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Tesla Once Again Kogod Made In America Leader

Tesla Once Again Kogod Made In America Leader

Trade Agreement Revisions and Possible New Tariffs Could Lead to Significant Changes in Vehicle-Sourcing Going Forward WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2024 -- The 2024 Made in America Auto Index issued by American University's Kogod School of Business puts Tesla at the top of its rankings for the second year in a row. ... Continue reading

Bluebook December 2024 Car Price Scorecard

Bluebook December 2024 Car Price Scorecard

Dec 11, 2024, 12:05 ET Share toX Share this article Share toX New-vehicle prices in November were higher year over year for the second straight month, as vehicle costs reached $48,724. Incentive spending jumped to 8.0% of the average transaction price in November, an increase from 7.8% in October. ... Continue reading

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $735M in Selections for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $735M in Selections for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

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Carson City, Nevada stars as the ultimate winter getaway in a new holiday short film

Carson City, Nevada stars as the ultimate winter getaway in a new holiday short film

Carson City's cozy streets and snowy peaks set the scene for the made-for-marketing movie, which invites visitors to experience an idyllic winter vacation in Nevada's capital city. CARSON CITY, Nev., Dec. ... Continue reading

InventHelp Inventor Develops New Cargo Rack for Bicycles (HOF-584)

InventHelp Inventor Develops New Cargo Rack for Bicycles (HOF-584)

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2024 -- "I needed a better way to transport larger and heavier loads on a bicycle," said an inventor, from Houston, Texas, "so I invented the EXPANDA RACK. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Report: New-Vehicle Prices Climb in November, While Higher Incentives Continue to Entice Buyers

Kelley Blue Book Report: New-Vehicle Prices Climb in November, While Higher Incentives Continue to Entice Buyers

New-vehicle prices in November were higher year over year for the second straight month, as vehicle costs reached $48,724. Incentive spending jumped to 8.0% of the average transaction price in November, an increase from 7.8% in October. ... Continue reading

Press Release - Delphi North America Launches Largest Parts Announcement of 2024

Press Release - Delphi North America Launches Largest Parts Announcement of 2024

Good afternoon, Please see the attached press release which was published earlier today<https://www.delphiautoparts.com/press-news/news-archive/article/2024/12/11/delphi-north-america-launches-largest-parts-announcement-of-2024> about Delphi North America’s Q4 New Number Announcement (NNA). Best regards, Sarah M ... Continue reading

Recognizing an Improved Insurance Marketplace in California, Farmers Insurance® to Expand Its Coverage Options in the State

Recognizing an Improved Insurance Marketplace in California, Farmers Insurance® to Expand Its Coverage Options in the State

Farmers Insurance Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Farmers Insurance) Farmers® Offerings for Condominium, Renters, and Umbrella to Reopen for New Customers, Along with Foremost® Landlord and Vacant Policies, in Phased Rollout WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Dec. ... Continue reading

SVN Marinas Oversees Successful Sale of Sea Love Marina in Ponce Inlet, Florida for $22M

SVN Marinas Oversees Successful Sale of Sea Love Marina in Ponce Inlet, Florida for $22M

PONCE INLET, Fla., Dec. 11, 2024 -- David Kendall, national marina specialist with SVN Nautilus, in collaboration with Carl Lentz, with SVN Alliance in Ormond Beach, is pleased to announce the successful $21,960,000 sale of Down the Hatch Seafood Restaurant and Sea Love Marina. ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates 8 Millionth Certified Used Vehicle Sale

Toyota Celebrates 8 Millionth Certified Used Vehicle Sale

Dec. 11, 2024, Sheehy Toyota of Laurel celebrates achievement as first-ever Certified Pre-Owned brand to surpass milestoneLAUREL, Md., Dec. 11, 2024 -- Toyota Certified Used Vehicles (TCUV), the number one certified pre-owned vehicle program in the nation, achieved its 8 millionth sale when Sheehy Toyota of Laurel sold ... Continue reading

Optimism on the Rise Among Auto Dealers Following Decisive Election Results, Says Cox Automotive Q4 2024 Dealer Sentiment Index

Optimism on the Rise Among Auto Dealers Following Decisive Election Results, Says Cox Automotive Q4 2024 Dealer Sentiment Index

ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2024 -- The Q4 2024 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI) reveals renewed optimism among U.S. automobile dealers. ... Continue reading

China and Global Automotive Software Business Models and Suppliers' Layout Research Report 2024: Software Development of OEMs is Developing Towards Platformization to Achieve Cost Reduction at Source - ResearchAndMarkets.com

