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INRIX Partners with BMW to Introduce Intermodal Navigation in the New i3 and i8 Electric Vehicles

INRIX Partners with BMW to Introduce Intermodal Navigation in the New i3 and i8 Electric Vehicles

2014 International CES “ INRIX is partnering with BMW to help reshape personal mobility worldwide with the introduction of the industry's first in-car intermodal navigation system. ... Continue reading

Blue Link Will Allow Hyundai Owners to Remotely Access Features and Information through Wearable Devices like Google Glass

Blue Link Will Allow Hyundai Owners to Remotely Access Features and Information through Wearable Devices like Google Glass

The way people interact with their cars is about to change. No longer is controlling a vehicle remotely through a gadget reserved for comic books, super hero movies or secret agents. Hyundai's next generation of products, starting with the all-new 2015 Genesis, will allow owners to connect with their vehicle using wear ... Continue reading

Champion Racing Oil to Attend Annual Motorsports Manufacturers Council at January Media Trade Conference

Champion Racing Oil to Attend Annual Motorsports Manufacturers Council at January Media Trade Conference

The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) is a division of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). Established specifically for performance companies involved in manufacturing performance products used in racing applications, the MPMC has invited Champion to assist with addressing industry-specific ... Continue reading

Elektrobit Presents Future of Automotive Software at 2014 International CES

Elektrobit Presents Future of Automotive Software at 2014 International CES

2014 International CES --Elektrobit Automotive: WHAT – Elektrobit Automotive (EB) executives at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas (Jan. 7-10) will be available to discuss next-generation automotive infotainment systems and navigation trends by phone or at the company’s exhibit (North Hall – Booth 3 ... Continue reading

Lawson Products to Present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference

Lawson Products to Present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference

Lawson Products, Inc. (“Lawson” or the "Company"), a distributor of products and services to the MRO marketplace, today announced that Michael DeCata, President and CEO, and Ronald Knutson, Executive Vice President and CFO, will be presenting at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference on Monday, January 13 ... Continue reading

Dana Holding Corporation to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2014 Global Auto Industry Conference on Jan. 14

Dana Holding Corporation to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2014 Global Auto Industry Conference on Jan. 14

Dana Holding Corporation announced today it will participate in the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference on Jan. 14, 2014, in Detroit, Mich. President and Chief Executive Officer Roger Wood and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bill Quigley will provide a brief overview of the company and an ... Continue reading

Snow Tyres Take More Europeans To The Alps

Snow Tyres Take More Europeans To The Alps

An increasing number of British skiers and snowboarders are opting for holidays to European ski resorts to enjoy good snow conditions. However, driving to ski resorts in many European countries brings with it driving issues particularly in relation to tyres. It is common for many European motorists to have two sets of ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Terminates Merger Agreement with Apollo Tyres

Cooper Tire Terminates Merger Agreement with Apollo Tyres

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced it has terminated the merger agreement with Apollo Tyres (NSE:ApolloTYRE). “It is time to move our business forward” “It is time to move our business forward,” said Cooper Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Roy Armes. “While the strategi ... Continue reading

Apollo Tyres Comments on Cooper Tire's Decision to Terminate Merger Agreement

Apollo Tyres Comments on Cooper Tire's Decision to Terminate Merger Agreement

Apollo Tyres Ltd (NSE: ApolloTYRE) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company that it has terminated the Merger Agreement with Apollo announced on June 12, 2013: “Apollo is disappointed that Cooper has prematurely attempted to terminate our Merger Agreeme ... Continue reading

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

The annual Toyo Tires® Dakar® Rally Blog is back at ToyoTires.com/Dakar with exclusive pre-race features and soon, daily coverage of the world's most grueling, most unpredictable race. Covering nearly 3,500 miles over 13 days of competition, racers never know what Dakar will throw at them. This year, drivers will jou ... Continue reading

New Competition for University and Incubator Startups Launches at the Connected World Conference During the 2014 Chicago Auto Show

New Competition for University and Incubator Startups Launches at the Connected World Conference During the 2014 Chicago Auto Show

2014 Chicago Auto Show Connected World Conference 2014 CHICAGO--You may be reading about the next Steve Jobs in the April/May 2014 issue of Connected World magazine when the winners from the first annual startup competition are announced. Startups located in incubators and universities are encouraged to throw their hat ... Continue reading

China Yuchai's 2013 Engine Sales Expected to Exceed 500,000 units

China Yuchai's 2013 Engine Sales Expected to Exceed 500,000 units

China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that engine sales by its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL") is expected to exceed 500,000 units in 2013 compared with 431,350 units in 2012. GYMCL's total unit sales in 2013 is anticipated to ... Continue reading

Improved Safety Belt Helps Those with Arthritis

Improved Safety Belt Helps Those with Arthritis

"One of our best friends suffers from arthritis, which makes it very difficult for her to buckle and unbuckle her safety belt," said one of two inventors from Grand Rapids, Mich. "We hated seeing her in pain. That is why we came up with this idea." They developed the ULTIMATE SAFETY BELT SYSTEM to enable the user to bu ... Continue reading

BRM Announces Cylinder Honing Tools for Universal Joints

BRM Announces Cylinder Honing Tools for Universal Joints

Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM), maker of cylinder hones and automotive brushes, is announcing Flex-Hone® tools for surface finishing the bores of universal joints. Flexible hones are used in a range of automotive applications, including engine block honing, brake rotor finishing, cylinder wall deglazing, and cro ... Continue reading

Eaton Scientific Systems is Pleased to Announce Testing of the EcoFlora Spark Plug

Eaton Scientific Systems is Pleased to Announce Testing of the EcoFlora Spark Plug

Eaton Scientific Systems, Inc. (ESSI) is pleased to announce the next tests of the EcoFlora Spark Plug. Mike Borkowski, CEO, said, "We are excited to take this to the next level. We have evidence validating our product and technology. We ran tests of our Spark Plugs against top name brands plugs over the weekend. We ra ... Continue reading

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