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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2017 RESULTS; REVENUE UP, NET INCOME HIGHER, ADJUSTED PRE-TAX PROFIT LOWER

FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2017 RESULTS; REVENUE UP, NET INCOME HIGHER, ADJUSTED PRE-TAX PROFIT LOWER

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL RELEASE PDF DEARBORN, Mich., January 24, 2018 -- Ford Motor Company today reported its 2017 fourth quarter and full year financial results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release and visit shareholder.ford.com to view the slide presentation and access the webcast to Ford’s ... Continue reading

2018 Washington Auto Show To Feature Nightly Autograph Appearances from Popular Local Sports Stars

2018 Washington Auto Show To Feature Nightly Autograph Appearances from Popular Local Sports Stars

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2018 -- The 2018 Washington Auto Show is excited to announce that this year's show will feature autograph appearances from some of the Washington area's most popular and prominent sports stars. ... Continue reading

Bosch, Vodafone, and Huawei enable smart cars to communicate with each other

Bosch, Vodafone, and Huawei enable smart cars to communicate with each other

STUTTGART, Germany--It is Friday afternoon, and the traffic on the A9 freeway near Munich is congested. Navigation requires complete concentration. ... Continue reading

Chicago Auto Show to Feature What Drives Her Luncheon

Chicago Auto Show to Feature What Drives Her Luncheon

To view this message in a browser, please click here: http://www.idevmail.net/message.aspx?d=155&m=1566&e=submit@theautochannel.com&r=3523724 <!-- MAIN CONTENT AREA EXAMPLE --> MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Mark Bilek Senior Director of Communications and Technology Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6 ... Continue reading

Group One Thousand One Unveils Zach Veach's No. 26 Indy Car

Group One Thousand One Unveils Zach Veach's No. 26 Indy Car

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2018 -- Group One Thousand One and Andretti Autosport have unveiled the new livery for Zach Veach's No. ... Continue reading

Michelin North America Obtains Settlement In Lawsuit Against Tire Mart Inc.

Michelin North America Obtains Settlement In Lawsuit Against Tire Mart Inc.

GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 24, 2018 -- Michelin North America, Inc., has reached a settlement with Tire Mart Inc., doing business as Braven Off-Road, regarding enforcement of design patents for the popular BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A® KM2 tires produced by Michelin in the U.S. The companies have agreed not to disclose ter ... Continue reading

Nearly 6.3 million Kilograms (14 Million Pounds) of Used Batteries Recycled in 2017

Nearly 6.3 million Kilograms (14 Million Pounds) of Used Batteries Recycled in 2017

Consumer Engagement and Growing Environmental Awareness Drive Call2Recycle's 22-Year Mission of Battery Recycling ATLANTA and TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Call2Recycle®, North America's first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, today reported that their partners, stewards and collection ... Continue reading

Here We Go Freedom Buh-Bye: Colorado Considers Lane for Autonomous Vehicles

Here We Go Freedom Buh-Bye: Colorado Considers Lane for Autonomous Vehicles

The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is considering plans that would “embrace the future of self-driving vehicles with a first-in-the-state lane designation for their use.” The strategy comes in a response to projections of “mushrooming traffic” over the next two decades ... Continue reading

3GT Racing ready for Rolex 24 at Daytona

3GT Racing ready for Rolex 24 at Daytona

3GT Racing ready for Rolex 24 at Daytona FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3GT Racing Ready for Rolex 24 at Daytona DAYTONA, Fla. (January 24, 2018) -- The 2018 IMSA season opener this weekend, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, marks the second year of 3GT Racing fielding two Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD class. ... Continue reading

Citi Private Bank Sponsors Motor Racing Legend Fernando Alonso at Daytona

Citi Private Bank Sponsors Motor Racing Legend Fernando Alonso at Daytona

NEW YORK--Citi Private Bank is proud to announce its sponsorship of motor racing legend Fernando Alonso for his debut appearance in the Rolex 24 at Daytona beginning January 27, 2018. The Rolex 24 At Daytona – also known as the 24 Hours of Daytona – is North America’s premier endurance race, in which some of the ... Continue reading

Diesel Power Engine Market Worth 9.13 Billion USD by 2022

Diesel Power Engine Market Worth 9.13 Billion USD by 2022

PUNE, India, January 24, 2018 -- The report "Diesel Power Engine Market by Operation (Standby, Prime, and Peak Shaving), Rated Power (Up To 0.5 MW, 0.5-1 MW, 1-2 MW, 2-5 MW, and Above 5 MW), End-User (Industrial, Commercial, Residential), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the mar ... Continue reading

eCobalt Provides Corporate Update

eCobalt Provides Corporate Update

VANCOUVER, Jan. 24, 2018 - eCobalt Solutions Inc. ("eCobalt" or "the Company") (TSX: ECS, OTCQX: ECSIF) wishes to provide a corporate update and advise that it is not aware of any material change in the Company's operations that would account for recent market activity. ... Continue reading

