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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Advance Auto Parts to Report Second Quarter 2018 Results on August 14, 2018

Advance Auto Parts to Report Second Quarter 2018 Results on August 14, 2018

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, will report its second quarter 2018 results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Interested parties can listen to the event via ... Continue reading

Blockchain Internet Of Things (BIOT) Market Size Worth $ 254.31 Billion by 2026

Blockchain Internet Of Things (BIOT) Market Size Worth $ 254.31 Billion by 2026

NEW YORK, July 31, 2018 -- The Blockchain Internet Of Things (BIOT) market is estimated to reach USD 254.31 billion by 2026, according to the latest study by Aftrex Market Research. Various benefits such as accelerated data exchange, enhanced security, and reduced cost are expected to propel the market growth. ... Continue reading

Eaton Reports Second Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.39, Up 21 Percent Over Second Quarter of 2017 and Above High End of Guidance Range

Eaton Reports Second Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.39, Up 21 Percent Over Second Quarter of 2017 and Above High End of Guidance Range

DUBLIN--Power management company Eaton Corporation plc today announced that earnings per share were $1.39 for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 21 percent over the second quarter of 2017. Net income was $610 million, up 18 percent over the second quarter of 2017. ... Continue reading

EV Charger Pioneer Taps New Capital, Plans Major Expansion Into US, Canada

EV Charger Pioneer Taps New Capital, Plans Major Expansion Into US, Canada

HARTFORD, Conn., July 31, 2018 -- Garage Juice Bar, a pioneering manufacturer and distributor of electric vehicle charging stations, announced today a strategic transaction with Oasis Charger Corporation to support a major expansion of its North American network. Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, Juice Bar's char ... Continue reading

Honda SmartCharge™ Beta Program Helps Electric Vehicle Drivers Save Money and Reduce Environmental Footprint

Honda SmartCharge™ Beta Program Helps Electric Vehicle Drivers Save Money and Reduce Environmental Footprint

TORRANCE, Calif., July 31, 2018 -- With plans to make two-thirds of its global automobile sales from electrified vehicles by 2030, Honda is introducing a new Honda SmartCharge™ beta program that allows electric vehicle customers to reduce the environmental footprint of charging their car while earning monetary reward ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents St. Joseph's Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents St. Joseph's Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

TAMPA, Fla., July 31, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Dr. ... Continue reading

Major League Soccer And Audi Extend Partnership

Major League Soccer And Audi Extend Partnership

ATLANTA, July 31, 2018 -- Major League Soccer and Audi of America today announced a multi-year extension of their partnership. With the highest percentage of millennial audience of any major U.S. sport, the partnership with MLS enables Audi to combine its commitment to innovation and technology to engage fans, raise t ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation Reports Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Results

Oshkosh Corporation Reports Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Results

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation today reported fiscal 2018 third quarter net income of $153.4 million, or $2.05 per diluted share, compared to $128.6 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. Results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 included after-tax charges and inefficiencies of ... Continue reading

Team Carfax Joins Bike to the Beach DC Participants on Century Ride for Autism Research

Team Carfax Joins Bike to the Beach DC Participants on Century Ride for Autism Research

CENTREVILLE, Va., July 31, 2018 -- More than 1,000 people, including 92 Carfax employees and family members from around the country, are banding together to raise $425,000 for autism research in the 2018 Bike to the Beach DC. On Friday, August 3, bicycle riders and volunteers from DC-area businesses, members of Congre ... Continue reading

AMCI Global Study: Key to Autonomous Vehicle Acceptance - Trust and Experience

AMCI Global Study: Key to Autonomous Vehicle Acceptance - Trust and Experience

As part of its second annual “Trusted Automotive Brand Study (TABS),” AMCI investigated the level of trust consumers have in emerging automotive technologies. The industry has a lot of work to do in helping consumers understand the benefits and trust these technologies. ... Continue reading

Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – INFINITI is partnering with a magazine publisher group to bring the inaugural Japanese Automotive Invitational to this year's Pebble Beach Automotive Week on Aug. ... Continue reading

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

😎 Automotive Heritage Awards UPDATE July 31st, Our 2018 Automotive Heritage Awards program reached its apex on Sunday, July 29th. A buzz filled the Brembo media hospitality tent on the Concours d’Elegance of America show field at 10AM, just as they opened the public gate to the Concours. AHA producer, Steve Purdy, ... Continue reading

Pissed Because Traffic Backed Up For No Reason? See Why IT Does +VIDEO

Pissed Because Traffic Backed Up For No Reason? See Why IT Does +VIDEO

Ford, Vanderbilt Show We Don’t Have to Wait for Self-Driving Cars to Mitigate Phantom Traffic they are conducting the largest demonstration of its kind showing that widespread use of adaptive cruise control could help minimize annoying phantom traffic jams ... Continue reading

2019 4 Door Nissan's Will Have Rear Door Alert As Standard Equipment

2019 4 Door Nissan's Will Have Rear Door Alert As Standard Equipment

For model year 2019, Nissan will add RDA as standard equipment to eight additional nameplates, including the best-selling Rogue and the all-new Altima •By model year 2022, Nissan plans to have RDA standard on all four-door trucks, sedans and SUV nameplates •The recently patented technology was launched as standard ... Continue reading

2019 Ford Ranger Uses Radar to Make Towing Easier +VIDEO

2019 Ford Ranger Uses Radar to Make Towing Easier +VIDEO

Jul 31, 2018 | DEARBORN, Mich. DEARBORN, Mich., July 31, 2018 – When the all-new 2019 Ford Ranger goes on sale later this year, customers will be able to get innovative towing technology not available in any other midsize pickup. ... Continue reading

Aerial Reach Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America to 2022: Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Aerial Reach Truck/Bodies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Aerial Reach Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America to 2022: Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Aerial Reach Truck/Bodies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Aerial Reach Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Aerial Reach Truck/Bodies. 2017-2022 Analysis & Outlook." report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Blockchain Startup EOS PRO Announces Enterprise-Grade EOSIO Distributed Network

Blockchain Startup EOS PRO Announces Enterprise-Grade EOSIO Distributed Network

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2018 -- Blockchain-based startup EOS PRO announces its launch, offering enterprise-grade distributed infrastructure using powerful, high speed EOSIO open source blockchain software. The group offers both public and private distributed networks maintained by permissioned, vetted enterprise-grade ... Continue reading

Chinese Auto Finance Market to 2022: Driving Forces & Market Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Chinese Auto Finance Market to 2022: Driving Forces & Market Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Research Report on China's Auto Finance Industry - 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. It is expected that the market size of auto finance in China will exceed CNY 1,500 billion in 2022. ... Continue reading

Coolsailing, Europe's Boat Rental Pioneer, Launches Its New "SATISFACTION GUARANTEE"

Coolsailing, Europe's Boat Rental Pioneer, Launches Its New "SATISFACTION GUARANTEE"

PARIS, July 31, 2018 -- Coolsailing, now part of the Skiset Group (the largest ski and snowboard rental company in Europe) is launching a new exclusive insurance offer, specifically designed for the boat rental market. In addition to a damage waiver, the boat rental agency is now offering a new multiple-peril insuran ... Continue reading

GEICO Says: Know What’s Covered in a Rental Car Policy

GEICO Says: Know What’s Covered in a Rental Car Policy

WASHINGTON--The call of the open road is never as loud as it is in the summer. Many will opt to take their weekend getaway or summer vacation in a rental vehicle. ... Continue reading

Global Military Vehicular Armor Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Military Vehicular Armor Market Analysis & Forecasts 2018-2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "The Global Military Vehicular Armor Market Survey Outlook 2018-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Rising incidence of terrorism and political tensions, advancement in armor technology, and increased allocation for armored vehicles in the defense budget are major factors drivi ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ Availability for 2018 Mazda6