China and Global Automotive Software Business Models and Suppliers' Layout Research Report 2024: Software Development of OEMs is Developing Towards Platformization to Achieve Cost Reduction at Source - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Software Business Models and Suppliers' Layout Research Report, 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Software business model research: from 'custom development' to 'IP/platformization', software enters the cost reduction cycle According to the vehicle software system ... Continue reading

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2024 -- With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter's ... Continue reading

NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract

NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2024 -- NASA has selected Nova Space Solutions, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide operations, services, maintenance, and infrastructure support for NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. ... Continue reading

Caterpillar Inc. Maintains Dividend

Caterpillar Inc. Maintains Dividend

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 -- The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. voted today to maintain the quarterly dividend of one dollar and forty-one cents ($1.41) per share of common stock, payable Feb. ... Continue reading

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Avfuel Corporation Takes First Delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced by Diamond Green Diesel

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Avfuel Corporation Takes First Delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced by Diamond Green Diesel

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 -- Darling Ingredients Inc. , the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced that Avfuel Corporation, the leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services, took the first delivery of sustainable aviation ... Continue reading

Fiji Airways launches first-ever nonstop flight between Dallas Fort Worth and the tropical paradise of Fiji

Fiji Airways launches first-ever nonstop flight between Dallas Fort Worth and the tropical paradise of Fiji

Bula! Fiji is now a direct flight away with Fiji Airways DALLAS FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 -- Fiji's national carrier, Fiji Airways, has launched its longest nonstop service today connecting Dallas Fort Worth in Texas with the tropical paradise of Fiji, initially operating three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursd ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Airbag Jacket Market: 31% of Growth to Originate from Europe, with AI Driving Market Transformation - Technavio

Motorcycle Airbag Jacket Market: 31% of Growth to Originate from Europe, with AI Driving Market Transformation - Technavio

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2024 -- Report with the AI impact on market trends - The global motorcycle airbag jacket market size is estimated to grow by USD 193.3 million from 2024 to 2028, according to Technavio. ... Continue reading

NASA to Discuss Firefly's First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight

NASA to Discuss Firefly's First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2024 -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. ... Continue reading

Automotive Seats Market to Reach $53.4 Billion by 2031 - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

Automotive Seats Market to Reach $53.4 Billion by 2031 - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

REDDING, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 -- According to a new market research report titled, 'Automotive Seats Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Vehicle Type (Passenger Cars, LCV, HCV), Seat Type, Seat Technology (Manual Seats, Powered Seats, Smart Seats), Material, Distribution Channel (OEMs and Aftermarket) ... Continue reading

InventHelp Inventors Develop New Luggage Cart for Wheelchair Users (HAD-322)

InventHelp Inventors Develop New Luggage Cart for Wheelchair Users (HAD-322)

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2024 -- "We wanted to create a safer and easier way for wheelchair users to transport their luggage while traveling," said one of two inventors, from Miami, Fla., "so we invented the TRANS- CARRY. ... Continue reading

36-Channel Automotive-Compliant Linear LED Driver from Diodes Incorporated for Display and Lighting Applications with Fault Reporting and Diagnostics

36-Channel Automotive-Compliant Linear LED Driver from Diodes Incorporated for Display and Lighting Applications with Fault Reporting and Diagnostics

PLANO, Texas--Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) today introduces a new 36-channel automotive-compliant* linear LED current driver. The AL5887Q, with its ability to drive RGB configurations as well as individual LEDs, addresses the need for OEMs to differentiate their brands by enabling designers to create different animated ... Continue reading

APAC automotive non-traction electric motors market to grow at 1.6% CAGR over 2024-29, forecasts GlobalData

APAC automotive non-traction electric motors market to grow at 1.6% CAGR over 2024-29, forecasts GlobalData

NEWS RELEASE Image For immediate release: 11 December 2024     APAC automotive non-traction electric motors market to grow at 1.6% CAGR over 2024-29, forecasts GlobalData The growth of the non-traction electric motors market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is driven by factors such as rising consumer demand ... Continue reading

BOLLINGER MOTORS GROWS EAST COAST PRESENCE SIGNING BERGEY'S TRUCK CENTERS TO ITS SALES AND SERVICE NETWORK

BOLLINGER MOTORS GROWS EAST COAST PRESENCE SIGNING BERGEY'S TRUCK CENTERS TO ITS SALES AND SERVICE NETWORK

Addition of Respected Commercial Dealer Group Increases Bollinger Motors' National Dealer Network to Over Fifty Locations OAK PARK, Mich., Dec. 11, 2024 -- Bollinger Motors, Inc., a commercial electric vehicle ("EV") manufacturer, has named Bergey's Truck Centers as an official Bollinger Motors dealer. ... Continue reading

