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Iteris Awarded $8.9 Million 511 Traveler Information Contract by the San Francisco Bay Area MTC

Iteris Awarded $8.9 Million 511 Traveler Information Contract by the San Francisco Bay Area MTC

Iteris, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ITI), a leader in providing information solutions to the transportation and agriculture markets, was awarded the 511 San Francisco Bay Area System Integrator, Data Management & Dissemination, and Interactive Voice Response Phone System service contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Commissi ... Continue reading

Need for Speed Takes Back the Streets

Need for Speed Takes Back the Streets

Today Ghost Games™, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, launched Need for Speed™ on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. “Since we started the journey to reboot this storied franchise, our goal was to create a game that de ... Continue reading

Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 7, 2015

Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 7, 2015

<h1 align=center>Auto Lab Car Call In Show Live From NY<br>November 7, 2015</h1><br> <p><I><b>Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234</b></I></p> <!--<p><b>Today's Show Is a Prerecorded "Best Of Auto Lab"; Please Call Us Next Week</b></p>--> <p>Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area ra ... Continue reading

Not One But Three Prizes for SF Bay Area Commuter App

Not One But Three Prizes for SF Bay Area Commuter App

The Swiss company Taktil Software Ltd. recently launched a third city edition of its augmented reality commuter app. Hack My Ride 2.0 thought it worthy of three prizes, including the $10,000 grand prize. As if last year's award for their New York iPhone application "Departures NYC" was not enough, Taktil Software Ltd. ... Continue reading

GM Named Top Automotive Employer for Veterans

GM Named Top Automotive Employer for Veterans

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency today awarded its first-ever Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly Employer Certification to an automaker, recognizing General Motors for its ongoing efforts to hire and train U.S. military veterans. "The Veteran-Friendly Employer program recognizes companies committed to veteran hiring and a ... Continue reading

BMW at SEMA 2015

BMW at SEMA 2015

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas is regarded worldwide as the leading trade show for customization and sports tuning. The new products presented at SEMA to trade experts influence the entire scene and set trends. At this year&#39;s SEMA show, November 3- 6 2015, BMW is presenting a selecti ... Continue reading

New Mitsubishi Model Introductions Maintain UK Sales Growth +VIDEO

New Mitsubishi Model Introductions Maintain UK Sales Growth +VIDEO

CIRENCESTER – As strong growth in UK vehicle sales levels off in October, Mitsubishi continues to out-perform the market. Figures released today by the SMMT show that year on year growth through October for Mitsubishi passenger cars is up 51.9 per cent, compared to 6.4 per cent across all marques. In the commercia ... Continue reading

McLaren Sports Series Enters Production

McLaren Sports Series Enters Production

McLaren Automotive has started production of its new Sports Series family of luxury high-performance sports cars at the state-of-the-art McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, England. The first car to be launched in the Sports Series family is the 570S Coupé, and this will be followed by the 540C Coupé and anoth ... Continue reading

Renault Twingo to Receive EDC Transmission

Renault Twingo to Receive EDC Transmission

City car gains Renault's EDC transmission as option Available in Dynamique TCe90 and Dynamique S TCe90 versions Number of further changes to the Twingo’s equipment available in Renault dealerships now Twingo with EDC transmission priced from £12,595 available to order now, with first deliveries from January Ren ... Continue reading

Jeep Renegade Named Car of the Year in Brazil

Jeep Renegade Named Car of the Year in Brazil

Brazil's best-selling SUV in the past month wins top award presented by Autoesporte magazine Title recognizes the new model manufactured in Pernambuco SAO PAULO - November 5, 2015: The Jeep® Renegade was named the 2016 Car of the Year in Brazil by Autoesporte magazine (Editora Globo) as part of the most prestigious au ... Continue reading

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery value creation cycle Re-use of electric vehicle batteries improves environmental performance and the lifecycle costs of e-mobility 13-megawatt battery storage unit to connect to the grid in early 2016 Levelling out fluctuations in ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Museum Selling Classic Cars Directly: 'All Time Stars'

Mercedes-Benz Museum Selling Classic Cars Directly: 'All Time Stars'

The Mercedes-Benz Museum is now selling classic cars from all periods under the name All Time Stars. The complete range can be seen on the website alltime-stars.com. You can also view the vehicles in person at the Mercedes-Benz Museum and arrange the purchase there too. A team of sales consultants are on hand to provid ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Future Talk "Going Virtual" in Berlin - Virtual Road Trip

Mercedes-Benz Future Talk "Going Virtual" in Berlin - Virtual Road Trip

How will the automobile of the future become a means of transport between reality and cyberspace? This is one of the questions which Mercedes-Benz discussed with engineers, designers, scientists and journalists at this year's Future Talk event. After Utopia and Robotics, the third Mercedes-Benz Future Talk was dedicate ... Continue reading

Scania is a Proud Partner of Nobel Prize Series

Scania is a Proud Partner of Nobel Prize Series

This week the Nobel Prize Series brings together Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and thought leaders in Singapore. The Nobel Prize Series Singapore is presented in partnership with Scania. November 05, 2015 07:09 AM Eastern Standard Time SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden--Scania has been a partner of No ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches DieHard Fan App to Get your Game Face On

Nissan Launches DieHard Fan App to Get your Game Face On

Augmented-reality app launches on heels of Nissan’s historic sponsorship of 100 colleges and universities sternCollege sports fans can download Nissan’s DieHard Fan app to virtually paint their game face using a smartphone or tablet (iOS and select Android devices). The augmented reality app combines a time-t ... Continue reading

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