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The Latest Innovations in Safety Technology: TRW to Highlight 'Safety for Everyone' at IAA Motor Show 2011

The Latest Innovations in Safety Technology: TRW to Highlight 'Safety for Everyone' at IAA Motor Show 2011

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced plans to highlight its commitment to 'the safety everyone deserves' at this year's Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), International Motorshow, in Frankfurt, Germany, from 13-- 25 September. The Company will demonstrate how it is developing advanced safety technolog ... Continue reading

250% Growth in Repossessed Vehicle Sales Since January 2011

250% Growth in Repossessed Vehicle Sales Since January 2011

OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, experienced a 250 percent growth in repossessed vehicle sales and a 75 percent sell-through rate in its recovery remarketing program since January 2011. ... Continue reading

SmartDrive's Instant Driver Feedback Can Reduce Fuel Consumption up to 24%

SmartDrive's Instant Driver Feedback Can Reduce Fuel Consumption up to 24%

SmartDrive Systems, a leader in fleet safety and operational efficiency, today announced at FedFleet 2011 in Orlando, FL, the findings of an ongoing study which show that commercial fleets can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 24% by employing more fuel-efficient driving techniques, eliminating unnecessary idling a ... Continue reading

$2.4 Billion Net Income for Ford in Second Quarter 2011

$2.4 Billion Net Income for Ford in Second Quarter 2011

Second quarter net income was $2.4 billion, or 59 cents per share, a $201 million decrease from second quarter 2010. Pre-tax operating profit was $2.9 billion, or 65 cents per share, a decrease of $64 million from second quarter 2010. Automotive pre-tax operating profit was $2.3 billion for the second quarter, an incre ... Continue reading

The Global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Market to Grow At A CAGR Of 7.7 Percent over the Period of 2010 through 2014

The Global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Market to Grow At A CAGR Of 7.7 Percent over the Period of 2010 through 2014

Research and Markets (has announced the addition of the "Global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Market 2010-2014" report to their offering. Global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Market 2010-2014 Tax Incentives Encouraging Use of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Technavio's report, which examines the APAC, Ame ... Continue reading

Same-Sex Partners in Illinois Get Savings on Car Insurance From Esurance

Same-Sex Partners in Illinois Get Savings on Car Insurance From Esurance

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, today announced that it is offering new car insurance savings to same-sex partners in Illinois. The state of Illinois' Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act went into effect on June 1, 2011, allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions ... Continue reading

Vehicular Communications Could Make Driving Much, Much Safer

Vehicular Communications Could Make Driving Much, Much Safer

VC Technology Could Reduce Worldwide Road Crash Deaths; Save Billions in Costs by Giving Drivers "Eyes Behind Their Head" Navigation Capability Saving lives by reducing vehicle accidents and millions of resulting annual deaths is a compelling reason for the world to care about Vehicular Communications (VC) technology t ... Continue reading

Lots of Bottoms Will Be Comfortable in the 2013 Chevy Malibu

Lots of Bottoms Will Be Comfortable in the 2013 Chevy Malibu

Chevrolet Malibu seat performance engineers Daniel Cohen and Cheryl Hajciar know more about keeping hindquarters happy than a good masseuse. Cohen and Hajciar are tasked with ensuring that customers of all shapes and sizes get maximum comfort when sitting in the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Says It Fully Repaid Government Loans Six Years Ahead of Schedule

Chrysler Says It Fully Repaid Government Loans Six Years Ahead of Schedule

Net Revenues in Q2 2011 were $13.7 billion, up 30 percent from $10.5 billion in Q2 2010 Net Loss reported for Q2 2011 totaled $370 million compared to a Net Loss of $172 million in Q2 2010; excluding a non-recurring $551 million charge on the extinguishment of debt, Adjusted Net Income(a) in Q2 2011 totaled $181 millio ... Continue reading

Brad Jackson Picked As Director of Communications For Continental Automotive's NAFTA Region

Brad Jackson Picked As Director of Communications For Continental Automotive's NAFTA Region

Continental Automotive has appointed Brad Jackson as Director of Communications for its NAFTA Region. Jackson comes to the company with more than 20 years of experience in communications, nearly 15 of which have been spent within the automotive sector. ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: China Domestic Automotive OEMs Target Telematics Market

Strategy Analytics: China Domestic Automotive OEMs Target Telematics Market

BOSTON--The next wave of telematics systems in China will be based on smartphone connectivity, and will harness the power of 3G networks, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, “China Domestic OEM Telematics Solutions - Chang'an In Call & Its Local Counterparts. ... Continue reading

GPS Insight Announces Integration of GPS Tracking Data with Partner Software

GPS Insight Announces Integration of GPS Tracking Data with Partner Software

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--GPS Insight, a leading provider of GPS tracking solutions for co-op, municipal and commercial fleets, has partnered with Partner Software, Inc. By integrating GPS Insight's tracking technology into Partner Software's Map Viewer, utility cooperatives can better track their resources and service teams, ... Continue reading

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Will Get Plug-In Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations from DTE Energy

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Will Get Plug-In Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations from DTE Energy

WHAT: DTE Energy will unveil a program that includes the installation of four Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) public charging stations at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The four at the airport will be part of a program to install 16 PEV public charging stations throughout its Southeastern Michigan service ar ... Continue reading

Aluminum Producer Novelis Plans $200 Million Expansion in New York to Meet Rising Automotive Demand

Aluminum Producer Novelis Plans $200 Million Expansion in New York to Meet Rising Automotive Demand

Novelis, the world's largest producer of rolled aluminum, today announced it will invest approximately $200 million to expand its rolling operations in Oswego, NY, in response to escalating demand for aluminum sheet in the United States. The expansion will result in a capacity increase of 200 kt, five times the company ... Continue reading

Progressive Gives Its Customers A Jump On the Weather

Progressive Gives Its Customers A Jump On the Weather

PR Newswire MADISON, Wis., July 25, 2011 MADISON, Wis., July 25, 2011 -- Weather Central, a global provider of enterprise weather solutions and forecasting, today announced an agreement with Progressive Insurance that will leverage the company's Live:Wire HailZone data and radar analytics to provide advanced warning of ... Continue reading

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