Goodyear Announces Plan to Build New Consumer Tire Plant in the Americas
Jun 2, 2014
Plan focused on capturing growth opportunities, increasing shareholder returns - New plant addresses growing market demand for high-value-added tires in Americas - Shareholder return program more than doubles to approximately $650 million - 20% increase in quarterly common stock dividend - Share repurchase program incr ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids Week of May 26-June 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014
* Google unveiled the latest version of its Self-Driving Car. Google proposes a vehicle that can navigate and drive by itself and that does not feature a steering wheel, brake pedal, or accelerator pedal. Google hopes to begin testing this summer. Note that Google's car goes no faster than 25mph and is intended for in- ... Continue reading
Americans Urged To Take Five Minutes To Check Tires
May 26, 2014
Discount Tire, the world's largest tire and wheel retailer, and the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), continue their relationship for National Tire Safety Week June 1-7. With summer travel upon American motorists, the nationwide effort is designed to educate drivers about four essential areas of tire maintenance ... Continue reading
May 23, 2014
Continuing its long history of supporting the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, exclusive tire supplier of NASCARâs three major national series, has launched its fifth annual âGoodyear Gives Backâ charitable program benefitting the Support Our Troops® organiza ... Continue reading
U.S. Automotive Repair Education Missing On All Cylinders
May 19, 2014
Sputtering Auto Education Leads to Skills Breakdown Dealership service managers are complaining about a rusty old clunker that's gumming up their operations: America's vocational education system. According to Automotive News, traditional schools are steering more students toward college with curricula heavy on science ... Continue reading
May 16, 2014
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that General Motors (GM) has agreed to pay a record $35 million civil penalty and to take part in unprecedented oversight requirements as a result of findings from NHTSA's timeliness investigation regarding th ... Continue reading
May 16, 2014
With parts production running seven days a week on multiple shifts, General Motors plans to produce enough repair parts by October to have the ability to repair the majority of the vehicles impacted by the ignition switch and ignition cylinder recalls. âGiven that the ignition switch was in very limited production ... Continue reading
HD Vision Visor: The First Ever 2-in-1 Glare Reducing HD Visor
May 14, 2014
-Idea Village debuts its latest product from the HD Vision line, the original, 2-in-1 glare reduction HD Vision Visor. The HD Vision reduces glare and turns your night vision into high definition sight, while also enhancing color, clarity and contrast. With just a flip of the lens, the optical quality lenses enhance yo ... Continue reading
KS Industries Selects SmartDrive to Enhance Motor Vehicle Safety Program
May 14, 2014
SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced that KS Industries, LP, a leading provider of engineering, fabrication, maintenance, and construction services, has deployed SmartDrive's event recording system across its fleet of high-risk ... Continue reading
Restoring headlights can dramatically improve visibility
May 13, 2014
MS -- The road can be unpredictable, and many things can compromise driver safety. Though some of these things, like smartphones and loud music, are easily avoided distractions, some safety risks require a little more effort to overcome. ... Continue reading
Continental Wins GreenTec Awards 2014 for Dandelion Rubber
May 13, 2014
Continental Tyres and the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) have been honoured at the GreenTec Awards 2014 for their co-development project "RUBIN â Industrial Emergence of Natural Rubber from Dandelion." A 60-member jury panel consisting of experts from industry, academia, trade ... Continue reading
New York Auto Show Launches Google Maps Business View Virtual Tour
Apr 28, 2014
Marking another auto show first, the 2014 New York International Auto Show launched the first Google Maps Business View virtual tour today, providing viewers with a 360-degree, panoramic view of the Show floor. Similar to the Street View in Google Maps, Google Maps Business View provides an interior tour of the Auto Sh ... Continue reading
Goodyear Unveils 2014 'Support Our Troops' Race Tire
Apr 28, 2014
NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer and Stu Grant, Goodyear general manager of global race tires, unveil Goodyear's 2014 "Support Our Troops" race tire which will be used during all NASCAR races leading up to Memorial Day at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The custom tires will coincide wit ... Continue reading
New Buick LaCrosse Ultra Luxury Interior Drives Fashion Forward
Apr 25, 2014
Design statements with staying power are key in the automotive landscape, and Buickâs global network of designers make them by continuously monitoring and interpreting trends in high-end fashion, furnishings, architecture and product design. An example is the 2014 LaCrosse and its unique Ultra Luxury Interior Pack ... Continue reading
AAIA Rebrands: Now the Auto Care Association
Apr 25, 2014
Today the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) officially announced it has changed its name to the Auto Care Association. For more than a year and a half, the association has conducted an extensive rebranding initiative, culminating at a special luncheon celebration during the association's Spring Leaders ... Continue reading
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