Expert Avail: VW whistleblower on DC show, Automaker MPG plans

Expert Avail: VW whistleblower on DC show, Automaker MPG plans

AUTO EXPERT AVAILABILITY January 22-27 MEDIA CONTACT: Christina Heartquist 415-453-0430 Automaker plans, not tech, responsible for recent MPG trends VW whistleblower available for comment around DC auto show Washington - John German (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/26/volkswagen-scandal-emissions-tests-jo ... Continue reading

Global Hybrid System Market 2017-2023 - Increased Fuel Efficiency With the Adoption of Mild Hybrids is Driving the Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Hybrid System Market 2017-2023 - Increased Fuel Efficiency With the Adoption of Mild Hybrids is Driving the Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Hybrid System Market Insights, Opportunity Analysis, Market Shares and Forecast 2017 - 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The key factors driving the market growth are growing automotive industry, increased fuel efficiency with the adoption of mild hybrids, rising gove ... Continue reading

Nexar Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding, Leveraging AI to Create Safer Roads for the Future

Nexar Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding, Leveraging AI to Create Safer Roads for the Future

TEL AVIV, Israel, January 24, 2018 -- Today Nexar, a technology company building the world's largest safe driving network, announced it closed a $30 million round of financing led by Ibex Investors, with participation from Alibaba Innovation Ventures, US-based Nationwide, and previous investors Aleph, Mosaic Ventures, ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation to Webcast February 6, 2018 Shareholders’ Meeting

Oshkosh Corporation to Webcast February 6, 2018 Shareholders’ Meeting

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation , will hold its 2018 annual shareholders’ meeting at 8:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the Oshkosh Convention Center in Oshkosh, Wis. The meeting will be simultaneously available via webcast and include remarks from Oshkosh Corporation senior management. ... Continue reading

Scientists Examine Oil Spill Response, Restoration, and Resilience in Upcoming Conference

Scientists Examine Oil Spill Response, Restoration, and Resilience in Upcoming Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Almost eight years have passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ... Continue reading

Self-Driving Cars: Pros and Cons for the Public's Health

Self-Driving Cars: Pros and Cons for the Public's Health

The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health View this email in your browser (http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=OSbh-2F2w8mNODd3Z3bVx4s295BYbuLZJsjmQ1fgOlJD85IZDLVnIj5qoCQPC6-2BftcPVPC-2BRVbO1-2Fc8ExXTeNchQ-3D-3D_vr4CQd6f5d5U92w1G2ot02iL3Dy9roVF9WMWcRnBXxoXfBF22x70yS9OnyuA-2B5XKI7pL68s-2F4IwSOpDdRo ... Continue reading

Tire Consumer Welcomes Chan Patel as CEO

Tire Consumer Welcomes Chan Patel as CEO

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018 -- Tire Consumer, the world's first tire search engine, today announced the appointment of Chan Patel as CEO. ... Continue reading

Unusual Generator For Off-Grid Electricity Never Needs Fuel

Unusual Generator For Off-Grid Electricity Never Needs Fuel

Warning: This Is Disturbing! NASA cannot understand how the big energy companies didn't manage to keep this hidden. Follow this link below to watch it now. ... Continue reading

AAA: More Americans Willing to Ride in Fully Self-Driving Cars

AAA: More Americans Willing to Ride in Fully Self-Driving Cars

Additional survey results include: · Women (73 percent) are more likely than men (52 percent) to be afraid to ride in a self-driving vehicle, and more likely to feel less safe sharing the road with a self-driving car (55 percent versus 36 percent). · Millennials are the most trusting of self-driving vehicles, wit ... Continue reading

Auto/MPG: Moms in DC to stop roll back of clean car standards

Auto/MPG: Moms in DC to stop roll back of clean car standards

From January 23-26, five members of Moms Clean Air Force from Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin will meet one-on-one with lawmakers, attend a public field hearing on the fuel economy and deliver their message to automaker CEOs during the press and policy days of the Washington Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Carvana Launches New Year and New Way to Buy a Car in Kansas City

Carvana Launches New Year and New Way to Buy a Car in Kansas City

-Carvana today launching free vehicle delivery in the market. Customers in the KC metro area can now visit Carvana.com and browse through more than 9,000 vehicles, finance, purchase and even trade in their current vehicle in as little as 10 minutes. ... Continue reading

Range Rover SV Coupé Set For World Debut at 2018 Geneva Motor Show

Range Rover SV Coupé Set For World Debut at 2018 Geneva Motor Show

Land Rover is announcing today the introduction of the world’s first full-size luxury SUV coupé. The new Range Rover SV Coupé will be a dramatic addition to the Range Rover portfolio, featuring a seductive body design and a supremely refined interior. Gerry McGovern, Land Rover Chief Design Officer, said:“The Ran ... Continue reading

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