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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Mazda Announces New Technology and Product Policy towards 2030 Based on Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030

Mazda Announces New Technology and Product Policy towards 2030 Based on Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030

Based on our revised Medium-Term Management Plan and our endeavor for carbon neutrality by 2050, which were announced in the past year, we will proceed with technology and product development towards 2030 following the below five policies. 1. ... Continue reading

EV Demand Growing Says Report

EV Demand Growing Says Report

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing a sluggish start to vehicle sales in 2020, electric vehicles emerged as a bright spot, according to new data from Lux Research, a leading provider of tech-enabled research and innovation advisory services.<img alt= ... Continue reading

2022 MDX Type S Breaks Cover as Acura Race Team Departs for Pikes Peak Hill Climb

2022 MDX Type S Breaks Cover as Acura Race Team Departs for Pikes Peak Hill Climb

TORRANCE, Calif., June 17, 2021 -- A pair of race-prepped Acura TLX Type S sport sedans will make their racing debut as Acura returns to The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, brought to you by Gran Turismo, with multiple race entries piloted and crewed by the company's R&D engineers. This year the perfor ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Partners with Mercedes to Power Industry-leading EV Charging Experience

ChargePoint Partners with Mercedes to Power Industry-leading EV Charging Experience

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail In-vehicle navigation within the MBUX headunit. Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz USA. ... Continue reading

Continental Moves Ahead on State-of-the-Art Facility to Build Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Texas

Continental Moves Ahead on State-of-the-Art Facility to Build Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Texas

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Continental's new state-of-the-art facility will manufacture and build ADAS products to enable the future of assisted and automated driving. (Photo: Business Wire) Continental's new state-of-the-art facility will manufacture and build ADAS products to enable the future of assisted and ... Continue reading

Fisker and Magna Sign Long-Term Manufacturing Agreement

Fisker and Magna Sign Long-Term Manufacturing Agreement

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Fisker Inc. (“Fisker”) – passionate creator of the world’s most sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions – today announced it signed a binding agreement supporting manufacturing with Magna International Inc. (“Magna”). Along with the previously signed ... Continue reading

Ford™ Acquires Electriphi to Provide Ford Pro Commercial Customers with Seamless Charging and Energy Management

Ford™ Acquires Electriphi to Provide Ford Pro Commercial Customers with Seamless Charging and Energy Management

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford today announced it is acquiring Electriphi, a California-based provider of charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles. Electriphi’s team and services will be integrated into Ford Pro – a new global business within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity ... Continue reading

Global and China Automotive Modularization Trends Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global and China Automotive Modularization Trends Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Modularization Trend Research Report, 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Research on automotive modularization: the creation of electric modular platforms, the reduction of the number of platforms, and the development of core platforms The demand for low-cost and s ... Continue reading

Global Hydrogen Production Technology Report 2021 with Analysis of Siemens, Cummins, Linde, Air Liquide, Nel Hydrogen, Asahi Kasei, Air Products, ITM Power, GHS, Mahler, HyGear, and HOELLER

Global Hydrogen Production Technology Report 2021 with Analysis of Siemens, Cummins, Linde, Air Liquide, Nel Hydrogen, Asahi Kasei, Air Products, ITM Power, GHS, Mahler, HyGear, and HOELLER

DUBLIN, June 17, 2021 -- The "Global Hydrogen Production Technologies 2021: Frost Radar Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Driven by increasingly stringent environmental norms, growing environmental awareness, and policy-level initiatives, multiple stakeholders throughout the energy and ... Continue reading

Hot Start to Summer for Used Trucks, J.D. Power Finds

Hot Start to Summer for Used Trucks, J.D. Power Finds

MCLEAN, Va.--Most segments of the used truck market are performing extremely well, with price appreciation widespread, according to analysts from J.D. Power Valuation Services, as reported in the June 2021 Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update. Additionally, after a full year of recovery in the freight markets, l ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Brazil Drives Innovation and Automation with Nutanix

Mercedes-Benz Brazil Drives Innovation and Automation with Nutanix

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Nutanix , a leader in private, hybrid and multicloud computing, today announced that Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda., has chosen the Nutanix cloud platform to digitally transform their IT infrastructure. With Nutanix, Mercedes-Benz can take advantage of a more agile infrastructure and simplified automat ... Continue reading

Middle East and Africa Electric Vehicle Charging System Market 2021-2028: Market to Grow at a CAGR of 50.85% - Focus on South Africa, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Middle East and Africa Electric Vehicle Charging System Market 2021-2028: Market to Grow at a CAGR of 50.85% - Focus on South Africa, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Middle East and Africa Electric Vehicle Charging System Market 2021-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Middle East and Africa electric vehicle charging system market is evaluated to witness growth in terms of value at a CAGR of 50.85% in the considered period 2021-2028. ... Continue reading

Mitchell Collaborates with Toyota to Provide Real-Time Access to Vehicle Recall Data

Mitchell Collaborates with Toyota to Provide Real-Time Access to Vehicle Recall Data

SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2021 -- Mitchell, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced that Mitchell Cloud Estimating now surfaces VIN-specific recall notices on Toyota vehicles. This gives collision r ... Continue reading

NASA-DLR Study Finds Sustainable Aviation Fuel Can Reduce Contrails

NASA-DLR Study Finds Sustainable Aviation Fuel Can Reduce Contrails

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 -- Cleaner-burning jet fuels made from sustainable sources can produce 50%-70% fewer ice crystal contrails at cruising altitude, reducing aviation's impact on the environment, according to research conducted by NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Ice crystal contrail formations can lin ... Continue reading

nference and Mayo Clinic Study Confirms No Significant Link Between Blood Clot Development and COVID-19 Vaccines

nference and Mayo Clinic Study Confirms No Significant Link Between Blood Clot Development and COVID-19 Vaccines

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 17, 2021 -- nference, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven health technology company, today announced publication of a study in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases that analyzed Mayo Clinic health records with nference AI software to suggest that cerebral venous sinus thrombosis ... Continue reading

LiquidPiston Runs Hybrid-Electric X-Engine on Hydrogen, Proves Zero Emission Engine Technology Is a Reality

LiquidPiston Runs Hybrid-Electric X-Engine on Hydrogen, Proves Zero Emission Engine Technology Is a Reality

LiquidPiston replaced a traditional go-kart engine with its hybrid-electric X-Engine powered by hydrogen. ... Continue reading

2022 NACTOY Car and Truck Candidates

2022 NACTOY Car and Truck Candidates

“This year’s mix of eligible new vehicles highlights both existing and emerging trends in the automotive industry,” said NACTOY President Gary Witzenburg. “Utilities of all types and sizes continue as the largest and most popular vehicle category, so the large number of them comes as no surprise. ... Continue reading

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