First Student Urges Motorists to "See Yellow" for National School Bus Safety Week
Oct 11, 2011
They're big, they're yellow and they are carrying precious cargo. That's why First Student, the nation's largest school transportation provider, is urging motorists to "See Yellow" to support National School Bus Safety Week, October 17-21, 2011. "With more than 480,000 school buses back on the road this year transporti ... Continue reading
All-New 2012 Kia Rio 5-Door Brings a Different Kind of Horsepower to Texas
Oct 11, 2011
With all-new ISG technology, class-leading horsepower and fuel economy of up to 40 miles per gallon (mpg), the all-new 2012 Rio 5-door hatchback officially debuted today in Texas Hill Country. Set to join the Kia Motors America (KMA) lineup in the coming weeks and be joined by its sedan sibling later this year, the Rio ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Passenger Cars: Deliveries After Three Quarters Up 12.3 Percent to 3.81 Million Vehicles
Oct 11, 2011
Over the first three quarters of the year, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand has continued to grow deliveries, handing over 3.81 (January ââ¬â September 2010: 3.39; +12.3 percent) million vehicles to customers. For the month of September, the brand reported 472,100 (September 2010: 415,100; +13.7 percent) ... Continue reading
Seegrid Robotic Industrial Trucks Hosted White House Job Council
Oct 11, 2011
Seegrid Vision-Guided Pallet Trucks are the leader in Robotic Industrial Trucks. Today Seegrid hosted President Obama's Job Council for a Manufacturing Listening and Action Session roundtable. This session provided industrial executives the opportunity to share their views and network with those advising the president. ... Continue reading
TRW Unveils New Hybrid Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Oct 11, 2011
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has developed its next generation tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) a hybrid system which uses a combination of sensing technologies to provide automatic location functionality. The system uses basic, wheel-mounted direct TPMS sensors to measure the pressure and temperature of the air ... Continue reading
TomTom Partners with Ford Offering Semi-Integrated Navigation in Europe
Oct 11, 2011
TomTom, today announces that it will integrate its GO LIVE 1000 and GO LIVE 1005 models with a specifically designed cradle for Ford models in Europe*. This solution provides a clean semi-integrated solution, with all wires worked away in the dashboard, no suction mount and automatic powering of the device. In addition ... Continue reading
Johnson Electric Launches Actuator for Automotive Grill Shutter
Oct 11, 2011
Johnson Electric today announced an actuator product line for automotive grill shutters. The Saia-burgess GS branded product line offers the industry's widest speed and torque range in a compact package. The actuator lineup aligns with the design requirements of automatic grill shutters in a range of vehicles. ... Continue reading
New Partnership Launches Teen-Focused Strive For A Safer Drive
Oct 11, 2011
Teens will be in the driver's seat during a new safe driving initiative. More than 300 high schools in 11 pilot counties are being invited to take part in a potentially life-saving project aimed at making students better and safer drivers. Strive For A Safer Drive (S4SD) provides funding and resources to help teens tal ... Continue reading
ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to Meet November 17-18 in Arlington, VA
Oct 10, 2011
All Interested Parties Invited to Participate in Development of U.S. Standardization Roadmap -- The ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will convene its second plenary meeting on November 17-18, 2011, in Arlington, Virginia, to continue work on a strategic roadmap identifying the standards and conformity asse ... Continue reading
SAE Foundation Named Finalist in National Innovation Competition
Oct 10, 2011
The SAE Foundation is a finalist in the "Partnering for Excellence: Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education" competition hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Opportunity Equation, and Ashoka Changemakers. The goal of the competition is to find innovative solutions for bringing sci ... Continue reading
Nissan Brings Top Athletes to Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin
Oct 10, 2011
As part of Nissan's mission to encourage healthy lifestyles, Innovation for Endurance by Nissan and Rodale, Inc. will host cycling coach Chris Carmichael and pro-cyclist Levi Leipheimer at the 2011 Team LIVESTRONG® Challenge Austin, October 14-16. In the fifth year as the official automotive sponsor of the Team LIVEST ... Continue reading
Intertek Shale Oil and Gas Services on Display at the DUG Eagle Ford Shale Conference
Oct 10, 2011
Intertek, a leading provider of quality testing, inspection and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, presents technical services and expertise supporting the growing shale oil and gas industry at the DUG Eagle Ford Conference in San Antonio, Texas, October 10-12, 2011. Attendees are welcome t ... Continue reading
Nissan Expands Partnership With Habitat for Humanity International
Oct 10, 2011
Today Nissan Americas announced a significant expansion of its longstanding partnership with Habitat for Humanity International with a $2.5 million donation. Nissan's vision is to invite all its stakeholders to participate in the partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Point-of-sale materials in dealerships and communic ... Continue reading
FIAT USA Debuts First Fiat 500 Commercial Featuring Jennifer Lopez
Oct 10, 2011
First Fiat 500 commercial featuring Jennifer Lopez begins to air Monday, Oct. 10 on national broadcast and cable networks New ad, 'My World,' features song, 'Until It Beats No More,' from Lopez's new album 'Love?' (Island Def Jam) Additional Fiat 500 advertising to follow in partnership with Jennifer Lopez later in t ... Continue reading
Alcoa Defense Introduces ArmX Armor, Latest Innovation in Armor Alloys
Oct 10, 2011
Alcoa announced today the launch of the latest innovation in armor alloys that provide optimal protection and survivability for the Defense market with the advantages of light weighting with aluminum. The new armor solution was introduced today at the annual AUSA show here. ... Continue reading
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