Dow Kokam Powers Medium-Duty PHEV/EV Commercial Vehicles for Fleet Operations
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire MIDLAND, Mich., March 7, 2011 MIDLAND, Mich., March 7, 2011 -- Dow Kokam, a leading large-format battery system producer, announced today in advance of the Work Truck Show that it has signed two new agreements to provide advanced lithium-ion battery solutions to power medium-duty plug-in hybrid electric (PH ... Continue reading
New Fujitsu CD-less Audio Design Kit Enables Low-Power, Low-Cost Digital Audio Systems for Vehicles
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 7, 2011 SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 7, 2011 -- Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (FSA) today introduced a new CD-less Audio Design Kit, a complete reference solution featuring decoding and playback of popular digital audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA), Ogg Audio and A ... Continue reading
Bosch Recognised as a Business Superbrand for 2011
Mar 7, 2011
DENHAM, England, March 7, 2011 -- The announcement of Superbrands 2011 confirms Bosch as one of the UK's leading business to business brands. The announcement follows a robust research process administered independently by The Centre for Brand Analysis, which analysed the views of an Expert Council and 2,000 UK busines ... Continue reading
Atmel Releases Automotive-Qualified 32-bit AVR MCU Family for Motor Control Applications
Mar 6, 2011
PR Newswire NUREMBERG, Germany, March 2, 2011 NUREMBERG, Germany, March 2, 2011 -- Embedded World Nuremberg 2011 -- Atmel® Corporation , a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the release of the Atmel UC3C AT32UC3C0512C AVR® microcontroller with 512KB of embedded flash memory.  As a co ... Continue reading
Fire In Parts Plant Slows Auto Production
Mar 6, 2011
A fire on Wednesday at an auto parts plant northwest of Detroit has forced production cuts by two automakers and could spread to three others. So far General Motors Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. have closed plants, cut shifts or they have stopped making some models due to a parts shortage. The plant also makes parts for Fo ... Continue reading
Kawasaki Motors Teams Up With Shopatron to Create Online Store in UK
Mar 5, 2011
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 3, 2011 -- Kawasaki Motors UK has partnered with retail-integrated eCommerce provider Shopatron to launch a new online store stocked with the very latest Kawasaki branded clothing and merchandise. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101109/SHOPATRONLOGO) The store, accessible v ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts to Present at the 2011 Bank of America Consumer Conference
Mar 5, 2011
ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories and maintenance items, will be presenting at the 2011 Bank of America Consumer Conference in New York City, on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 9:40 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. A live broadcast of the presentation will ... Continue reading
Mar 5, 2011
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Penske Automotive Group, Inc., , an international automotive retailer, today announced that it is notifying holders of the $150,602,000 outstanding principal amount of its 3.5% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") that pursuant to the terms of the Notes, they have an opt ... Continue reading
Mar 5, 2011
PR Newswire SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $7.01 million cost-shared technology development contract by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybr ... Continue reading
Carstache - The New Global Leader in Automotive Facial Hair
Mar 4, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jeff Abraham/Jonas PR (310) 656-3355 - jeff@jonaspr.com Carstache(r) Car Mustaches - The New Global Leader in Automotive Facial Hair San Francisco, CA -- Carstache LLC <http://www.carstache.com> has unveiled a new product that literally enhances the face of the entire automotive industry ... Continue reading
General Tire Kicks Off the Highly Anticipated Miss Mint 400 Competition
Mar 3, 2011
PR Newswire FORT MILL, S.C., March 3, 2011 FORT MILL, S.C., March 3, 2011 -- The General Tire Miss Mint 400 competition is back for its 3rd consecutive year. General Tire is turning up the heat for the 2011 Mint 400 race by kicking off the event with the Miss Mint 400 competition which started on Feb 28, 2011. Girls fr ... Continue reading
Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks Discusses Lightweight Fuel Tanks at ITB Conference
Mar 3, 2011
PR Newswire DETROIT, March 3, 2011 DETROIT, March 3, 2011 -- To demonstrate effective, low mass designs for steel-intensive fuel tanks of future vehicles, representatives from the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks (SASFT) presented "An Approach for Developing Lightweight Steel Tanks for Advanced Hybrid Electric V ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2011
PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 3, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 3, 2011 -- TI Automotive ââ¬â a global supplier of automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology ââ¬â showcased its innovative new slosh and pressurized plastic fuel tanks for hybrid-electric vehicles at the I ... Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal Names Boston-Power A Top 10 Clean-Tech Company
Mar 3, 2011
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, battery modules and battery systems, has been named a Top 10 Clean-Tech Company by The Wall Street Journal. Published in todayââ¬â¢s issue, Boston-Power is recognized alongside other game-changi ... Continue reading
Strategy Analytics: ADAS Piggy-Backs on Existing Sensors
Mar 3, 2011
BOSTON--The Strategy Analytics insight, ââ¬ÅNew ADAS Systems: Reaching Compact Segments, Reaching Greater Volumes, More Sensor Fusion,ââ¬??? shows that automotive OEMs are further extending the reach of Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) Systems. âNew ADAS Systems: Reaching Compact Segments, Reachi ... Continue reading
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