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All-New Bronco Sport Lifestyle Accessory Bundles Enhance the Adventure Right from the Dealer

All-New Bronco Sport Lifestyle Accessory Bundles Enhance the Adventure Right from the Dealer

Adventure-ready to its core, the all-new Bronco Sport small SUV is designed with an understanding of what off-road vehicle owners demand from their vehicles. ... Continue reading

Tactile Mobility Joins Forces with Major World Cities to Minimize Road Accidents this Winter

Tactile Mobility Joins Forces with Major World Cities to Minimize Road Accidents this Winter

This winter, Tactile Mobility’s tactile sensing and data technology – which enables road condition maps of pavement conditions, road slipperiness (grip estimation), distress locations and more – will greatly enhance vehicle safety, road asset management and road safety, all at a fraction of the cost of existing m ... Continue reading

1/ST RACING Appoints Aaron Gryder As Vice President, Industry Relations

1/ST RACING Appoints Aaron Gryder As Vice President, Industry Relations

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla., Feb. 10, 2021 -- 1/ST RACING today announced the appointment of Aaron Gryder as the company's first Vice President, Industry Relations. ... Continue reading

Ballard Signs Joint Development Agreement with Chart Industries For Heavy-Duty Mobility Onboard Hydrogen Solutions

Ballard Signs Joint Development Agreement with Chart Industries For Heavy-Duty Mobility Onboard Hydrogen Solutions

VANCOUVER, BC and ATLANTA, Feb. 10, 2021 - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLDP) today announced that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chart Industries, Inc. ("Chart"; www.chartindustries.com;NYSE: GTLS) – a leading diversified global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for the i ... Continue reading

NASA Offers Opportunities for Media to Engage with Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

NASA Offers Opportunities for Media to Engage with Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2021 -- NASA will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities the week of Feb. ... Continue reading

NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking

NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2021 -- NASA will provide live coverage on NASA Television, the agency's website, and the NASA app of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station beginning at 11:15 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. ... Continue reading

Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020

Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020

SAN FRANCISCO--Uber Technologies, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2020 Gross Bookings grew 16% quarter-over-quarter (“QoQ”) to $17.2 billion, down 5% year-over-year (“YoY”), or 4% on a constant currency ... Continue reading

Analytic Index identifies the most active and effective Amazon Sponsored Search advertisers

Analytic Index identifies the most active and effective Amazon Sponsored Search advertisers

SANDY, Utah, Feb. 10, 2021 -- Today Analytic Index officially announces they will be offering Amazon sellers (brand manufacturers and agencies) free monthly reports of sponsored search activities. ... Continue reading

Subaru Unveils Launch Control: Road To Gymkhana Miniseries On Youtube And Amazon Prime Video

Subaru Unveils Launch Control: Road To Gymkhana Miniseries On Youtube And Amazon Prime Video

CAMDEN, N.J., Feb. 10, 2021 -- Subaru today released Launch Control: Road to Gymkhana, a two-part miniseries documenting the design, build, testing and shoot of the wildest WRX STI ever constructed—Travis Pastrana's Gymkhana 2020 STI. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for U.S. Market

Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for U.S. Market

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced plans to debut in the U.S. market this year, three new electrified models – two BEVs and a PHEV. ... Continue reading

2022 Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT Preview

2022 Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT Preview

Looking every bit a concept car brought to reality, the 2022 Audi e-tron GT is a dynamic work of art. ... Continue reading

2021 Honda CR-V, Passport and Odyssey Named “Best Cars for the Money” by U.S. News & World Report

2021 Honda CR-V, Passport and Odyssey Named “Best Cars for the Money” by U.S. News & World Report

The 2021 Honda CR-V, Passport and Odyssey have each won U.S. News & World Report “Best Car for the Money” awards in the magazine’s 2021 new car rankings. ... Continue reading

Hyundai TIGER Autonomous Mobility Vehicle Concept Revealed +VIDEO

Hyundai TIGER Autonomous Mobility Vehicle Concept Revealed +VIDEO

TIGER is intended to carry payloads over remote and inaccessible terrain and designed to operate as a four-wheel drive vehicle or a four-legged walking machine. ... Continue reading

Used 2016 Small SUV Side By Side By Side By Side Comparisons

Used 2016 Small SUV Side By Side By Side By Side Comparisons

Compare 150 Dimensions and Criteria - Ford Escape Vs. Toyota RAV-4 Vs. ... Continue reading

Milestone: 30 Million Toyota Vehicles Produced in U.S.

Milestone: 30 Million Toyota Vehicles Produced in U.S.

