Chevrolet 'Diamonds and Dreams' a Home Run for Youth Baseball and Local Communities +VIDEO
Sep 28, 2011
As Major League Baseball® and millions of fans prepare for the playoffs, Chevrolet and their dealers are preparing to make next season a home run for tomorrow's baseball stars in over 100 communities. Chevrolet in partnership with The Scotts Company LLC, Ripken Baseball, Ripken Design, Rawlings Sporting Goods, MLB Adv ... Continue reading
Automotive Finishing Company Selects IQMS Industry Specific Manufacturing ERP Solution
Sep 28, 2011
IQMS, designer and developer of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, today announced that it has been chosen by automotive components finisher, Lakeland Finishing Corporation, for its software's superior inventory traceability and company-wide synergy with Lakeland Finishing's current manufacturin ... Continue reading
Sep 28, 2011
Most comprehensive campaign to date runs in 15 top Hispanic markets 'A Todo, Con Todo' message captures consumer mindset and true essence of Ram -- to everything, with everything Bi-lingual Ram Truck owners provide real life testimonials Ads created in Spanish and English. The Ram Truck brand is connecting with the His ... Continue reading
Sep 28, 2011
Simbol Materials today announced the start of commercial production of the world's highest-purity lithium carbonate for use in electrolytes for electric vehicle batteries and other energy storage applications. The company, with its newly opened facility located near the geologically unique Salton Sea in Imperial Valley ... Continue reading
Volkswagen to Expand U.S. Presence With New Regional Sales Office in Dallas
Sep 28, 2011
Volkswagen of America (VWoA) today announced it will open a fifth regional sales office in the Dallas metropolitan area to further strengthen the company's relationships with customers and dealers. As a vital part of Volkswagen's long-term commitment to the U.S. market, the expansion will help facilitate future growth ... Continue reading
Reduce CO2 Emissions, Increase Electric Vehicle Range with Saflex S Series Advanced Solar Interlayer
Sep 28, 2011
Solutia Inc. the world's leading producer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminated glass, today announced the commercial availability of its new Saflex S Series Interlayer for automotive applications. ... Continue reading
3M and Umicore Expand Their Nickel, Manganese and Cobalt Cathode Materials Relationship
Sep 28, 2011
3M and Umicore have entered into a second technology license agreement that further expands the use of nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries. Under the agreement, 3M grants Umicore license to a family of low cobalt NMC cathode material compositions for manufacture and sales to li ... Continue reading
Sep 28, 2011
Sept. 28 What: Chrysler Group LLC will distribute five Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to Central Hudson Gas & Electric and National Grid officials as part of a national demonstration program for evaluation and testing of the trucks for three years. When: Thurs., Sept. 29, 2011 Press conf ... Continue reading
SAE International Book Details Development of Chevy Volt
Sep 28, 2011
As one of theautomotive engineering industry's most storied vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt has been the subject of hundreds of articles over the last few years as it went from a concept car to a reality. That car is the subject of a book from SAE International focusing on the incredible story of the vehicle's development ... Continue reading
Sep 28, 2011
Two lucky pet owners will be test driving new 2012 Subaru Foresters from their homes to BarkWorld Expo 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. on September 29 outfitted with PocketFinder GPS Vehicle Locators that allow fellow attendees and pet lovers to follow the pets (and their owners) along the route. ... Continue reading
Innovative Forward Collision Warning (FCW) System in the new BMW 1-Series
Sep 28, 2011
The new BMW 1-Series offers an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) developed by BMW, Autoliv and Mobileye. The system includes five functions: Speed Limit Indication (SLI), Non-Passing Indication (NPI), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), High Beam Assist (HBA) and Forward Collision Warnings (FCW), all controlled by a s ... Continue reading
Sep 28, 2011
Ten plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC Real world city miles to be accumulated on demonstration vehicles over the next three years. ... Continue reading
OnStar Reverses Decision to Change Terms and Conditions
Sep 27, 2011
OnStar announced today it is reversing its proposed Terms and Conditions policy changes and will not keep a data connection to customers' vehicles after the OnStar service is canceled. OnStar recently sent e-mails to customers telling them that effective Dec. 1, their service would change so that data from a customer v ... Continue reading
Sep 27, 2011
America's largest motor club demonstrates leadership in electric vehicle industry once again with installation of charging station at national office Today, AAA launched the second phase of their industry-leading electric vehicle initiative with the installation of a charging station at the AAA National office. The sta ... Continue reading
Sep 27, 2011
WiTricity Corporation (WiTricity), IHI Corporation (IHI) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) have agreed to join forces to research and develop easily deployable electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging systems readily compatible with electric grids which will make life easier for EV users in the future. The partner ... Continue reading
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