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2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Receives Overall 5-Star Safety Rating In Latest NHTSA Crash Testing

2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Receives Overall 5-Star Safety Rating In Latest NHTSA Crash Testing

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2019 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), the fastest-growing Asian brand in the U.S. for the second consecutive year1, today announced the 2020 Eclipse Cross received the highest-possible overall score,  a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating, through the National Highway Traffic Safety ... Continue reading

Odyssey of the Seas To Make Bold, European Entrance, Arriving To Rome For First Mediterranean Season

Odyssey of the Seas To Make Bold, European Entrance, Arriving To Rome For First Mediterranean Season

MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2019 -- Royal Caribbean International's newest ship, Odyssey of the Seas, will deliver a bold lineup of sought-after destinations as the first Quantum Ultra Class ship to homeport in Rome and sail through the Eastern Mediterranean for the summer season. ... Continue reading

Subaru of America, Inc. Releases Inaugural Corporate Impact Report

Subaru of America, Inc. Releases Inaugural Corporate Impact Report

CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 20, 2019 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today released its inaugural Corporate Impact Report. ... Continue reading

GEICO’s Tips for Safe Holiday Entertaining

GEICO’s Tips for Safe Holiday Entertaining

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Hosting a holiday party? Check out these tips from the GEICO Insurance Agency. (Graphic: Business Wire) Hosting a holiday party? Check out these tips from the GEICO Insurance Agency. ... Continue reading

NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing of Starliner Flight Test

NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing of Starliner Flight Test

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2019 -- Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed the first land touchdown of a human-rated capsule in U.S. history Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, wrapping up the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Purchase of the DieHard Brand from Transformco

Advance Auto Parts Announces Purchase of the DieHard Brand from Transformco

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail (Photo: Business Wire) (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail RALEIGH, N.C. & HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. has acquired the DieHard brand from Transform Holdc ... Continue reading

December Sales Will Fall as Auto Industry Sets Record for Transaction Prices, Incentive Spending

December Sales Will Fall as Auto Industry Sets Record for Transaction Prices, Incentive Spending

COSTA MESA, Calif.--J.D. Power: The Retail Sales Forecast New-vehicle retail sales in December are expected to be down from a year ago, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales are projected to reach 1,272,300 units, a 2.8% decrease on a selling day adjusted basis compare ... Continue reading

Everfuel Awarded Grant for the Establishment of a Large-Scale Hydrogen Production Facility in Denmark

Everfuel Awarded Grant for the Establishment of a Large-Scale Hydrogen Production Facility in Denmark

OSLO, Norway--Everfuel Europe A/S (Everfuel) has been awarded in excess EUR 6 million from the Danish Energy Agency for the project HySynergy, which aims to establish a large-scale, electrolysis-based hydrogen production facility at the Shell refinery in Fredericia, Denmark. “We have been working on this project for ... Continue reading

Global Automotive OEM Telematics Market - The Installed Base of Embedded OEM Telematics Systems to Reach 339 Million Units by 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive OEM Telematics Market - The Installed Base of Embedded OEM Telematics Systems to Reach 339 Million Units by 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "The Global Automotive OEM Telematics Market - 5th Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. It is estimated that more than 41 percent of all new cars sold worldwide in 2018 were equipped with an OEM embedded telematics system, up from 33 percent in 2017. ... Continue reading

IDS Customers Make Up 48% of 2019 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealers

IDS Customers Make Up 48% of 2019 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealers

WAKE FOREST, N.C., Dec. 23, 2019 -- Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS), a leading RV, Marine and Trailer dealership software provider, is proud to announce that IDS customers make up 48% of the recipients of the 2019 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Award. ... Continue reading

TravelCenters of America Inc. Announces the Reinstatement of the U.S. Government Biodiesel Tax Credit for 2018 and 2019

TravelCenters of America Inc. Announces the Reinstatement of the U.S. Government Biodiesel Tax Credit for 2018 and 2019

WESTLAKE, Ohio--TravelCenters of America Inc. today announced that the U.S. Government biodiesel tax credit was retroactively reinstated for 2018 and 2019 in congressional legislation passed on December 20, 2019. TA expects to recognize approximately $72 million related to the biodiesel tax credit reinstatement for 201 ... Continue reading

United States Autonomous Car Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Growth Trends, and Forecasts 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

United States Autonomous Car Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Growth Trends, and Forecasts 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "United States Autonomous Car Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The US autonomous car market is anticipated to register a CAGR of about 46.39% during the forecast period, 2019-2024 Autonomous cars use technologies, such as RADAR, ... Continue reading

Xinhua Silk Road: Geely launches local-assembled Proton X70 in Malaysia

Xinhua Silk Road: Geely launches local-assembled Proton X70 in Malaysia

BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2019 -- Geely, a well-known automobile manufacturer in China, launched the local-assembled Proton X70 car model in Malaysia on December 13, marking a further step for Geely in the process of globalization after its acquisition of Proton. ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - December 23, 2019

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - December 23, 2019

Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota, Volkswagen, RV's, Trailers; To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2019 Kia K900 Luxury Review By David Colman - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

2019 Kia K900 Luxury Review By David Colman - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

Dollar-for dollar, there's nothing that compares in terms of luxury, fit, finish or comfort. Kia has re-engineered their top luxury sedan in mechanical rather than cosmetic ways. ... Continue reading

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