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AT&T & Fleet Complete, First Provider of Connected Vehicle Solutions to Support Vision Zero Network in Helping Cities Eliminate Traffic-related Fatalities

AT&T & Fleet Complete, First Provider of Connected Vehicle Solutions to Support Vision Zero Network in Helping Cities Eliminate Traffic-related Fatalities

TORONTO, May 22, 2018 - AT&T and Fleet Complete will team up as a charter business member of the Vision Zero Network that helps communities eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries through connected vehicle solutions. With telematics, predictive analytics and near real-time traffic data, AT&T and Fleet Complete ... Continue reading

Blockchain Game 'Crypto and Dragons' Partners with WAX and OPSkins Marketplace

Blockchain Game 'Crypto and Dragons' Partners with WAX and OPSkins Marketplace

TOKYO and GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, May 22, 2018 -- Crypto and Dragons and Worldwide Asset eXchange™(WAX) today announced that the company's Crypto Collectibles™ will be available on OPSkins™, the world's leading marketplace for online video game assets, and will be tradable with WAX Tokens, Bitcoin, ETH, US ... Continue reading

Carma Car Startup Secures Investment From Kyyba Innovations

Carma Car Startup Secures Investment From Kyyba Innovations

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2018 -- Kyyba Innovations today announced its investment decision in Carma Car, a vehicle subscriptions company. Carma Car was one of the finalist in TiECon Detroit's mobility competition partnered by Kyyba Innovations and Planet M. "Car subscriptions concept is a low-commitment way t ... Continue reading

Cummins Named A Top Company for Diversity for 12th Straight Year

Cummins Named A Top Company for Diversity for 12th Straight Year

COLUMBUS, Ind.--DiversityInc has named Cummins Inc. one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity for a 12th consecutive year. Cummins ranked No. ... Continue reading

Ford Honors Metalsa at 20th Annual World Excellence Awards

Ford Honors Metalsa at 20th Annual World Excellence Awards

MONTERREY, Mexico, May 22, 2018 -- Metalsa was recognized as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Only 30 companies were selected as finalists from thousands of Ford suppliers globally. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Kona Awarded Editors' Choice Honor By Car and Driver

Hyundai Kona Awarded Editors' Choice Honor By Car and Driver

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 22, 2018 -- Hyundai has again underscored its comprehensive quality signature across a diverse car and crossover lineup with another Car and Driver's Editors' Choice award, this time for the Hyundai Kona CUV. Hyundai Ioniq and Accent have also received Car and Driver Editors' Choice Awards ... Continue reading

Iconic American Brand Pabst Blue Ribbon Celebrates what "The American Dream" Means To You

Iconic American Brand Pabst Blue Ribbon Celebrates what "The American Dream" Means To You

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2018 -- Today, 43% of Millennials are multicultural, making them the most racially diverse adult generation in American History. This summer, Pabst Blue Ribbon, an American icon for over 170 years, will explore and celebrate what the American Dream means to this new generation, and invite Americans ... Continue reading

Lexus Announces Executive Management Changes

Lexus Announces Executive Management Changes

PLANO, Texas, May 22, 2018 -- David Christ (pronounced "Crist") has been named to succeed Jeff Bracken as Lexus group vice president and general manager, overseeing all aspects of U.S. Lexus automotive operations, including sales, marketing, customer service and dealer operations. Christ will report to Bill Fay, senio ... Continue reading

Michelin, USTMA Urge Motorists to #KnowYourRoll during National Tire Safety Week

Michelin, USTMA Urge Motorists to #KnowYourRoll during National Tire Safety Week

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 22, 2018 -- Michelin North America has joined the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) to announce the beginning of National Tire Safety Week, which continues through Memorial Day, May 28. This year's theme, "Know Your Roll," will educate consumers about proper tire care and maintenance, i ... Continue reading

Teens School Peers on Distracted Driving: There's No "Fine" Time to Text

Teens School Peers on Distracted Driving: There's No "Fine" Time to Text

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 22, 2018 -- To educate their peers on the dangers of distracted driving, high school seniors Kirklin "Mack" Hopkins (17) and Kellen Stadler (18) of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, send a clear message: A single second can have life-long consequences. Their poignant vi ... Continue reading

2018 Must-visit Route 66 Road Trip Gems For Your Summer Bucket List

2018 Must-visit Route 66 Road Trip Gems For Your Summer Bucket List

PURCHASE, N.Y., May 22, 2018 -- Just as families are revving up for the summer travel season, Lipton, the iconic tea brand, is collaborating with TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, to share "2018's Route 66 Road Trip Gems" – a list of must-experience attractions for families to check out this summer along ... Continue reading

2019 RAM 1500-Pickup Truck Wins "Best Family Car" Of The Year

2019 RAM 1500-Pickup Truck Wins "Best Family Car" Of The Year

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2018 -- FCA US LLC brands take home the most awards of any manufacturer at the annual competition FCA US brand wins top honor as overall 'Best Family Car' for the third consecutive year 2019 Ram 1500 wins top honor as overall 'Best Family Car' Ram 1500 wins 'Best Family Pickup Truck' for th ... Continue reading

Baltic Yachts: Pink Gin Sailing Yacht of the Year at World Superyacht Awards +Video

Baltic Yachts: Pink Gin Sailing Yacht of the Year at World Superyacht Awards +Video

