Consumer Watchdog: NHTSA Must Protect Safety, Require Steering Wheel, Driver In Robot Car Guidelines
Apr 27, 2016
STANFORD, Calif., April 27, 2016 Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require a steering wheel, brake and accelerator so a human driver can take control of a self-driving robot car when safety demands it in the guidelines it is developing on automated vehicle technolog ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2016
The DIY guide to living in your van. Do you like adventure? Do you yearn for the freedom of the open road? Going wherever you want, whenever you want? Do you want to travel without relying on hotels and hostels? Or perhaps you live in London and are just sick of spending all of your money on rent. In either case this g ... Continue reading
As Northwest Traffic Continues To Get Worse, Are Drivers Cooling Down?
Apr 27, 2016
SEATTLE, April 27, 2016 -- Even as traffic in the Northwest heats up, drivers may be cooling down. That's the upshot of the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance, which reveals a decline in the number of rude or aggressive acts local drivers witness from fellow motorists on the road. According to the PEMCO Polite Driving In ... Continue reading
April 2016 US New Car Sales Will Set Record Says KBB
Apr 27, 2016
IRVINE, Calif., April 27, 2016 -- New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 4 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.51 million units in April 2016, resulting in an estimated 17.5 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the vehicle valuation and information source tru ... Continue reading
Tesla Model 3's Aero Innovations
Apr 27, 2016
Tesla Model 3's aero innovations 27 April 2016 Tesla Model 3'#. ... Continue reading
NACS - RFA Issues New Equipment Guidance for E15 Retailers
Apr 27, 2016
âWASHINGTON â In 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave final approval for the use of E15 fuel. Now the higher-ethanol fuel blend is sold in 23 states. With many new retailers preparing to offer E15, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) wants to assist retailers in finding the correct equi ... Continue reading
Scania: Scania's Hybrid Truck Wins Prize for Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
SÃDERTÃLJE, SwedenâScaniaâs recently-launched hybrid distribution truck has been awarded the prestigious German prize Green Truck Future Innovation 2016 by the leading trade magazine Verkehrsrundschau. The hybrid solution allows an 18-tonne distribution truck to operate solely on electric power for up t ... Continue reading
Marine Mechanics Institute Launches First Mercury Marine Technician Certification Program
Apr 27, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla., April 27, 2016 -- Universal Technical Institute , the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is launching the first Mercury Marine technician career training certification program a ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2016
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - April 26, 2016: Maserati Fort Lauderdale, South Florida's premier dealer of luxury performance Italian automobiles, hosted an exclusive three-day launch of the highly-anticipated 2017 Maserati Levante April 14-16, 2016 in South Florida. On Thursday, April 14, more than 500 South Florida influencer ... Continue reading
Ford Invests $1.6 Billion in Michigan and Ohio Plants
Apr 26, 2016
DEARBORN, Mich., April 26, 2016 â Ford Motor Company is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and creating or retaining 650 hourly jobs in the United States. The $1.4 billion investment in Livonia Transmission Plant and $200 million investment in Ohio Assembly ... Continue reading
NADA Used Car Guide Analysis: Are "Green Cars" on the Way Out?
Apr 26, 2016
MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2016 -- The latest bimonthly edition of NADA Used Car Guide's Perspective report pits the retention values of traditionally powered (gasoline or diesel) vehicles against more eco-friendly alternatives in the marketplace (think hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electrics, natural gas and fuel cells). The ... Continue reading
UPS Pilots to Honor German Picket Lines at Cologne Bonn Airport
Apr 26, 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 27, 2016 -- Approximately eighty members of the Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots) working in Cologne, Germany will honor the picket lines of ver.di at the Cologne Bonn airport. The strike is scheduled to last 24 hours beginning at midnight local Germany time tonight. "Ver.di, which repr ... Continue reading
Asbury Automotive Group Announces Record 2016 First Quarter Financial Results
Apr 26, 2016
DULUTH, GA - April 26, 2016 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today reported adjusted income from continuing operations for the first quarter 2016 of $33.2 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, versus income from continuing operations in the first q ... Continue reading
NACS: New Vehicle Sales Won't Grow in April
Apr 26, 2016
Revised full-year forecast calls for modest increase over 2015; total light-vehicle forecast for 2016 remains unchanged at 17.8 million. ​DETROIT, Mich. April 26, 2016; New-vehicle retail sales in April are expected to reach 1.195 million units, the same level as a year ago on a selling-day adjusted basis, accord ... Continue reading
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