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Transportation Appliances For Sale In China

Transportation Appliances For Sale In China

Automakers typically want their cars to stand out. However, China’s push for greener vehicles is prompting Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Mitsubishi to resort to an unusual move: they’re set to sell the same car. ... Continue reading

DENSO to Open New Facility at Haneda Airport for Automated Driving Technology Development and Testing

DENSO to Open New Facility at Haneda Airport for Automated Driving Technology Development and Testing

DENSO Corporation (DENSO), the world's second largest mobility supplier, today announced it will establish a new facility at Haneda Airport in Tokyo to develop and test automated driving technologies. The facility, which is expected to be complete by June 2020, will feature a building and proving ground for mobility sy ... Continue reading

Here’s My Vote for Lane Departure Warnings

Here’s My Vote for Lane Departure Warnings

Consumers praise the buzzers, beepers or chips alert them to unintentional drifting. The car itself sounds a warning or in some vehicles helps steer it back toward the center of the lane. In an earlier report, Consumer Reports found more than 77 percent of Cadillac, Hyundai and Tesla owners were very satisfied with the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to Invest in Israel and Deploy First Autonomous EV Ride-Hailing Service

Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to Invest in Israel and Deploy First Autonomous EV Ride-Hailing Service

The government of Israel has committed to support the project in three main areas: furnishing legal and regulatory support, sharing the required infrastructure and traffic data, and providing access to infrastructure as needed. While “New Mobility in Israel” will be Israel’s first commercial Mobility- ... Continue reading

Preview: Toyota at SEMA 2018

Preview: Toyota at SEMA 2018

From Supras, a Pizza-making Tundra, Corollas, and Trucks, Toyota Brings Those Places to Life PLANO, TX - October 31, 2018: Toyota’s suite of vehicles on display at the 2018 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show pays tribute to the heritage of the Toyota Supra, the launch of the 2019 Corolla Hatchback, th ... Continue reading

Kia and Hyundai Unveil Solar Charging System to Power Eco-Friendly Vehicles

Kia and Hyundai Unveil Solar Charging System to Power Eco-Friendly Vehicles

Electricity-generating solar panels will be incorporated into the roof or the hood of vehicles, and will support internal combustion, hybrid and battery electric vehicles with additional electrical power, increasing fuel efficiency and range. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire’s Discoverer AT34S™ Earns New Product Award at SEMA

Cooper Tire’s Discoverer AT34S™ Earns New Product Award at SEMA

Cooper Tire’s new Discoverer AT34S tire has been named a New Product Award winner in the tire and related product category at the 2018 SEMA show. ... Continue reading

New analysis of GM's electric-vehicle proposal - and why it's less than meets the eye

New analysis of GM's electric-vehicle proposal - and why it's less than meets the eye

David Reichmuth, our senior vehicles engineer, has put together a new blog post with analysis of GM's bad-faith electric-vehicle proposal. ... Continue reading

New Cooper® SEVERE Series™ MSD Truck and Bus Radial Tire is Designed for Mixed Service Use

New Cooper® SEVERE Series™ MSD Truck and Bus Radial Tire is Designed for Mixed Service Use

Cooper Tire has expanded its Cooper SEVERE Series truck and bus radial tire line with the introduction of the new Cooper SEVERE Series Mixed Service Drive tire. ... Continue reading

MINI Test Drive? Just Tweet

MINI Test Drive? Just Tweet

“Tweet to Test Drive” on-demand delivery to their home or office via Tweets. The offering will be available exclusively in San Francisco and Los Angeles from October 30 – November 30. ... Continue reading

SEMA ANNOUNCES VEHICLES OF THE YEAR

SEMA ANNOUNCES VEHICLES OF THE YEAR

Ford Mustang, F-Series, Focus, Jeep Wrangler and Polaris RZR Turbo S named 2018 SEMA Award winners the SEMA Vehicle of the Year award winners are: SEMA Car of the Year: Ford Mustang SEMA Truck of the Year: Ford F-Series SEMA 4x4/SUV of the Year: Jeep Wrangler SEMA Sport Compact of the Year: Ford Focus SEMA Powersports ... Continue reading

Limited-Edition Ford Mustang Comes to Life with Performance and RTR Collaboration

Limited-Edition Ford Mustang Comes to Life with Performance and RTR Collaboration

World champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his RTR Vehicles team are working with Ford Performance to provide a definitive collaboration of style, performance and fun with the new Series 1 Mustang RTR Powered by Ford Performance – the latest addition to the Mustang family. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to Invest in Israel and Deploy First Autonomous EV Ride-Hailing Service

Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to Invest in Israel and Deploy First Autonomous EV Ride-Hailing Service

Intel's Mobileye and Champion Motors on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, announced plans to deploy Israel’s first self-driving ride hailing service in 2019. ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Avventura Explores Iceland

Lamborghini Avventura Explores Iceland

In October, Iceland became the next destination for Lamborghini Avventura, the series of Lamborghini expeditions organized to discover the most spectacular places and roads in the world. Following Andalusia, Transylvania and Norway, Iceland was chosen as an ideal destination for testing the unlimited versatility of the ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor to Establish 'Hydrogen Energy Fund' with Top Chinese R&D Institute BTIRDI

Hyundai Motor to Establish 'Hydrogen Energy Fund' with Top Chinese R&D Institute BTIRDI

Hyundai and BTIRDI sign MOU to establish Hydrogen Energy Fund Fund aims to foster growth of startups with innovative hydrogen technologies Fund aims to raise a total of USD 100 million Cooperation to lay strong foundation for Hyundai to start FCEV business in China BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2018 – Hyundai Motor today entered ... Continue reading

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