racetrack in 2018. ... Continue reading

Ridesharing Startup Arcade City Launches Mobile App Everywhere in the Philippines

Ridesharing Startup Arcade City Launches Mobile App Everywhere in the Philippines

Driver-owned company expands its successful peer-to-peer ridesharing model to fill the void left by Uber AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2017 -- Ridesharing company Arcade City launched its mobile app this month to the Apple and Android app stores, now available everywhere in the Philippines. ... Continue reading

Trucking Industry Asked To Rank Top Concerns

Trucking Industry Asked To Rank Top Concerns

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2017 Top Industry Issues Survey. ... Continue reading

Used Commercial Truck Market Solid in July

Used Commercial Truck Market Solid in July

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Commercial truck analysts at J.D. Power Valuation Services note in their August 2017 Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update that July's commercial truck wholesale auction market continued to meet analyst expectations and exhibited steady demand. ... Continue reading

Magna Announces Filing of Shelf Prospectus and Registration Statement

Magna Announces Filing of Shelf Prospectus and Registration Statement

AURORA, ON, Aug. 15, 2017 - Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today announced that it filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus ("shelf prospectus") with the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") and a corresponding shelf registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange ... Continue reading

“Original Venice Crew” Begins Production of Genuine 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Cars with Independent Rear Suspension

“Original Venice Crew” Begins Production of Genuine 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Cars with Independent Rear Suspension

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The Original Venice Crew (OVC) is comprised of former Shelby American employees (1962 to 1965) Peter Brock, Jim Marietta and Ted Sutton. (Photo: Business Wire) The Original Venice Crew (OVC) is comprised of former Shelby American employees (1962 to 1965) Peter Brock, Jim Marietta and T ... Continue reading

Why People Get Hit by Trains and Union Pacific's Tips to Stay Safe

Why People Get Hit by Trains and Union Pacific's Tips to Stay Safe

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 15, 2017 -- You're running late to a high-stakes job interview when a train approaches a railroad crossing along your route. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Analysis: As Summer's Used Vehicle Values Decline, Manufacturers Increase Incentive Spending for 28th Straight Month

J.D. Power Analysis: As Summer's Used Vehicle Values Decline, Manufacturers Increase Incentive Spending for 28th Straight Month

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Analysts at J.D. Power Valuation Services note in their August 2017 Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines Industry Update that July's wholesale depreciation declined by an average of 2 percent, matching historical trends. ... Continue reading

Kia Canada announces pricing for all-new 2018 Kia Rio 5-Door

Kia Canada announces pricing for all-new 2018 Kia Rio 5-Door

Starting at just $14,995, the all-new Rio 5-Door will feature: improved driving dynamics and better styling more cargo area and second-row shoulder room and capacity standard heated steering wheel, standard heated front seats, and standard 5" display audio with rearview camera available embedded UVO Intelligence telema ... Continue reading

Motor State Distributing Takes Vendors Off-Road Racing

Motor State Distributing Takes Vendors Off-Road Racing

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Northeast Tool Invests $2.5 Million in New Machine Tool Technology

Northeast Tool Invests $2.5 Million in New Machine Tool Technology

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Northeast Tool, a contract manufacturer for the aerospace, defense, energy, medical, and commercial industries, announced today a $2.5 million capital investment in new machine tool technology. The capital investment will support additional capacity at the Charlotte, North Carolina f ... Continue reading

U.S. Navy, Raytheon deliver 4,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile

U.S. Navy, Raytheon deliver 4,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have delivered the 4,000th Tomahawk™ Block IV cruise missile to the fleet. ... Continue reading

HondaJet Obtains Brazilian Type Certification

HondaJet Obtains Brazilian Type Certification

GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Honda Aircraft Company announced today that the HondaJet received its type certificate from Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency on August 8, 2017. ... Continue reading

BMW to unveil World Premiere of an all-new BMW Roadster Concept and the exclusive North American Premiere of the BMW Concept 8 Series.

