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IDTechEx: $33 Billion Market for Small Electric Vehicles +VIDEO

IDTechEx: $33 Billion Market for Small Electric Vehicles +VIDEO

Small manned electric vehicles will reach over $33 billion in 2026 according to the new report from IDTechEx research “Micro EVs, e-Bikes, e-Scooters, e-Motorbikes, Mobility for Disabled 2016-2026”. BOSTON -- Sept. 21, 2015: Small manned electric vehicles - e-bikes to car-like micro EVs - often sell in the la ... Continue reading

Honda Brings 'The Power of Dreams' to Life With Two-Minute Commercial Created by Stop-Motion Artist and Influencer PES +VIDEO

Honda Brings 'The Power of Dreams' to Life With Two-Minute Commercial Created by Stop-Motion Artist and Influencer PES +VIDEO

Elaborate Paper-Flipping Technique Artfully Tells the History of Honda - Honda Brand Marketing Tone -- Simple, Clever and Emotional -- Will Carry Through Across Upcoming Advertising to Help Build a Long-Term Emotional Connection with Consumers Capitalizing on Honda's established, strong brand identity and its core beli ... Continue reading

Ford Enhances SYNC AppLink for App Developers with New Capabilities and Tools for In-Car Experience Innovation +VIDEO

Ford Enhances SYNC AppLink for App Developers with New Capabilities and Tools for In-Car Experience Innovation +VIDEO

Developers can now leverage Ford’s all-new SYNC® 3 technology including advanced voice recognition and touch screen user interface to create apps that enhance the in-car user experience. “Ford challenges developers to find new and exciting ways to improve the in-vehicle user experience,” said Doug VanDagens, Ford g ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Responds to the EPA

Volkswagen Responds to the EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board (EPA and CARB) revealed their findings that while testing diesel cars of the Volkswagen Group they have detected manipulations that violate American environmental standards. The Board of Management at Volkswagen AG takes these findings very ... Continue reading

500 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Volunteers Support 11 Metro Detroit Nonprofits during Third-Annual Week of Caring

500 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Volunteers Support 11 Metro Detroit Nonprofits during Third-Annual Week of Caring

Local communities to receive more than 3,000 hours of service during the week of September 21 FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2015 -- More than 500 volunteers will mobilize across Metropolitan Detroit to support 11 nonprofit organizations during Mercedes-Benz Financial Services' third-annual Week of Caring. Week of ... Continue reading

Dodge Brand, Actor Danny Trejo and Southern California Dodge Dealers Expand 'It'll Test You' Marketing Partnership to Include Donations to Local Nonprofit A Walk on Water

Dodge Brand, Actor Danny Trejo and Southern California Dodge Dealers Expand 'It'll Test You' Marketing Partnership to Include Donations to Local Nonprofit A Walk on Water

Dodge pledges up to $25,000 donation to A Walk on Water with first $20,000 presented September 17 Brand will donate $50 for each test drive taken at participating Dodge dealerships September 24, 25, 28 and 29, up to an additional $5,000 Test drive participants receive two free tickets to cutting-edge October 3 Superson ... Continue reading

Drive the Change Week: car2go Celebrates First Annual Volunteer Week

Drive the Change Week: car2go Celebrates First Annual Volunteer Week

Company-Wide Volunteer Week to Begin Today Across the U.S. and Canada AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21, 2015 -- car2go N.A., the market leader of one-way carsharing in North America, is pleased to announce that its first annual Drive the Change Week will begin today, Monday, September 21st, 2015. During Drive the Change Week, n ... Continue reading

Marital Status and Occupation Have Significant Correlation to Reported Traffic Violations

Marital Status and Occupation Have Significant Correlation to Reported Traffic Violations

Findings Drawn from Study of Three Million Auto Insurance Quote Requests EverQuote Inc., operator of the leading online auto insurance marketplace in the U.S., today released findings showing that marital status and occupation have significant correlation to the number of traffic violations drivers report when requesti ... Continue reading

FCA US Offers Hot New Rides and Family Fun at the 2015 State Fair of Texas

FCA US Offers Hot New Rides and Family Fun at the 2015 State Fair of Texas

FCA US LLC is bringing its latest models, state-of-the-art displays, and several unique interactive experiences to the State Fair of Texas, Sept. 25-Oct. 18. “We will treat State Fair attendees to everything from the world's fastest muscle cars, to the most fuel-efficient pickup trucks, to seductive American sedans,” ... Continue reading

FCA Canada: Third Annual Ram Tough Truck Pull for Windsor-Essex United Way Sponsored by The FCA Foundation Sets Donation of Nearly $44,000

FCA Canada: Third Annual Ram Tough Truck Pull for Windsor-Essex United Way Sponsored by The FCA Foundation Sets Donation of Nearly $44,000

Today, along the banks of the Detroit River and in front of cheering spectators, 270 competitors took to Riverside Drive in front of FCA Canada’s Windsor headquarters to prove that they were “Ram Tough” during the third annual Ram Tough Truck Pull for United Way sponsored by The FCA Foundation. ... Continue reading

Black Vehicles Most Popular, with Ford F-150 in Black the Most Searched Vehicle

Black Vehicles Most Popular, with Ford F-150 in Black the Most Searched Vehicle

Black is the most popular vehicle color and Ford F-150 is the overall most searched-for black-colored vehicle on Autotrader – according to the car shopping site. Autotrader site search activity between January and June 2015 shows one in four new cars searched on Autotrader was black. These results track to Ford ma ... Continue reading

ZF TRW Highlights Why Automated Driving Starts with Safety at IAA Exhibition

ZF TRW Highlights Why Automated Driving Starts with Safety at IAA Exhibition

ndustry's widest breadth and depth of safety systems form the basis for automated driving systems - Advanced generations of camera and radar technologies will help accurately sense the surrounding vehicle environment - ZF TRW longstanding expertise in safety puts automated driving development in the hands of a trusted ... Continue reading

Struggling in the U.S. Market Since 2012, the Revelation of Diesel Emissions Cheat Might Throw Back Volkswagen for Years to Come

Struggling in the U.S. Market Since 2012, the Revelation of Diesel Emissions Cheat Might Throw Back Volkswagen for Years to Come

Struggling in the U.S. Market Since 2012, the Revelation of Diesel Emissions Cheat Might Throw Back VW for Years to Come Frost & Sullivan Principal Consultant, Andrew Lee, Commenting on Martin Winterkorn Admitting Diesel Emissions Cheat in the U.S. The Volkswagen Group (VW), the biggest car manufacturer in the world, h ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - W/O Sept 14-20, 2015 - Frankfurt Features, MB PU, VW in HW, UAW, EU OK, Toyota Recall

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - W/O Sept 14-20, 2015 - Frankfurt Features, MB PU, VW in HW, UAW, EU OK, Toyota Recall

* This is a big week in the automobile business as the important Frankfurt Motor Show, which marks the start of the new auto show season, began with previews for the press. The buzz is all about connectivity rather than horsepower and torque as has been in previous years. Porsche brought a beautiful concept called †... Continue reading

ANSYS Certified For The Latest Generation Chip Technology

ANSYS Certified For The Latest Generation Chip Technology

TSMC certifies ANSYS solutions for 10-nanometer FinFET technology PITTSBURGH -- Sept. 17, 2015: Customers of TSMC and ANSYS can innovate the next generation of electronic devices – from smartphones to wearable technologies – thanks to TSMC's certification of ANSYS solutions. This certification enables custome ... Continue reading

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