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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Carroll Shelby Foundation Donates $15,000 To UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

Carroll Shelby Foundation Donates $15,000 To UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

Carroll Shelby Foundation Donates $15,000 To UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh · Carroll Shelby Foundation donates $15,000 to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh · The Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is nationally ranked in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery pro ... Continue reading

Quanergy and Chery Established Partnership to Propel a New Era of Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities

Quanergy and Chery Established Partnership to Propel a New Era of Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities

Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, announced a partnership with Chery Automobile, one of the largest automotive manufacturers in China. On June 20th, 2019, Chery unveiled the logo of its new brand Chery Lion, and announced its strategic ... Continue reading

$45.97 Billion On-highway Vehicle Lighting Market - Global Outlook to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

$45.97 Billion On-highway Vehicle Lighting Market - Global Outlook to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "On-highway Vehicle Lighting - Global Market Outlook (2017-2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global On-highway Vehicle Lighting market accounted for $25.98 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $45.97 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

European Electric Bus Charging Station Market is Predicted to Grow With a CAGR of 17.8% During the Forecast Period, 2018-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

European Electric Bus Charging Station Market is Predicted to Grow With a CAGR of 17.8% During the Forecast Period, 2018-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Europe Electric Bus Charging Station Market Research Report: By Type, Power, Charger, Regional Insight - Competitive Analysis and Industry Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Growing at a 17.8% CAGR during the forecast period, the European electric bus charging sta ... Continue reading

GM Financial Extends Customer Loyalty Lead Among Captive Lenders to Three Consecutive Years

GM Financial Extends Customer Loyalty Lead Among Captive Lenders to Three Consecutive Years

FORT WORTH, Texas--GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. (“GM Financial” or the “Company”), today announced that for the third consecutive year, the company is the leader in overall manufacturer loyalty among captive automotive lenders. This recognition is based on GM Financial analysis of IHS Markit lease and ... Continue reading

Silverstone Auctions Delights Collectors Everywhere With the Silverstone Classic Sale of Collector Cars and Automobilia

Silverstone Auctions Delights Collectors Everywhere With the Silverstone Classic Sale of Collector Cars and Automobilia

OMAHA, Neb.--Proxibid, the most trusted way to connect buyers and sellers of highly valued items, will provide live online bidding for the Silverstone Auctions Silverstone Classic Sale taking place Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 in The Wing building at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN, U.K. Collec ... Continue reading

Ford Hit with $1.2 Billion Lawsuit over Falsified F-150 Fuel Economy Tests - "Best In Class"

Ford Hit with $1.2 Billion Lawsuit over Falsified F-150 Fuel Economy Tests - "Best In Class"

F-150 trucks, the top-selling vehicle in the world. Hagens Berman's suit alleges Ford falsified road-load estimations used to calculate MPG ratings, therefore costing F-150 owners more in fuel. ... Continue reading

Insurance Company Offers Tips To Help Make Your Road Trips Memorable and Safe

Insurance Company Offers Tips To Help Make Your Road Trips Memorable and Safe

Millions of Americans will be putting millions of miles on their vehicles this summer as they head out for the annual adventure: the great American road trip. A lot of fond memories will be made as travelers visit national parks and seashores, adventure parks and family reunion sites. ... Continue reading

$109+ Billion Automotive Semiconductor Market - Global Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

$109+ Billion Automotive Semiconductor Market - Global Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Semiconductor Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive semiconductor market was valued at USD 40.82 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach a value of USD 109.56 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 17.9 %, ov ... Continue reading

After a natural disaster: advice for protecting your vehicle (and your wallet)

After a natural disaster: advice for protecting your vehicle (and your wallet)

Larry - Only halfway through the year, natural disasters have already caused significant damage across the US - from floods to fires to hurricanes and more. So what can you do to prepare your vehicle, and what happens If it's damaged? The new article from Netquote, How to Best Repair Your Car After a Natural Disaster<h ... Continue reading

China's Premium Motorcycle Helmet Market: 2019-2024 Growth & Trends Analysis - ResearchAndMarkets.com

China's Premium Motorcycle Helmet Market: 2019-2024 Growth & Trends Analysis - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "China Premium Motorcycle Helmet Market - Growth and Trends (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The premium motorcycle helmet market in China is expected to grow steadily, by 2024. ... Continue reading

