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Toyota to Reproduce and Sell Additional Spare Parts for the A70 and A80 Supra

Toyota to Reproduce and Sell Additional Spare Parts for the A70 and A80 Supra

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announces that it will reproduce additional spare parts for the A70(1) and A80(2) Supra under its GR Heritage Parts Project, and will sell them both in Japan and in North America, Europe, and other overseas countries. In support of customers who wish to continue driving older vehicles that are full ... Continue reading

Smartphones: Dangerous Distraction or Driver Safety Companion?

Smartphones: Dangerous Distraction or Driver Safety Companion?

PITTSBURGH--Smith Micro Software, Inc. , today announced that the company will co-host an analyst-led webinar on July 13, 2021 with TU-Automotive. Titled Smartphones: Dangerous Distraction or Driver Safety Companion?, the webinar will break down the findings and provide insights from Smith Micro’s Distracted Driving ... Continue reading

Intelligent Mobility Summit 2020 - Research Survey Analysis and Results - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Intelligent Mobility Summit 2020 - Research Survey Analysis and Results - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Intelligent Mobility 2020 - Research Survey Analysis and Results" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This Intelligent Mobility Summit, 2020, provided unique sponsorship opportunities for companies across the world as it brought the global community together during a time of transfo ... Continue reading

NERC Report Outlines Potential U.S. Electricity Disruptions This Summer

NERC Report Outlines Potential U.S. Electricity Disruptions This Summer

NERC report outlines potential electricity disruptions in the United States this summer Source: Map by U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2021 Summer Reliability AssessmentNote: ERCOT is the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; MISO is the Midcontin ... Continue reading

Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding the Roads in an Electrified World

Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding the Roads in an Electrified World

Even with this rapid expansion in U.S. BEV and hybrid sales, electric and electrified vehicles make up only a tiny fraction (1.9 percent) of the nearly 290 million vehicles in use in this country. BEVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs)—vehicles that run either entirely or part-time without using gasoline—make up just 0.6 ... Continue reading

CORRECTING and REPLACING Radioline and Faurecia Aptoide Unveil a Major Partnership, Distributing Worldwide Radios & Podcasts on Millions of Vehicles

CORRECTING and REPLACING Radioline and Faurecia Aptoide Unveil a Major Partnership, Distributing Worldwide Radios & Podcasts on Millions of Vehicles

CORRECTION...by Business WireNEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France--Radioline boiler plate and press contact, website link and email address of release dated June 28, 2021 should respectively read: business.radioline.co (instead of business.radioline.com) and press@radioline.co (instead of press@radioline.com). The updated release ... Continue reading

Digital Solutions Keep Concrete Trucks Safer With Lafarge Canada

Digital Solutions Keep Concrete Trucks Safer With Lafarge Canada

MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... Lafarge Canada's ready mix concrete team shares the success of their digital vehicle inspection reporting system in Edmonton, Alberta. Lafarge Canada's ready mix concrete team shares the success of their digital vehicle inspection reporting system in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Continue reading

Fisker Ocean Takes Next Steps Towards Manufacturing Milestones

Fisker Ocean Takes Next Steps Towards Manufacturing Milestones

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Fisker Inc. today took another significant step forward towards the start of production for the Fisker Ocean SUV with the official opening of several Fisker-dedicated operational areas at Magna’s world-class manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria. Fisker CEO and Chairman, Henrik Fis ... Continue reading

AAA: Heat-Worn Batteries a Concern This Holiday Travel Weekend

AAA: Heat-Worn Batteries a Concern This Holiday Travel Weekend

Release.jpg For More Information, Contact: Lynda Lambert, Media Spokesperson and Safety Advisor Desk: 502-779-3610 / Cell: 502-565-7410 Email: Lambert.Lynda@aaaec.com (mailto:Lambert.Lynda@aaaec.com) AAA: Heat-Worn Batteries a Concern This Holiday Travel Weekend With millions expected to travel, vehicle owners shoul ... Continue reading

Building on Ambitious EV Strategy, General Motors Calls for 'Equitable Climate Action' and Launches New Fund Aimed at Advancing Climate Equity

Building on Ambitious EV Strategy, General Motors Calls for 'Equitable Climate Action' and Launches New Fund Aimed at Advancing Climate Equity

ASPEN, Colo., June 29, 2021 -- New $25 million climate-equity-focused philanthropic fund to complement GM's $35 billion investment in EV and AV programs globally through 2025 GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra reinforces the need for equity considerations as the industry accelerates toward an all-electric future GM reinforces ... Continue reading