Mazda Announces Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ Availability for 2018 Mazda6

IRVINE, Calif., July 31, 2018 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ will be available nationwide beginning in September for the 2018 Mazda6 midsize sedan as a dealer-installed upgrade for Touring trim level and above at no extra cost. Starting in November, Apple ... Continue reading

Museum Announces New Executive Director & CEO

Museum Announces New Executive Director & CEO

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 07/31/2018 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Josh Valadez, Marketing Manager July 2018 260-925-1444 / joshv@automobilemuseum.org "Museum Announces New Executive Director & CEO" (AUBURN) - The Board of Trustees of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum (ACDAM) i ... Continue reading

Not a False Alarm: Bmmpr Launches Real-time Smartphone Linked Car Security Solution to Address Archaic Vehicle Security Measures, Providing Vehicle Protection Like Never Before

Not a False Alarm: Bmmpr Launches Real-time Smartphone Linked Car Security Solution to Address Archaic Vehicle Security Measures, Providing Vehicle Protection Like Never Before

IRVINE, Calif., July 31, 2018 -- Each year, the automobile industry touts the advanced technology featured in its new vehicles, but when it comes to consumers protecting their valued investment, most car security systems are still stuck in the dark ages, offering nothing more than door locks and a noisy alarm. A new c ... Continue reading

Saudi Women Are Not Only Driving Cars, They Are Driving Economies

Saudi Women Are Not Only Driving Cars, They Are Driving Economies

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2018 -- Spark, the bay area's largest community of young philanthropists invested in gender equality, and Blossom, the first accelerator for female founders in Saudi Arabia put on a women & entrepreneurship empowerment event to both inspire and equip the next generation of current and future fem ... Continue reading

The ALS Association Partners with GNS Healthcare to Apply AI to Accelerate Answer ALS Research

The ALS Association Partners with GNS Healthcare to Apply AI to Accelerate Answer ALS Research

WASHINGTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 31, 2018 -- The ALS Association is providing new funding to allow GNS Healthcare to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create a comprehensive disease model to advance research into ALS. GNS Healthcare will use its powerful machine learning platform, REFS, in conjunction with the r ... Continue reading

The Chip Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America to 2022: Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Chip Truck/Bodies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Chip Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America to 2022: Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Chip Truck/Bodies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Chip Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Chip Truck/Bodies - 2017-2022 Analysis & Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Thirty-nine manufacturers have been analyzed and ... Continue reading

The North American Beverage Truck/Body Manufacturing Market to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The North American Beverage Truck/Body Manufacturing Market to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Beverage Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America Size, Shares, Segmentation, Competitors, Channels, Trends, and Outlook Underlying the Manufacture of Beverage and Vending Truck/Bodies - 2017-2022 Analysis & Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report details the $62 m ... Continue reading

The Scrap Vehicle Recycling Market in China 2018-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Scrap Vehicle Recycling Market in China 2018-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Research Report on China's Scrap Vehicle Recycling Industry - 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In 2022, the scrap vehicle recycling volume will exceed 5 million and the market size will exceed CNY 50 billion, representing a CAGR of 28.1% from 2018 to 2022. ... Continue reading

Toyota Takes Great Leap Forward in Development of Zero-Emission Trucking

Toyota Takes Great Leap Forward in Development of Zero-Emission Trucking

Yesterday Toyota unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck before a crowd of media and industry leaders during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Northern Michigan. The new truck, known internally as "Beta," expands on the capabilities of Toyota ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring Rocky Mountain Review

2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring Rocky Mountain Review

With so many choices available in the tightly-packed compact-to-midsize crossover market, a manufacturer really has to be good; it’s not an easy segment in which to stand out. Mazda always brings their “A” game and we had high hopes for their 2018 CX-5 crossover. And while it’s great in a number of areas, bring ... Continue reading

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