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BullBag Corporation Supports the US Marines Toys for Tots Program at the Guilford CT Tree Lighting

BullBag Corporation Supports the US Marines Toys for Tots Program at the Guilford CT Tree Lighting

KILLINGWORTH, Conn., Dec. 1, 2017 -- BullBag Corporation, the originator of The BullBag®, "The Reusable Dumpster Bag®" announces they will be on the Guilford CT Green this Friday, December 1, 2017 assisting the US Marines collect new unwrapped toys for their Christmas toy drive. BullBag Corporation is a proud support ... Continue reading

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Comparison of the VLS-128 point cloud (top) to the HDL-64 point cloud (bottom) highlights how Velodyne’s new flagship model delivers 10 times higher resolving power than the HDL-64, allowing it to see objects more clearly and from greater distances. (Photo: Business Wire) Comparison ... Continue reading

New-Car Sales To Drop 1 Percent Year-Over-Year, Record Second Highest November On Record, According To Kelley Blue Book

New-Car Sales To Drop 1 Percent Year-Over-Year, Record Second Highest November On Record, According To Kelley Blue Book

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2017 -- New-vehicle sales are expected to fall 1 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.36 million units in October 2017, resulting in an estimated 17.1 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book. ... Continue reading

Mahindra Automotive North America Opens New HQ and Manufacturing Facility in Metro Detroit as Part of North American Growth Strategy

Mahindra Automotive North America Opens New HQ and Manufacturing Facility in Metro Detroit as Part of North American Growth Strategy

The new facility will produce an off-highway vehicle which will extend Mahindra's current position in this growing segment. Designed and engineered by MANA, the vehicle promises to be unlike anything currently on the market. ... Continue reading

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2017; Niklas Pollard and Heather Somerville writing for Reuters reported that Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The non-binding framewor ... Continue reading

Goodyear Blimp 'Santa Claus Express' Returns to Town for Toys for Tots

Goodyear Blimp 'Santa Claus Express' Returns to Town for Toys for Tots

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2017 -- The Goodyear Blimps and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve will conduct their seventh joint maneuver next month benefitting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation at the company's airship base in Florida. ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Reserves Tesla Trucks

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Reserves Tesla Trucks

LOWELL, Ark.—J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. , one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced that it placed a reservation to purchase multiple Tesla Semi tractors to be manufactured by Tesla. The electric tractor was unveiled by Tesla at an event on November 16. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Opens Digital Research & Development Center In Tel Aviv Israel

Mercedes-Benz Opens Digital Research & Development Center In Tel Aviv Israel

Israeli technologies, culture, mind-set and talent pool offer strategic opportunities to help Daimler advance its CASE strategy. ... Continue reading

Awarded Two 2017 Automotive Communications Awards

Awarded Two 2017 Automotive Communications Awards

Marx Group was awarded two Automotive Communications Awards at the 2017 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. The first award, in the business-to-business category was for Best Website - Analytics showing success of new website, for its own website, marxgrp.com. ... Continue reading

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Winter Hopefuls join Toyota’s Team of Inspiring Athletes

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Winter Hopefuls join Toyota’s Team of Inspiring Athletes

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 16, 2017— Imagine a world where mobility is no guarantee. ... Continue reading

Workhorse Announces First Manned Flight of SureFly™ Electric Hybrid Octocopter

Workhorse Announces First Manned Flight of SureFly™ Electric Hybrid Octocopter

CINCINNATI, Nov. 16, 2017 -- Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective solutions to the commercial electric transportation sector, today announced it will conduct the first manned flight of its SureFly™ personal hybrid octocopter on January 8 in Las Vega ... Continue reading

Client Command Automotive Marketing Company Wins Award

Client Command Automotive Marketing Company Wins Award

"We are so honored to win one of the first-ever Acceleration Awards and believe strongly in the panel's commitment to selecting products that help rapidly increase dealership profitability," said Jonathan Lucenay, CEO of Client Command. "We strive to give dealerships solutions that increase profitability from the momen ... Continue reading

Ipsos RDA Study Finds U.S. Dealerships Not Prepared for the EV Invasion

Ipsos RDA Study Finds U.S. Dealerships Not Prepared for the EV Invasion

The inaugural Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales Experience and Best Practice Study is a syndicated partnered project between Ipsos RDA Automotive and the Ipsos Loyalty’s mystery shopping practice — the largest such practice in the world. The study was conducted in September and October of 2017. This mystery shop project ... Continue reading

Romeo Power Technology Inaugurates the West Coast’s First Dedicated Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Manufacturing Facility

Romeo Power Technology Inaugurates the West Coast’s First Dedicated Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Manufacturing Facility

The inauguration of the West Coast’s first dedicated battery pack manufacturing facility was marked with a celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony by Romeo’s executive team for employees, local public officials and community guests. ... Continue reading

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