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Technology Can Help Extend the Life of Your Lights

Technology Can Help Extend the Life of Your Lights

MS -- Technology is changing the way we drive and, in many ways, making today's highways more safe. While automotive gadgets like built-in WiFi or backup cameras may be the first amenities to grab our attention, new developments in lighting technology are enhancing driver visibility and making it safer to hit the open ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 Tire Test and Review: Great Tires For Winter Roads (Great on ice, slush and snow, too!)

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 Tire Test and Review: Great Tires For Winter Roads (Great on ice, slush and snow, too!)

The Auto Channel tests Bridgestone’s newest winter tire, the WS-80 and talks about the tire with Kurt Berger from Bridgestone’s sales engineering department Several years ago we commented on, and tested, Bridgestone’s WS-70, replaced by the even better WS-80. What stands out from this test, and those of ... Continue reading

Michelin Earns "Supplier of the Year" And "Innovation of the Year" Awards From Deere & Company

Michelin Earns "Supplier of the Year" And "Innovation of the Year" Awards From Deere & Company

Michelin has earned multiple prestigious recognitions from Deere & Company , the U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer based in Moline, Ill., for its products and support that the tire maker's operating units have delivered globally across various John Deere equipment segments. The Michelin Group's Agricultural and Earthmo ... Continue reading

Why An Auto Care Career Is A Good Choice For You +VIDEO

Why An Auto Care Career Is A Good Choice For You +VIDEO

Auto care industry stats There are over 254.8 million registered vehicles plus 7.2 million commercial trucks and vehicles in the U.S. that make up the auto care industry. The auto care industry is a significant sector of the U.S. economy, employing more than 4 million people. Industry sales in 2013 totaled $318.2 billi ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE: Saturday March 7, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Auto Lab LIVE: Saturday March 7, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car repair and buying advice. Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and advice of leading college faculty, authors, and automotive practitioners in a relaxed, c ... Continue reading

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports Review ... Continue reading

You Talk'n To Me? - IIHS "Voice Systems Can Reduce Some Types of Distraction +VIDEO

You Talk'n To Me? - IIHS "Voice Systems Can Reduce Some Types of Distraction +VIDEO

It's hard to resist the temptation to do two things at once, even when one of those things is driving. To make multitasking easier and safer, automakers and technology companies have provided drivers with the ability to use voice commands to operate smartphones and infotainment systems.Voice systems do help drivers kee ... Continue reading

Goodyear Concept Tires Offer a Glimpse of the Future

Goodyear Concept Tires Offer a Glimpse of the Future

Visionary tire technologies showcased at Geneva Motor Show GENEVA, Switzerland, March 3, 2015 -- Two groundbreaking concept tires unveiled by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company at this week's 85th Geneva International Motor Show could radically change the role of car tires in the future. Though the two tires are concep ... Continue reading

Auto Lab: Saturday February 28, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Auto Lab: Saturday February 28, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Takata Responds to U.S. DOT and NHTSA Statements

Takata Responds to U.S. DOT and NHTSA Statements

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. & TOKYO -- February 23, 2015: Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems, today issued the following statement in response to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). †... Continue reading

Daicel Building Second Automotive Airbag Inflator Manufacturing Plant in the Americas

Daicel Building Second Automotive Airbag Inflator Manufacturing Plant in the Americas

<p>&#12288;Osaka Japan February 20, 2015; Daicel Corporation (“Daicel”, President and CEO; Misao Fudaba) has decided to establish its second airbag inflator manufacturing plant in Mesa, Arizona as a part of its plan to reinforce its automotive airbag inflator business in North and South America.</p> <p>&#1228 ... Continue reading

Auto Lab: Saturday February 21, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Auto Lab: Saturday February 21, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Auto Lab New York radio automotive broadcast show Two hour live call in radio show about cars and car repairs and reviews, with host Professor Harold Wolchuk, ... Continue reading

Press Release - Eight teams earn position in Automechanika Kuala Lumpur Mechanics Challenge 2015

Press Release - Eight teams earn position in Automechanika Kuala Lumpur Mechanics Challenge 2015

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