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Motorola Takes Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology on the Road with New Handset-based Navigation System featuring MOTONAV

Motorola Takes Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology on the Road with New Handset-based Navigation System featuring MOTONAV

Goodbye backseat drivers, Hello Mobile Navigation; innovative T805/T815 navigation system brings precise GPS directions to mobile users BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 -- 3GSM World Congress 2007 -- Motorola, Inc. , a global leader in wireless communications, today announced its new Phone-based Navigation System T805 and Sma ... Continue reading

The State of Car Telematics and Wireless M2M in the Auto Industry

The State of Car Telematics and Wireless M2M in the Auto Industry

At the beginning of 2006 about 219 million passenger cars were registered in the EU23+2 area. The ultimate goal for the car telematics industry is to connect all these vehicles to mobile networks. Even though there are numerous potential applications for car telematics technology, only very few have so far proven comme ... Continue reading

PEAK to Re-Enter the Nextel Cup Series

PEAK to Re-Enter the Nextel Cup Series

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

Freescale Showcases Advanced Wireless Technologies at 3GSM

Freescale Showcases Advanced Wireless Technologies at 3GSM

AUSTIN, Texas--Attendees at 3GSM World Congress this year will have the opportunity to see one of the broadest displays of 3G and related wireless technologies at the Freescale Semiconductor booth. More than 20 Freescale and partner demos will showcase the company’s array of integrated platform solutions for mobil ... Continue reading

AAIA Shows Support for Oklahoma Right to Repair Act

AAIA Shows Support for Oklahoma Right to Repair Act

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) expressed its strong support for the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (H.B. 1584), which was introduced in the Oklahoma legislature by Democratic Representative Lucky Lamons. "Passage of H.B. 1584 should be ... Continue reading

Toyota Develops World's First Technology for Automatically Delivering Differential Map Data to Car Navigation Systems

Toyota Develops World's First Technology for Automatically Delivering Differential Map Data to Car Navigation Systems

Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it has developed the world's first* technology for automatically delivering differential map data to car navigation systems. This technology—which TMC has named "Map on Demand"—will be made available to drivers as a new feature of TMC's Japanese-m ... Continue reading

Data I/O(R) Demonstrates New Automotive Performance Programming System at APEX 2007

Data I/O(R) Demonstrates New Automotive Performance Programming System at APEX 2007

Solution Enhances Quality, Control and Traceability REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 8 -- Data I/O Corporation(R) , the leading provider of device programming solutions, will introduce its new Automotive Performance Programming System at the APEX exhibition in Los Angeles, February 20-22, 2007. Data I/O's new automotive solution, ... Continue reading

Escalade Mobil 1 Selected by Cadillac as Factory Fill Motor Oil for All 2008 Cadillac and DTS Models

Escalade Mobil 1 Selected by Cadillac as Factory Fill Motor Oil for All 2008 Cadillac and DTS Models

FAIRFAX, Va.--ExxonMobil today announced that Mobil 1, the world's leading synthetic motor oil, has been selected by Cadillac as the factory fill motor oil for its 2008 Cadillac Escalade and DTS models, making Mobil 1 standard equipment in every new 2008 Cadillac vehicle that rolls off of the production line. "Cadillac ... Continue reading

CEO of Global Tire Company Shares Vision for the Industry

CEO of Global Tire Company Shares Vision for the Industry

In the release below and attached, the CEO of Hankook Tire, Cho Choong Hwan, shares his vision for the global tire industry in 2007. Also in the release are plans from Greg Pae, President of Hankook Tire America Corp., on how he plans to continue the success of his 7th ranked North American division. Please contact us ... Continue reading

Lonnie Arima Joins NAVTEQ as Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Applications, Americas

Lonnie Arima Joins NAVTEQ as Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Applications, Americas

CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, today announced the appointment of Lonnie Arima as Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Applications, Americas, reporting to Winston Guillory, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Enterprise. In ... Continue reading

Omniscout Introduces Two New GPRS/GPS Portable Devices at V-Twin Expo

Omniscout Introduces Two New GPRS/GPS Portable Devices at V-Twin Expo

Omniscout Portable and Portable Pro Now Available PHOENIX, Feb. 7 -- Omniscout, a division of WorldScout Corporation of Phoenix, AZ, recently launched the Omniscout Portable and Portable Pro GPRS/GPS devices at V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, OH. The two models are the most sophisticated and effective monitoring and trackin ... Continue reading

Networkcar and Wright Express Announce Strategic Relationship

Networkcar and Wright Express Announce Strategic Relationship

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 7 -- Wright Express Corporation and Networkcar(R), a leader in wireless vehicle management, today announced a strategic relationship designed to offer remote vehicle maintenance diagnostics and GPS vehicle location information to their common customers. In addition, Networkcar plans to offer ... Continue reading

VW EOS to Offer Fashionable Accessories

VW EOS to Offer Fashionable Accessories

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. has teamed up with designers Lutz & Patmos, Hable Construction and Sigerson Morrison to create a unique and exciting line of lifestyle accessories designed exclusively for the new Volkswagen Eos. The chic yet practical accessory line includes silk scarves and cashm ... Continue reading

Automotive Night Vision Moving Toward the Mainstream

Automotive Night Vision Moving Toward the Mainstream

NEW YORK--Automotive night vision systems are in their infancy – again. After GM and then Toyota launched versions of the technology in the early part of the decade, the initial excitement faded away until last year when BMW and Mercedes rolled out two new applications. A new study from ABI Research reveals that n ... Continue reading

Luxury Automaker Saab Renews Advertising Partnership on ProLink Solutions GPS Systems in Spain

Luxury Automaker Saab Renews Advertising Partnership on ProLink Solutions GPS Systems in Spain

Deal Secured Through ProLink Partner Elumina Iberica, Follows Saab's Successful 2006 Campaign CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 6 -- ProLink Solutions -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: PLKH.OB) and the world's leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite ("GPS") golf course management syst ... Continue reading

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