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Friday, January 19, 2018

"No Resting Place--Holocaust Poland" Sears and Stuns as it Probes

"No Resting Place--Holocaust Poland" Sears and Stuns as it Probes

No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland by Rick Halperin and Denise Gee; photographs by Sherry Aikman SMU Embrey Human Rights Program/Terrace Partners (October 2017). Hardcover (11.75” x 11”); 168 pages; 206 color images; $39.95. ISBN 978-0-692-85960-5 No Resting Place/Holocaust Poland achieves searing power to illumina ... Continue reading

NEXO: The Next-Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle From Hyundai

NEXO: The Next-Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle From Hyundai

Hyundai names technological flagship fuel cell vehicle NEXO New ADAS technologies revealed including self-parking and Lane following features LAS VEGAS, NEXO will be the name of its all-new, dedicated Fuel Cell EV during a press conference at CES 2018, and disclosed Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that expand ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Its New N Lineup Support 2018 Red Bull Crashed Ice

Hyundai and Its New N Lineup Support 2018 Red Bull Crashed Ice

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan. 19, 2018 – Hyundai and its new N lineup are taking on the freezing-cold temperatures of Saint Paul for the first of four Red Bull Crashed Ice races. ... Continue reading

Dakar Stage 12 Canceled Due To Heavy Rain

Dakar Stage 12 Canceled Due To Heavy Rain

Dakar organizers made the decision to cancel the first half of Stage 12 on the night of January 17, due to safely concerns. The predicted heavy fog in the early morning, when the bikes start, was a concern, preventing the race-control helicopter to secure the safety of the stage, and heavy rain had caused the rivers to ... Continue reading

THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2018 - Highlight From The Auto Channel's Steve Purdy

THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2018 - Highlight From The Auto Channel's Steve Purdy

At the risk of admitting my age I’ll report this is my 55th Detroit Auto Show. The center of the auto industry is still Detroit, many will argue. Just about all major automakers and suppliers from around the globe have a presence, if not a headquarters, here. In fact, we’re told by Michigan Economic Development off ... Continue reading

PSA Y'all - Atlanta Lands PSA Groupe Headquarters

PSA Y'all - Atlanta Lands PSA Groupe Headquarters

PSA Group, steaming toward a return to the U.S. auto market, is poised to put its North American headquarters in the greater Atlanta area, Automotive News has learned. A spokesman for PSA North America declined to comment on the plan, but a source familiar with the project confirmed the selection of metro Atlanta. ... Continue reading

PSA Groupe: Five out of six trade unions, representing 80% of employees, sign the 2018 DAEC agreement

PSA Groupe: Five out of six trade unions, representing 80% of employees, sign the 2018 DAEC agreement

Fri, 19/01/2018 - The 2018 DAEC will be in line with the measures provided for under the New Momentum for Growth agreement covering the period 2017-2019. Groupe PSA’s Central Works Committee today issued a favourable opinion on the 2018 DAEC after five out of six trade unions – CFDT, CFE/CGC, CFTC, FO and GSEA – ... Continue reading

2018 Automotive Innovations in Connected Cars, Telematics, Self-healing Protective Coatings, Reinforcements, Wireless Charging, Lithium-ion Batteries, and Pressure Sensors - ResearchAndMarkets.com

2018 Automotive Innovations in Connected Cars, Telematics, Self-healing Protective Coatings, Reinforcements, Wireless Charging, Lithium-ion Batteries, and Pressure Sensors - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Innovations in Connected Cars, Telematics, Self-healing Protective Coatings, Reinforcements, Wireless Charging, Lithium-ion Batteries, and Pressure Sensors" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This Mobility Technology TOE profiles advancements in connected vehicles, telem ... Continue reading

Automatic Racing Enters Two Aston Martin GT4s at Daytona

Automatic Racing Enters Two Aston Martin GT4s at Daytona

For Immediate Release: January 19, 2018 Contact: Beth Dolgner, (678) 485-1947, bdolgner@gmail.com ​ *Automatic Racing Enters Two Aston Martin GT4s at Daytona* *The team hopes to capitalize on their 2017 momentum in the four-hour race.* DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Automatic Racing ended the 2017 season on a high n ... Continue reading