FCPT Announces Acquisition of a Mavis Discount Tire Property for $1.7 million

FCPT Announces Acquisition of a Mavis Discount Tire Property for $1.7 million

MILL VALLEY, Calif.--Four Corners Property Trust , a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership of high-quality, net-leased restaurant properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Mavis Discount Tire property for $1.7 million. The property is located in ... Continue reading

MINI USA Makes SiriusXM Standard Feature on Full Lineup

MINI USA Makes SiriusXM Standard Feature on Full Lineup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINI USA Makes SiriusXM Standard Feature on Full Lineup All 2022 model year vehicles, on sale now, come with SiriusXM's audio entertainment platform included SiriusXM-MINI relationship now extends through the 2026 calendar year NEW YORK - June 29, 2021 - MINI USA and SiriusXM announced today that ... Continue reading

Revel Opens Largest Universal Fast Charging Depot in the Americas With Launch of Brooklyn Superhub

Revel Opens Largest Universal Fast Charging Depot in the Americas With Launch of Brooklyn Superhub

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Revel's ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging Superhub in Brooklyn. (Photo: Business Wire) Revel's ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging Superhub in Brooklyn. ... Continue reading

With RV Ownership at an All-Time High, Erie Insurance Offers Tips for First-Time RVers

With RV Ownership at an All-Time High, Erie Insurance Offers Tips for First-Time RVers

ERIE, Pa., June 29, 2021 -- Erie Insurance is sharing tips for new RVers in light of industry data showing RV ownership is at a record high and almost a third of owners are new. According to a study by the RV Industry Association, RV ownership rose more than 62% over the past 20 years. ... Continue reading

Automotive Microcontroller Unit (MCU) Industry Report 2021, with AutoChips, ChipON, Sine Microelectronics, Chipways, BYD and NationalChip - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Microcontroller Unit (MCU) Industry Report 2021, with AutoChips, ChipON, Sine Microelectronics, Chipways, BYD and NationalChip - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Microcontroller Unit (MCU) Industry Report, 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. As the pandemic in 2020 led to a slump in the demand from automotive industry, MCU vendors reduced their orders and digested their inventory. ... Continue reading

Dealer Tire Named 2021 Top Workplace

Dealer Tire Named 2021 Top Workplace

CLEVELAND--Dealer Tire, a Cleveland-based company that helps auto manufacturers and car dealers grow their tire and light maintenance business, was recently named a 2021 “Top Workplace” in Northeast Ohio by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Companies were selected for the honor based solely on the results of an associate ... Continue reading

Global 10% of Car and 20% of TV Display Use WICOP … ‘Permanent Injunction Against 13 Brands Infringing WICOP Patents’

Global 10% of Car and 20% of TV Display Use WICOP … ‘Permanent Injunction Against 13 Brands Infringing WICOP Patents’

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail WICOP Technology Stolen under the Name of CSP (Graphic: Business Wire) WICOP Technology Stolen under the Name of CSP (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ANSAN, South Korea--Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading ... Continue reading

OPAL Fuels Contracts to Supply CTS with RNG Fuel

OPAL Fuels Contracts to Supply CTS with RNG Fuel

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG) for heavy-duty truck fleets, announced today a contract with Contract Transport Services (CTS) to sell 15 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of RNG and construct the station and related infrastruct ... Continue reading

Owens & Minor Pursues Sustainable Solutions for Healthcare Through Electric Truck Pilot

Owens & Minor Pursues Sustainable Solutions for Healthcare Through Electric Truck Pilot

RICHMOND, Va.--Owens & Minor announced today a new pilot program that uses an electric semi-truck to deliver large-scale medical products and PPE to hospitals in Southern California. In collaboration with Penske Logistics and Penske Truck Leasing, the seven-month pilot program launched in the second quarter. ... Continue reading

Piedmont and Sayona Receive Court Approval for Acquisition of Québec-based North American Lithium

Piedmont and Sayona Receive Court Approval for Acquisition of Québec-based North American Lithium

BELMONT, N.C.--Piedmont Lithium Inc. is pleased to announce that the Superior Court of Québec (Commercial Division) has granted an approval and vesting order regarding the Company’s joint bid with Sayona Mining Limited (ASX:SYA) for the acquisition of North American Lithium (“NAL”) by Sayona Québec Inc. (“Say ... Continue reading

Solar Vehicle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Solar Vehicle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Solar Vehicle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global solar vehicle market reached a value of US$ 185 Million in 2020. ... Continue reading

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