DUDERSTADT, Germany and JAKOBSTAD, Finland, May 22, 2018 /CNW/ - The Baltic 175 Pink Gin, the world's largest carbon fibre sloop, has been voted the Sailing Yacht of the Year at the prestigious World Superyacht Awards 2018. She also won the Sailing Yachts 50m and Above category making it a glittering achievement for th ... Continue reading

Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of a Consumer Report Recommendation

Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of a Consumer Report Recommendation

Tesla’s Model 3 represents the electric automaker’s first attempt at a more affordable mass-market car. In Consumer Reports’ tests, we found plenty to like about the luxury compact sedan (which starts at $35,000 but goes all the way up to $78,000), including record-setting range as well as exhilarating accelerati ... Continue reading

Auto Salesman Struggling To Explain New Technology Safety Features

Auto Salesman Struggling To Explain New Technology Safety Features

Why Auto Dealers Are Struggling to Explain Your Car's Hi-Tech Safety Features More Most new cars nowadays can be outfitted with advanced safety gear, but showroom salespeople often fail to promote the technology's benefits. As a result, drivers are missing out on features that though costly could possibly save their li ... Continue reading

Aquantia to Present at Needham Automotive Tech Day June 4

Aquantia to Present at Needham Automotive Tech Day June 4

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Aquantia Corp., , a leader in Multi-Gigabit Ethernet, today announced that Mark Voll, CFO and Amir Bar-Niv, Vice President of Business Development will be presenting and meeting investors at the Needham 2nd Annual Automotive Tech Day on Monday, June 4 at Needham & Company’s Headquarters in New York. ... Continue reading

China Cuts Autos and Parts Import Tariffs

China Cuts Autos and Parts Import Tariffs

REUTERS reported that China announced it will Import tariffs will be cut to 15 percent from 25 percent for most vehicles from July 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, adding that this was part of efforts to open up China’s markets and spur development of the local auto sector. A small number of imported truck ... Continue reading

Akamai and MUFG Announce Blockchain-Based Payment Network

Akamai and MUFG Announce Blockchain-Based Payment Network

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 21, 2018 -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. , the world's largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, and MUFG , one of the world's leading financial groups, today announced plans to offer a new blockchain-based online payment network enabling next-generation payment transaction scale and respons ... Continue reading

Blockchain Platform XinFin.io Partners With OMFIF for Global Public Investors 2018 Launch

Blockchain Platform XinFin.io Partners With OMFIF for Global Public Investors 2018 Launch

SINGAPORE, May 22, 2018 -- XinFin consorts with OMFIF for GPI 2018 as their official global Technology Partner. XinFin will capitalize OMFIFs institutional network to boost the cognizance of blockchain technology and its potential for infrastructure financing. ... Continue reading

Jazz Adds Collège Air Richelieu Flight Instructors to its Professional Pilot Career Pathway Program

Jazz Adds Collège Air Richelieu Flight Instructors to its Professional Pilot Career Pathway Program

HALIFAX, May 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Jazz Aviation LP ("Jazz") is pleased to announce a further commitment to Canada's current and future flight instructors with an enhanced agreement between the airline's Jazz Aviation Pathway Program ("Jazz APP") and Collège Air Richelieu of Saint-Hubert, Quebec ("Air Richelieu"). "With ... Continue reading

Mycarcheck: Positive signs for petrol hybrid plug-ins

Mycarcheck: Positive signs for petrol hybrid plug-ins

 Mycarcheck.com market guide: May 2018Positive signs for petrol hybrid plug-ins. Bike and scooter sales rise     Used car of the month: BMW 330e (2016-)Used bike of the month: Kawasaki Z1000SX (2014-) Mycarcheck.com's valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and b ... Continue reading

Ryder Introduces RyderGyde™, a Mobile Commercial Fleet Management App and the Only One of its Kind to Offer the Ability to Schedule Maintenance Services within Seconds

Ryder Introduces RyderGyde™, a Mobile Commercial Fleet Management App and the Only One of its Kind to Offer the Ability to Schedule Maintenance Services within Seconds

Windows Media Video Quicktime MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... Click to watch a video about RyderGyde™, a new, free mobile application and the only one of its kind allowing users to do everything from compare real-time fuel rates to conveniently schedule shop services--all from their smartphone. Click to watch a ... Continue reading

Oil Prices Approach 4-year High Fueling a Growing Confidence

Oil Prices Approach 4-year High Fueling a Growing Confidence

PALM BEACH, Florida, May 22, 2018 -- MarketNewsUpdates.com News Commentary The global oil and gas industry continues its lengthy and strong recovery after posting two consecutive years of annual gains in 2016 and 2017. This is highlighted by crude prices reaching north of $70 per barrel for the first time since 2014. ... Continue reading

Don't Be a Fool, Take Your Smart Phone Or iPad Or Laptop Along With A Data Assistant To Input Real-Time Car Test Drive Data

Don't Be a Fool, Take Your Smart Phone Or iPad Or Laptop Along With A Data Assistant To Input Real-Time Car Test Drive Data

Do Not Buy A car by email- The Auto Channel's free “My Test Drives” app gives serious car shoppers the help they need to make test drive evaluations accurate, effective and meaningful. “My Test Drives” leads car researchers through a one two three step method to record their clear and accurate e ... Continue reading

The Hypocrisy of Big Oil

The Hypocrisy of Big Oil

The following are some of the print advertisements used to promote Cleveland Discol and Koolmotor ethanol-gasoline fuel. ... Continue reading

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