BMW to unveil World Premiere of an all-new BMW Roadster Concept and the exclusive North American Premiere of the BMW Concept 8 Series.

…BMW will unveil two concept vehicles during the annual Press Conference at 10:00 AM on August 17th, at the Lodge at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Reviewing Stand area on the 18th green. Speakers will include Bernhard Kuhnt, new President & CEO BMW of North America and Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group Head of Desi ... Continue reading

Lynden Transport voted #1 in 2017 Quest for Quality awards

Lynden Transport voted #1 in 2017 Quest for Quality awards

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Lynden Transport was awarded its fifth consecutive No. ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results

Advance Auto Parts Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results

ROANOKE, Va.—Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 15, 2017. Second quarter GAAP earnings per diluted share (Diluted EPS) ... Continue reading

Bitauto Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

Bitauto Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Bitauto Holdings Limited ("Bitauto" or the "Company") , a leading provider of internet content & marketing services, and transaction services for China's fast-growing automotive industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017[1]. Bitauto Sec ... Continue reading

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Launches Powerful Smartphone Telematics Program for Commercial Fleets

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Launches Powerful Smartphone Telematics Program for Commercial Fleets

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the global leader in smartphone telematics, has launched The DriveWell Fleet Program, a new behavior-based smartphone telematics solution for commercial fleets. The new offering enables fleet owners and insurers to significantly improve employee safety, reduce the n ... Continue reading

Dow Automotive Honored by Honda

Dow Automotive Honored by Honda

*Dow Automotive Systems Honored by Honda in North America and Brazil* *News release is attached. ... Continue reading

Fleetmatics Helps Customers Meet Driver Compliance Requirements Ahead of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate

Fleetmatics Helps Customers Meet Driver Compliance Requirements Ahead of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate

BOSTON and DUBLIN, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Customers such as R&M Trucking and United Global Logistics (UGL) rely on software from Fleetmatics, a Verizon Company to keep their drivers compliant with the impending Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Acquires Audi Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

Group 1 Automotive Acquires Audi Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

HOUSTON, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that it has acquired the exclusive Audi dealership in Fort Worth, Texas, which is expected to generate $55 million in estimated annual revenues. ... Continue reading

INFINITI Returns to the 2017 Pebble Beach Automotive Week With Innovative and Immersive Experiences

INFINITI Returns to the 2017 Pebble Beach Automotive Week With Innovative and Immersive Experiences

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 15, 2017 -- INFINITI is partnering with TEN: The Enthusiast Network during the 2017 Pebble Beach Automotive Week to showcase the best in automotive and technology, and to honor its bold spirit of innovation and commitment to delivering an unparalleled driving experience through "Soul of the ... Continue reading

Leading Platform Developer for Predictive Maintenance and Repair, Predii, Featured in ABI Research Connected Transportation Report

Leading Platform Developer for Predictive Maintenance and Repair, Predii, Featured in ABI Research Connected Transportation Report

PALO ALTO, Calif.—ABI Research’s whitepaper, The New Ecosystem for Prognostics and Preventative Maintenance in Software-Defined Vehicles, highlights the exponential growth rate of the connected car transportation sector, with estimated global automotive prognostic spending expected to exceed $21 billion by 2020 and ... Continue reading

New Beginner Area, Gondola and Ski-In Ski-Out Hotel Round Out Taos Ski Valley's 2017-2018 Season Enhancements

New Beginner Area, Gondola and Ski-In Ski-Out Hotel Round Out Taos Ski Valley's 2017-2018 Season Enhancements

TAOS, N.M., Aug. 15, 2017 -- Taos Ski Valley will begin the 2017-2018 winter season with a new beginner area, a fully renovated Children's Center, a pulse gondola to improve transportation around the resort, and the first full winter of its new premier alpine hotel, The Blake, all which give visitors a more convenient ... Continue reading

