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Top 10 Cars for a US Student

Top 10 Cars for a US Student

Most students will buy their first car when they go to college. Buying your first car can be thrilling. ... Continue reading

Honda proveerá la siguiente generación de unidades de potencia híbridas para INDYCAR

Honda proveerá la siguiente generación de unidades de potencia híbridas para INDYCAR

TORRANCE, California, 4 de octubre de 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Honda respalda el anuncio de INDYCAR respecto de una nueva fórmula de unidad de potencia híbrida, que entrará en vigor a partir del inicio de la temporada 2023 de la NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Honda Performance Development (HPD) está preparando ... Continue reading

How AI chatbots transform the public transport in Taiwan - YouBike Taiwan is launching its new customer service system using conversational AI technology

How AI chatbots transform the public transport in Taiwan - YouBike Taiwan is launching its new customer service system using conversational AI technology

TAIPEI, Oct. 4, 2020 -- Enterprise software solution provider TPIsoftware partnered up with the biggest bicycle sharing system in Taiwan, YouBike, to launch a new smart customer service system and enhance user experiences with its conversational AI chatbot technology. A leap forward in optimizing customer service expe ... Continue reading

Axalta to connect with its customers and collision industry stakeholders through the CCIF 2020 Virtual Experience

Axalta to connect with its customers and collision industry stakeholders through the CCIF 2020 Virtual Experience

GLEN MILLS, Pa., Oct. 5, 2020 -- Axalta , a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, today announced its participation in the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) 2020 Virtual Experience on October 7-8, 2020. ... Continue reading

Batteries Plus Recognized for Steady Systemwide Sales

Batteries Plus Recognized for Steady Systemwide Sales

HARTLAND, Wis., Oct. 5, 2020 -- Batteries Plus, the nation's largest and fastest-growing battery, light bulb, key fob and repair franchise announced today that it has been ranked No. ... Continue reading

Copart, Inc. Announces Senior Leadership Appointments: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing and Product Officer, and Chief Financial Officer

Copart, Inc. Announces Senior Leadership Appointments: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing and Product Officer, and Chief Financial Officer

DALLAS--Copart, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its senior executive leadership team: Chief Operating Officer Steve Powers, Chief Marketing and Product Officer Scott Booker, and Chief Financial Officer John North. All three executives will work from Copart’s global headquarters in ... Continue reading

GAC Group démontre sa compétitivité à l'échelle mondiale en présentant sa technologie dernier cri lors du Salon de l'auto de Beijing

GAC Group démontre sa compétitivité à l'échelle mondiale en présentant sa technologie dernier cri lors du Salon de l'auto de Beijing

GUANGZHOU, Chine, 5 octobre 2020 -- Le Salon international de l'auto de Beijing 2020, qui a été lancé le 26 septembre 2020, est l'un des rares événements à avoir obtenu le feu vert des autorités cette année. Lors de l'événement, GAC Group a rendu publics une technologie d'alimentation de nouvelle géné ... Continue reading

Hino Trucks Announces "Project Z" - Paving the Path to Zero Emissions

Hino Trucks Announces "Project Z" - Paving the Path to Zero Emissions

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 5, 2020 -- Hino Trucks announced, Project Z, the company's development path to zero emissions vehicles, ranging from class 4 to class 8. ... Continue reading

Loop Energy Applauds Skywell and Joint Venture Partner InPower for Inclusion of a Commercial Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus into China's MIIT New Energy Vehicle Index

Loop Energy Applauds Skywell and Joint Venture Partner InPower for Inclusion of a Commercial Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus into China's MIIT New Energy Vehicle Index

Achievement is an important step in expanding Loop's market footprint in the zero-emission vehicle market in China VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 5, 2020 - Loop Energy, a hydrogen fuel cell company providing solutions for the commercial vehicle markets, announced today that Skywell New Energy Vehicles Group (Skywell) received in ... Continue reading

Mopar Offers Tips and Specials for Fall Car Care Month

Mopar Offers Tips and Specials for Fall Car Care Month

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5, 2020 -- October is Fall Car Care Month. ... Continue reading

New Demonstration Video Shows You Only Have Three Minutes to Escape a Home Fire

New Demonstration Video Shows You Only Have Three Minutes to Escape a Home Fire

COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 5, 2020 -- For Fire Prevention Month, taking place in October, UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) has released a video to demonstrate the remarkable speed of a home fire and encourage people to adopt critical fire safety behaviors to give them more time to respond and escape in the eve ... Continue reading

Valvoline Instant Oil Change Partners With American Cancer Society To Raise Money In The Fight Against Cancer

Valvoline Instant Oil Change Partners With American Cancer Society To Raise Money In The Fight Against Cancer

NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 5, 2020 -- During October, participating Valvoline Instant Oil Change SM (VIOC) locations will offer customers the opportunity to help raise much-needed dollars to support American Cancer Society (ACS) and its Road To Recovery program which helps transport cancer patients to potentially life-saving ... Continue reading

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Market | Technavio

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Market | Technavio

The global hybrid electric vehicle conversion kit market size is poised to grow by 27.70 thousand units during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 13% throughout the forecast period, according to the latest report by Technavio. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, lates ... Continue reading

Would You Give A Used Car Salesman All Of Your Personal Data? Well, You Are!