Faraday Future Continues to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency by Insourcing its FF 91 2.0 EV Seats

Faraday Future Continues to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency by Insourcing its FF 91 2.0 EV Seats

LOS ANGELES--Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (“Faraday Future”, “FF” or “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced that it is insourcing the manufacturing of its FF 91 2.0 vehicle seats. This is one example of how the Company looks ... Continue reading

Volvo Begins Autonomous Operations for DHL Supply Chain in Texas

Volvo Begins Autonomous Operations for DHL Supply Chain in Texas

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 11, 2024 -- Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and DHL Supply Chain have taken a significant step towards transforming freight transportation with the launch of autonomous operations in the United States. ... Continue reading

Winbond Introduces the New Automotive-qualified W77T Secure Flash Memory

Winbond Introduces the New Automotive-qualified W77T Secure Flash Memory

TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Dec. 11, 2024 -- Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, today unveils the TrustME® W77T Secure Flash family, specifically designed for the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

Car users’ concerns to define interior of fully autonomous cars, citing 5th Global Automotive Consumer Survey by Asahi Kasei

Car users’ concerns to define interior of fully autonomous cars, citing 5th Global Automotive Consumer Survey by Asahi Kasei

Fully autonomous cars will become mobile living rooms, allowing car manufacturers to reimagine the future of car interiors. In its fifth annual survey, the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei asked car users in the four major automotive markets about their expectations and concerns regarding fully autonomous vehicl ... Continue reading

Changes to the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Changes to the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG

STUTTGART, Germany--The Supervisory Board of Mercedes-Benz Group AG has decided on changes to the company's Board of Management. In 2025, Mercedes-Benz will bid farewell to the highly esteemed board members Sabine Kohleisen, Renata Jungo Brüngger, and Hubertus Troska as their contracts expire and they retire. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy to Design and Build New Hydrogen Station for Riverside Transit Agency

Clean Energy to Design and Build New Hydrogen Station for Riverside Transit Agency

Clean Energy , the country’s largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market, has been awarded the contract to design and construct a new state-of-the-art hydrogen fueling station for Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) in California. The contract was won following a competitive solicitation and also i ... Continue reading

Ram 1500 Reigns as MotorTrend 2025 Truck of the Year

Ram 1500 Reigns as MotorTrend 2025 Truck of the Year

Ram 1500 Reigns as MotorTrend 2025 Truck of the Year® MotorTrend has named the Ram 1500 its 2025 Truck of the Year after weeks of testing, as editors of the automotive publication awarded high scores to the truck in every category of the competitive testing process. ... Continue reading

Refreshed And Updated: New 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander To Debut In North America In February 2025

Refreshed And Updated: New 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander To Debut In North America In February 2025

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2024 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today released the first official interior images of the new 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander seven-passenger SUV. ... Continue reading

U POWER Pioneers the Industry with the Launch of Autonomous Unmanned Battery Swapping Logistics Vehicles

U POWER Pioneers the Industry with the Launch of Autonomous Unmanned Battery Swapping Logistics Vehicles

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11, 2024 -- U Power Limited (the "Company" or "U Power"), a comprehensive EV battery power solution provider in China, announced today that the AI technology-based autonomous unmanned battery swapping logistics vehicle has been launched and has undergone road testing. ... Continue reading

Life As We Might Have Known It: What If Ethanol Was Our Primary Engine Fuel

Life As We Might Have Known It: What If Ethanol Was Our Primary Engine Fuel

Consumers never had the opportunity to vote on which fuel they wanted; there was never a national referendum. And in the years since the repeal of prohibition the public has never been told the truth about petroleum oil fuels, nor has the public been given the opportunity to vote to discontinue petroleum oil subsidies. ... Continue reading

2025 Toyota Camry XSE FWD - Review by David Colman

2025 Toyota Camry XSE FWD - Review by David Colman

The best Camry ever and that says a lot. ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Elantra N Line - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Hyundai Elantra N Line - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Rarely is the connection between a street car and a race car as proximate as the one Hyundai has forged for its prime grocery getter, the 5 passenger Elantra sedan. ... Continue reading

5 Common Engine Light Problems and Solutions to Avoid High Costs

5 Common Engine Light Problems and Solutions to Avoid High Costs

With vehicle maintenance costs increasing by 7% in the first half of 2024 (Automotive Fleet), drivers are feeling the financial pressure more than ever. Ignoring common engine light warnings can lead to breakdowns, turning small issues into costly repairs. ... Continue reading

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