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) rolled its 30 millionth U.S.–assembled vehicle off the line this week at its Princeton, Indiana manufacturing plant tucked away in the southwest corner of the state. In a fitting tribute, that “milestone” vehicle was the most recent major model redesign by Toyota to hit the marke ... Continue reading

2020 Jeep Compass Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2020 Jeep Compass Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

With so many new models coming to market each year it’s tough for me to get to drive them all. My last Jeep Compass drive was in the newly revamped 2017 model. ... Continue reading

Effort to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Reduced Carbon Emissions Accelerate Global Vehicle Battery Market, Finds Fairfield Market Research

Effort to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Reduced Carbon Emissions Accelerate Global Vehicle Battery Market, Finds Fairfield Market Research

LONDON, Feb. 10, 2021 -- The global vehicle battery market is expected to flourish as the demand for transportation is rising. ... Continue reading

Elsevier collaborates with MapStand to integrate industry news and energy infrastructure data from over 40 countries into Geofacets

Elsevier collaborates with MapStand to integrate industry news and energy infrastructure data from over 40 countries into Geofacets

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 -- Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, today announced the integration of MapStand data layers and news into Geofacets, its premier information solution for geoscience professionals in oil and gas, mining and renewable energy companies. ... Continue reading

Emergency Vehicle Manufacturer, Acela Truck Company, Introduces New Line of COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Clinics

Emergency Vehicle Manufacturer, Acela Truck Company, Introduces New Line of COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Clinics

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Acela Truck Company provides mobile vaccination clinics for agencies across the United States. (Photo: Business Wire) Acela Truck Company provides mobile vaccination clinics for agencies across the United States. ... Continue reading

Fisker Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results and Webcast

Fisker Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results and Webcast

LOS ANGELES--Fisker Inc. -- designer and manufacturer of the world’s most emotion-stirring, eco-friendly electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions -- announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results after market close Thursday, Feb. 25. ... Continue reading

GM Financial Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2020 Operating Results

GM Financial Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2020 Operating Results

FORT WORTH, Texas--GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. (“GM Financial” or the “Company”) announced net income of $776 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, compared to $893 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and $377 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Net income was $2 ... Continue reading

Greece stops „unfair“ tolling on the motorway – Kapsch TrafficCom reports

Greece stops „unfair“ tolling on the motorway – Kapsch TrafficCom reports

ATHENS & VIENNA--Greece is the first country in the European Union to operate an electronic toll system in which car drivers are only charged for actual kilometers driven on the motorway. The new "Hybrid Multi-Lane Toll System" from Kapsch TrafficCom supplements the unpopular existing payment system that charges driver ... Continue reading

High Appetite for Long-range Electric Vehicles (EV) in Numerous Economies Drive High-purity Alumina (HPA) for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Batteries Market: TMR

High Appetite for Long-range Electric Vehicles (EV) in Numerous Economies Drive High-purity Alumina (HPA) for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Batteries Market: TMR

ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2021 -- Automotive and consumer devices electronics manufacturers constantly seek new chemistries in lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. ... Continue reading

Kia Niro EV Named Category Winner In New J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study

Kia Niro EV Named Category Winner In New J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2021 -- The Kia Niro EV has been ranked number one among mass-market brands in the J.D. Power 2021 Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. ... Continue reading

TrueCar Partners with HyreCar to Provide its Car-Sharing Marketplace with a Modern Digital Car Buying and Trade-In Solution

TrueCar Partners with HyreCar to Provide its Car-Sharing Marketplace with a Modern Digital Car Buying and Trade-In Solution

TrueCar, Inc. Logo (PRNewsfoto/Truecar, Inc.) (PRNewsfoto/TrueCar, Inc.) SANTA MONICA, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2021 --  TrueCar, Inc. , the most efficient and transparent way to find a car and HyreCar Inc. , the car-sharing marketplace for ridesharing, food, and package delivery services, today announced the ... Continue reading

Worldwide Automotive Smart Key Industry to 2030 - Featuring Alpha, Continental and Denso Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Worldwide Automotive Smart Key Industry to 2030 - Featuring Alpha, Continental and Denso Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Smart Key Market 2020-2030 by Technology (Transmitter, Capacitive, Infra-red), Application (Single-function, Multi-function), Vehicle Type, Mode of Sales and Region: Trend Forecast and Growth Opportunity" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive sm ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle Celebrates 100 Years of Chief With Completely Reimagined 2022 Indian Chief Lineup

Indian Motorcycle Celebrates 100 Years of Chief With Completely Reimagined 2022 Indian Chief Lineup

America’s First Motorcycle Company is unleashing three new, totally reimagined Indian Chief models for its 2022 lineup. ... Continue reading

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