Jan 11, 2008
BURSCHEID, Germany and DETROIT, Michigan, January 11 -- - A Comprehensive Product Portfolio at This Year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit Johnson Controls creates smart environments to develop automotive interiors that are more comfortable, safe and sustainable. This is why smart products, systems, t ... Continue reading
Making Sustainability Top-of-Mind Improves Johnson Controls' Bottom Line
Jan 11, 2008
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10 -- Johnson Controls, a Fortune 70 company that creates smart environments for vehicles, homes and workplaces, today announced the release of the company's 2007 Business and Sustainability report. The report outlines the company's new vision for "a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world," highli ... Continue reading
Report Says Navigation Systems Seriously Undermine Road Safety
Jan 9, 2008
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, January 8, 2008; Using a new research method, the Stichting Onderzoek Navigatiesystemen ("Navigation Systems Research Foundation") has discovered why navigation systems cannot find ring roads in cities. Software errors are the cause. The Foundation predicts a catastrophic development if the ... Continue reading
Toyota Boshoku America Announces Merger of Two Companies in Mexico
Jan 9, 2008
Major Auto Industry Supplier to Consolidate Interior Parts Production Companies RAMOS ARIZPE, COAHUILA, Mexico, Jan. 8 -- Toyota Boshoku America (TBA) leaders announced today, the recent merger of two of its sister automotive parts production subsidiaries located in Northeast Mexico. Toyota Boshoku is aiming to establi ... Continue reading
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. Announces Closing of the Telematics Wireless Sale Transaction
Jan 8, 2008
AZOUR, Israel, January 8 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. is pleased to announce that further to its announcement made on November 19, 2007 concerning the execution of an agreement for the sale of it's subsidiary Telematics wireless Ltd to ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd, at a valuation of $90 million, co ... Continue reading
Ford and GM 'Muscle' Cars Can Be Green Too
Jan 8, 2008
New Pulstar(TM) CB1 pulse plug improves horsepower and fuel economy ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 8 -- Enerpulse, Inc. has released its Pulstar model CB1 pulse plug designed for pre-1996 Ford and General Motors cars and light duty trucks. Pulstar holds eight U.S. and foreign patents and pulse plugs were developed as a drop-i ... Continue reading
Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll Cites Gas Prices as No. 1 Economic Concern
Jan 7, 2008
Car Care Council's Gas Savings Tips Can Save Big Money at the Pump BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 7 -- In a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, Americans cite gasoline prices as the economic woe that most affects them. The Car Care Council warns that putting off vehicle care and maintenance can make matters worse. Proper ve ... Continue reading
LIONAX Reaches Key Milestone in its Digital Pressure Sensor Development
Jan 7, 2008
PARIS, January 7 -- LIONAX, the first Chinese company listed on Euronext, announces today that it has reached a key milestone in developing the industry's leading next generation Digital Pressure Sensor (DPS). DPS is a critical component in Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) in terms of both function and cost. In t ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2008
LAS VEGAS, CES 2008, January 7 -- OKI Electric Industry, Co., Ltd., the leading Japanese electronic equipment manufacturer and Alpine Electronics Inc, Japan's leading manufacturer of in-car audio equipment, mobile multimedia components and in-car navigation systems joined forces with Runcom Technologies Ltd, the pionee ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2008
Xilinx, Xylon and Altia team up to deliver small form factor and scalability, enabling a new era in low-cost FPGA graphics and video control applications LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 -- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, announced the availability o ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2008
- 3-D map content with detailed landmark graphics and road elevations offer travelers an intuitive way to explore new surroundings - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 -- A leading worldwide supplier of personal GPS products, Mio Technology Corporation is showcasing its new 4.3-inch C620 car navigation system equipped with the latest T ... Continue reading
Clarion Announces a Revolutionary New Product to Lead the Way in the Mobile Internet Device Category
Jan 7, 2008
'Clarion's MiND device is the next generation of mobile navigation with Internet connectivity' LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 -- Clarion Corporation of America and Clarion Co., Ltd, a leading global manufacturer of mobile electronics, announce the introduction of MiND (Mobile Internet Navigation Device). MiND is based on the Intel ... Continue reading
Continental Technology 'Drives' Cars That Drive Themselves
Jan 7, 2008
"The Boss" Autonomous Vehicle on Display at Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The Boss," the Chevy Tahoe making national news today as GM announces that cars that drive themselves could be ready for sale within a decade, is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show. It features s ... Continue reading
Visteon and 3M Announce New Technology Collaboration
Jan 7, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2008 -- Visteon Corporation and 3M announced a global advanced technology collaboration today at a 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) press conference in Las Vegas. The companies unveiled a jointly developed demonstration vehicle showcasing more than 50 technologies designed to enhanc ... Continue reading
New Maximum Performance Detectors - A Dashboard 'Must-Have'
Jan 4, 2008
Cobra Electronics Announces Newly Designed 2008 Line of Maximum Performance, Full-Color Radar Detectors LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 -- Chicago-based Cobra Electronics today announced the launch of its new Super-Xtreme Range Superheterodyne(TM) Maximum Performance 12 Band(TM) 2008 radar line. Following the success of the wireless ... Continue reading
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