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Automotive Head up Displays (HUDs) to Exhibit a CAGR of 27.3% by 2024

Automotive Head up Displays (HUDs) to Exhibit a CAGR of 27.3% by 2024

Almost 1/3 of consumer vehicles shipping in 2024 will be equipped with some form of HUD, with the bulk of the growth driven by combiner units. “The lower manufacturing cost and smaller size of combiner HUDs will make this kind of display viable in smaller and more price sensitive vehicles. This growth will be furt ... Continue reading

Michelin Premier All Season Prolongs Wet (and Snow) Grip

Michelin Premier All Season Prolongs Wet (and Snow) Grip

Michelin North America April 2, 2014 10:30 AM 0 shares Content preferences Done GREENVILLE, S.C., April 2, 2014 -- Michelin announced today the MICHELIN® Premier® A/S tire with revolutionary new EverGrip™ Technology is now available to consumers across North America through more than 10,000 authorized dealer ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Supporting Local Communities with Second Annual Neighborhood Transformation Contest

Bridgestone Supporting Local Communities with Second Annual Neighborhood Transformation Contest

Nominations now open for Fuel the Cause contest NASHVILLE, TN -- Feb. 17, 2015: Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) is once again helping consumers foster positive change in their local communities throughout the United States and Canada with the return of its Fuel the Cause contest. Between now and March 15, 2015 ... Continue reading

Goodyear Certified 'Top Employer Europe' for Third Consecutive Year

Goodyear Certified 'Top Employer Europe' for Third Consecutive Year

For the third consecutive year Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, one of Europe's leading tire manufacturers, has been recognized with the 'Top Employer Europe' Award 2015 by the renowned Top Employers Institute. The independent organization certifies companies that "create excellence in the conditions for their people". Go ... Continue reading

Porsche And Michelin Raise The Bar Of Performance Driving

Porsche And Michelin Raise The Bar Of Performance Driving

ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2015 -- Porsche Cars North America named Michelin the official tire partner of its new Porsche Experience Centers which are slated to open this year in Atlanta and then later in Los Angeles. The centers will allow one-on-one instruction on unique Porsche test track modules and off-road courses that are ... Continue reading

RxSpeed - New Auto Parts Search Site Launched

RxSpeed - New Auto Parts Search Site Launched

White Plains, NY -- February 2, 2015 -- RxSpeed, the largest comparison search engine for the motor vehicle aftermarket, officially launched today, featuring the industry's most advanced product database showing consumers where to buy products at the lowest cost. Following the announcement of its beta version at the 20 ... Continue reading

NHTSA: Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features

NHTSA: Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features

Print NHTSA 02-15 January 22, 2015 Contact: Catherine Howden, 202-366-9550, Public.Affairs@dot.gov WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to add two cutting-edge automatic emergency braking systems to the recommended advanced ... Continue reading

car Stuff@CES 2015Harman to Collaborate with Pono and Neil Young to Bring Pono HD Music into the Car

car Stuff@CES 2015Harman to Collaborate with Pono and Neil Young to Bring Pono HD Music into the Car

With a Shared Commitment to Audio Excellence, Companies Join Together at HARMAN’s Technology Showcase at the Hard Rock Hotel During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS--HARMAN, the premium global audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation group , and Pono Music shared with attendees at ... Continue reading

Car Stuff@CES 2015: Pioneer's New Generation of TS-D Automotive Component Speakers: Reimagined and Redesigned

Car Stuff@CES 2015: Pioneer's New Generation of TS-D Automotive Component Speakers: Reimagined and Redesigned

CES BOOTH #1102 – Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today introduced the latest iteration of its TS-D line of high performance automotive component speakers packages. The result of ongoing research and development, the TS-D speakers are designed to maintain an exceptionally open and smooth sound quality with solid ba ... Continue reading

Visteon Launches Electronics Solutions to Unlock the Value of the Connected Vehicle at 2015 International CES

Visteon Launches Electronics Solutions to Unlock the Value of the Connected Vehicle at 2015 International CES

Global automotive supplier's advanced technology creates value for consumers and automakers through Cloud-based technology and connected services - Exhibit will feature production-ready technologies, future-proof vehicle cockpit concepts and autonomous driving simulations LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 2, 2015: Premiering a range o ... Continue reading

ESCORT Opens CES Week at CEA Unveiled New Product Show with Bluetooth-equipped Radar Detectors and App Updates

ESCORT Opens CES Week at CEA Unveiled New Product Show with Bluetooth-equipped Radar Detectors and App Updates

New Detectors Link Award-winning ESCORT Live™ Social App LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 2, 2015: ESCORT Inc,, designer and manufacturer of the world's best performing radar and laser detectors, is exhibiting the new PASSPORT® and PASSPORT Max2™ radar detectors at the 2015 CES Unveiled New Product Show this weekend ahea ... Continue reading

BFG's New All Terrain A/T KO2 - Serious Tires for Serious Weather and Serious Safety +VIDEO

BFG's New All Terrain A/T KO2 - Serious Tires for Serious Weather and Serious Safety +VIDEO

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Few drivers obsess over tires and their technology. To them, tires are round black things that roll to keep the car moving. That’s the colleague we selected for a real world test of BFGoodrich’s latest SUV and Light Truck Tire the All Terrain T/A ... Continue reading

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

afety gains ground: More vehicles earn top honors from IIHS The number of vehicles earning either of the Institute's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier — Top Safety Pick+ — has increase ... Continue reading

How Will 90 Million Holiday Travelers Prepare Their Vehicle For The Road?

How Will 90 Million Holiday Travelers Prepare Their Vehicle For The Road?

Tire Industry Survey Says Too Few Will Check Tire Pressure, Tread Depth AAA predicts that nearly 90 million travelers will hit the road this holiday season but a tire industry survey found that nearly half won't bother to check tire pressure. The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is urging holiday road travelers t ... Continue reading

TireRack.com Partners With The White House And U.S. Department Of Transportation For Tire Safety, Efficiency And Savings Initiative

TireRack.com Partners With The White House And U.S. Department Of Transportation For Tire Safety, Efficiency And Savings Initiative

America's largest "personal shoe shopper" for your vehicle responds to current Administration's request to support "Tire Safety Month" TireRack.com, America's largest independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, wheels and performance accessories, has partnered with the White House and the U.S. Departm ... Continue reading

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