Would You Give A Used Car Salesman All Of Your Personal Data? Well, You Are!

Personal Data Suckers Would you knowingly give a stranger your personal data, social security number, home adress and its value, telephone numbers, Year Make and Model of the cars you own and you drive, how long have you owned it, have you had any major reparis or bodywork, your driving record, your work adress, work n ... Continue reading

Lotus Gets UK Underwriting For New EV

Lotus Gets UK Underwriting For New EV

UK Government support and funding to develop an all-new next-generation Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) architecture. The news was confirmed today by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). The funding is awarded as part of the APC’s Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator (ARMD) competition. ... Continue reading

2022 Subaru BRZ and 2022 Toyota 86 In Gestation

2022 Subaru BRZ and 2022 Toyota 86 In Gestation

There will be no 2021 versions of either model. We expect the first 2022 BRZ to arrive at Planet Subaru in the spring of 2021. ... Continue reading

2021 Nissan Rogue Prices, Specs, Options - First Look

2021 Nissan Rogue Prices, Specs, Options - First Look

All-new third-generation Rogue leads revival of Nissan's product lineup ... Continue reading

Deloitte Study: The Future of Work in Oil, Gas and Chemicals

Deloitte Study: The Future of Work in Oil, Gas and Chemicals

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2020 -- Key takeaways Continue Reading Proportion of lost jobs recovering by 2021 in three business-as-usual scenarios Employment cyclicality has doubled since 2014 vs. ... Continue reading

GM Financial Donates 100,000 Face Masks to Local School Districts

GM Financial Donates 100,000 Face Masks to Local School Districts

FORT WORTH, Texas--Fort Worth-based GM Financial is helping thousands of North Texas students, teachers and staff members have a fresh disposable face mask to wear each day at school, by donating 50,000 masks to Fort Worth ISD and another 50,000 to Arlington ISD. “As a Fort Worth-based company with a large operation ... Continue reading

GM Financial to Donate Face Masks to San Antonio ISD

GM Financial to Donate Face Masks to San Antonio ISD

SAN ANTONIO--Texas-based GM Financial is helping thousands of San Antonio students, teachers and staff members have a fresh disposable face mask to wear each day at school, by donating 50,000 masks to San Antonio ISD. “As a Texas-based company with a large operation in San Antonio, GM Financial has a longstanding com ... Continue reading

Automotive On-board Diagnostics

Automotive On-board Diagnostics

Technavio has been monitoring the automotive on-board diagnostics (OBD) market and it is poised to grow by USD 34.83 bn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 17% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the ove ... Continue reading

Automotive Subscription Services Market- Actionable Research on COVID-19 | Technavio

Automotive Subscription Services Market- Actionable Research on COVID-19 | Technavio

Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Automotive Subscription Services Market 2020-2024 forecast scenarios. ... Continue reading

Nel ASA: Receives purchase order for an H2Station™ from Everfuel

Nel ASA: Receives purchase order for an H2Station™ from Everfuel

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 5, 2020 -- Nel Hydrogen Fueling, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Nel, OSE: NEL) has received a purchase order from Everfuel Europe A/S (Everfuel) for an H2Station™ hydrogen fueling station which will be used to fuel zero emission hydrogen buses in the Netherlands. ... Continue reading

620,00 Ford's Recalled For Rear Camera Problem

620,00 Ford's Recalled For Rear Camera Problem

Distorted or Inoperative Rearview Camera/FMVSS 111 Reduced rearward visibility can increase the risk of a crash. NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V575000 Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Components VISIBILITY Potential Number of Units Affected 620,246 Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ford F-150, F-250 ... Continue reading

NHTSA: Volkswagen Recall

NHTSA: Volkswagen Recall

Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants. NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V561000 Manufacturer Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Components UNKNOWN OR OTHER Potential Number of Units Affected 23 S ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recall Summary - October 5, 2020

NHTSA Recall Summary - October 5, 2020

NHTSA Recall ID Number below Volkswagen, Ford, Land Rover, Nissan, RV's, Trailers, Trucks, Other ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD PRO 4x4 DBL CAB Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD PRO 4x4 DBL CAB Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Unlike Ford, Chevy and Ram, Toyota sells more compact pickups than full size models. In fact, with yearly sales of a quarter million Tacomas, this compact Toyota outsells the larger Tundra by more than two to one. ... Continue reading

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