Automotive OEMs Passenger Car and Light Duty Truck Lightweighting Strategies Report 2018 - Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive OEMs Passenger Car and Light Duty Truck Lightweighting Strategies Report 2018 - Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive OEMs Passenger Car and Light Duty Truck Lightweighting Strategies - Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study provides a strategic overview of the lightweighting strategies of major global automotive OEMs and the advanced materials expected to be im ... Continue reading

AutoShow to Celebrate '70 Years of Porsche'

AutoShow to Celebrate '70 Years of Porsche'

A special feature at the Feb. 16-25 AutoShow will be a display of iconic cars tracing the German automaker's history that started 70 years ago – in a sawmill! TORONTO, Jan. ... Continue reading

Car Seat Temperature Control System Invented (PHO-2451)

Car Seat Temperature Control System Invented (PHO-2451)

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19, 2018 -- Inventors from Chandler, Ariz., have developed the patent-pending BABY COOL, a car seat that keeps infants and toddlers comfortably cool regardless of outside or vehicle temperature conditions. ... Continue reading

Inventor Develops Vehicular Restraint System for Children (VIG-318)

Inventor Develops Vehicular Restraint System for Children (VIG-318)

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19, 2018 -- "I thought that a restraint system for children could be designed to offered both added safety and improved convenience," said an inventor from Columbia, N.C. He created a prototype for the patent-pending JFR to serve as an effective restraint system for children who are old enough to use ... Continue reading

Penske Automotive Named One Of FORTUNE Magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies"

Penske Automotive Named One Of FORTUNE Magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies"

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 19, 2018 -- Penske Automotive Group , an international transportation services provider, announced today that it has been named one of the World's Most Admired Companies in specialty retailing by FORTUNE magazine. ... Continue reading

Toyota Named to Fortune Magazine's 2018 'World's Most Admired' List

Toyota Named to Fortune Magazine's 2018 'World's Most Admired' List

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 19, 2018 -- Toyota is named again by Fortune as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and named the No. ... Continue reading

Why Driving Matters: Lutz, Hagerty, Carini Debate Future of Driving at Inaugural Hagerty Town Hall +VIDEO

Why Driving Matters: Lutz, Hagerty, Carini Debate Future of Driving at Inaugural Hagerty Town Hall +VIDEO

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 18, 2018; Freedom, privacy, digitally detoxing, and the satisfaction of using your hands top the list of reasons millions of Americans will choose to continue driving and working on cars long after self-driving cars are the norm, a panel of automotive experts and attendees said at today's inaugu ... Continue reading

2018 Chicago Auto Show : FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY GALA PROJECTED TO RAISE $3 MILLION FOR 18 LOCAL CHARITIES

2018 Chicago Auto Show : FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY GALA PROJECTED TO RAISE $3 MILLION FOR 18 LOCAL CHARITIES

CHICAGO (Jan. 19, 2018) - As it enters its 27th year, First Look for Charity has helped raise nearly $48 million for Chicago-area charities. ... Continue reading

Star Is Reborn: 50th Anniversary Ford Mustang

Star Is Reborn: 50th Anniversary Ford Mustang

Jan 14, 2018 | DETROIT New limited-edition Mustang Bullitt features retuned 5.0-liter V8 engine that packs at least 475 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque and tops out at 163 mph New version salutes 1968 movie car with effortlessly cool appearance, available classic Dark Highland Green exterior paint and subtle chrom ... Continue reading

2018 Detroit Auto Show: WXYZ-TV Hits the Red Carpet with Live Broadcast

2018 Detroit Auto Show: WXYZ-TV Hits the Red Carpet with Live Broadcast

The show will feature the latest in automotive technology and style trends and interviews with top automotive executives. An encore presentation of “Red Carpet Charity Preview,” will air on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 8:30 a.m. ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall

Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall

As part of the third planned expansion of vehicles included in Takata airbag inflator recalls described in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Takata Coordinated Remedy Order, Ford is expanding its safety recall on vehicles with certain passenger frontal airbag inflators after Takata declared those infla ... Continue reading

Acura Team Penske to Ring NYSE Closing Bell on Friday, January 19

Acura Team Penske to Ring NYSE Closing Bell on Friday, January 19

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2018 -- What: Acura Team Penske, the newly formed two-car team scheduled to compete in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will be debuting the Acura ARX-05 DPi at the upcoming Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona (1/27-28). Who: Acura Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves, Three-Time Indianapolis ... Continue reading

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