Nexteer Automotive Reports Strong First Half 2017 Results

Nexteer Automotive Reports Strong First Half 2017 Results

Nexteer announced robust financial performance for the first half of 2017 with Revenue increasing by 2.6%, Gross Profit increasing by 11.1%, and Net Profit increasing by 20.7% when compared with the same period in 2016. AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. ... Continue reading

Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur 2017 Summer Launch held, with international car rental as its main focus

Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur 2017 Summer Launch held, with international car rental as its main focus

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 15, 2017 -- On August 15, 2017, "Hello, World" Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur 2017 Summer Launch of the International Car Rental Business was held in Shenzhen. ... Continue reading

Sky Hopper Pushes the Envelope of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With an Electric Drone Capable of Carrying 100kg

Sky Hopper Pushes the Envelope of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With an Electric Drone Capable of Carrying 100kg

PRESTWICK, Scotland and WINCHESTER, England, August 15, 2017 -- A group of entrepreneurial UK engineers has plans to build a mid-mass logistics drone for global markets. The system will be aimed initially at remote and isolated communities, but is planned to be fully capable of near urban operations in due course. ... Continue reading

Uber for Trucks Causes Major Disruption for Traditional Ground Logistics and Freight Brokerage Market

Uber for Trucks Causes Major Disruption for Traditional Ground Logistics and Freight Brokerage Market

Strategic partnerships between OEMs and LSPs are critical to remain competitive and garner growth opportunities in evolving market, finds Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Connected trucks will be integral to future logistics and freight operations as smart trucks will be a nec ... Continue reading

ValChoice Launches Service for Finding the Best Auto Insurance

ValChoice Launches Service for Finding the Best Auto Insurance

BEDFORD, N.H.—ValChoice®, the first company to bring transparency to auto and home insurance, today announced a best car insurance service that will change the way people shop for car insurance. Using this new service, consumers can find the best car insurance companies based on the value the company provides, how w ... Continue reading

eBay Motors Brings Its '67 Ford Mustang Fastback to the Woodward Dream Cruise

eBay Motors Brings Its '67 Ford Mustang Fastback to the Woodward Dream Cruise

DETROIT, Aug. 15, 2017 -- This Saturday, August 19, eBay Motors will give millions of automotive fans a chance to check out its rebuild progress on a custom 1967 Mustang Fastback at Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise. ... Continue reading

Motor Vehicle Deaths Drop Slightly in First Half of 2017, But Remain 8 Percent Higher Than at The Same Time Two Years Ago

Motor Vehicle Deaths Drop Slightly in First Half of 2017, But Remain 8 Percent Higher Than at The Same Time Two Years Ago

Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths in the first six months of 2017 are 1 percent lower than they were during the same six-month period in 2016. ... Continue reading

News from Roanza Truck & Van - Mercedes-Benz Citans raise ADB Alarms to a new high

News from Roanza Truck & Van - Mercedes-Benz Citans raise ADB Alarms to a new high

no doubt that they had made the right decision by investing in another four Citan vans bearing the legendary three-pointed star. The couple behind ADB Alarms, of Stoke-on-Trent, had just taken delivery of an Approved Used Citan 109 CDI from the local branch of Dealer Roanza Truck & Van, and have since commissioned thre ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 FORD ESCAPE REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 FORD ESCAPE REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ESCAPE VEHICLE Shopping for a small crossover these days can be a real nail biter, with the ultimate choice coming down to a few minor details or preferences. The Ford Escape should be make your short list, especially if simplified tec ... Continue reading

2017 EV Review: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV By Larry Nutson

2017 EV Review: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV By Larry Nutson

2017 New Car Review: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

Trucking Industry Revenues Were $676.2 Billion in 2016

Trucking Industry Revenues Were $676.2 Billion in 2016

The American Trucking Associations released the latest edition of ATA American Trucking Trends 2017, the annual compendium of data about the trucking industry. ... Continue reading

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