Dan McCrary's Classic Automobile Paintings To Star At New Masters AFAS Exhibit During Monterey Collector Car Week

Dan McCrary's Classic Automobile Paintings To Star At New Masters AFAS Exhibit During Monterey Collector Car Week

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Development Continues on Built Ford Tough All-Electric F-150; Watch Prototype Tow More Than 1 Million Pounds

Development Continues on Built Ford Tough All-Electric F-150; Watch Prototype Tow More Than 1 Million Pounds

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Ford's all-electric F-150 will come in addition to the all-new Ford F-150 Hybrid, which goes on sale next year. (Photo: Business Wire) Ford's all-electric F-150 will come in addition to the all-new Ford F-150 Hybrid, which goes on sale next year. ... Continue reading

Europe's Autonomous Car Market, Forecast to 2030 - BMW Group, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, Volkswagen Group, and Daimler are the Key Players - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Europe's Autonomous Car Market, Forecast to 2030 - BMW Group, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, Volkswagen Group, and Daimler are the Key Players - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Europe Autonomous Car Market Research Report: By Vehicle Autonomy, Vehicle Type, Application, Regional Insight - Industry Trend, Competition Analysis and Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The European fully autonomous car market is predicted to advance at an 18.4 ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and SmartBrief Launch News Collaboration

J.D. Power and SmartBrief Launch News Collaboration

WASHINGTON--Today, SmartBrief and J.D. Power launched a news collaboration dedicated to sharing the latest industry developments with professionals around the globe. SmartBrief and J.D. Power’s two weekly e-newsletters, J.D. Power Automotive SmartBrief and J.D. Power Executive SmartBrief, will share relevant industry ... Continue reading

Saleen Automotive Expands U.S. and Global Business With New Five-year Plan

Saleen Automotive Expands U.S. and Global Business With New Five-year Plan

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Over 24,000 people attended a "Saleen Night" event at “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium in Beijing, celebrating the arrival of the Saleen brand in China. The company unveiled a new Steve Saleen-designed SUV model scheduled for production and distribution in China, starting in 2020. ... Continue reading

Velodyne Lidar Acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS Launch

Velodyne Lidar Acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS Launch

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail In addition to ADAS, Velodyne will incorporate Mapper technology into lidar-centric solutions for other emerging applications, including autonomous vehicles, last-mile delivery services, security, smart cities, smart agriculture, robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles. (Photo: Business ... Continue reading

2019 Renault Scenic: Desirable Feature Sets Do Not Offer Flawless Usability, Finds Strategy Analytics

2019 Renault Scenic: Desirable Feature Sets Do Not Offer Flawless Usability, Finds Strategy Analytics

A new user experience evaluation from the In-vehicle UX (IVX) group at Strategy Analytics has assessed the 2019 Renault Scenic. With a feature set comparable to many peers within its class, first-time users of the infotainment system aboard the 2019 Renault Scenic found the touchscreen and hard keys easy to use and vis ... Continue reading

All Hail Seattle’s Safest Driver! City of Seattle and PEMCO Mutual Insurance Announce Second Annual Contest Winners

All Hail Seattle’s Safest Driver! City of Seattle and PEMCO Mutual Insurance Announce Second Annual Contest Winners

the winner of the 2019 Seattle’s Safest Driver contest and presented Scott Hogan, a professional semi-truck driver from Seattle, with a $5,000 cash grand prize for exemplary safe driving. During the last four weeks of the competition, which was the competition’s grand prize eligibility period, Hogan logged more tha ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

Tel Aviv Israel Jul 22, 2019; Volvo Cars has made investments in two promising Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, a so-called ‘accelerator ... Continue reading

BP Merger Takes It Into Cheaper, Greener, Renewable, Higher Octane...Ethanol, Big Time

BP Merger Takes It Into Cheaper, Greener, Renewable, Higher Octane...Ethanol, Big Time

BP announces major expansion in renewable energy, combining biofuels and biopower with Bunge in Brazil to create a world-class bioenergy company Ethanol is one of the most carbon-efficient biofuels available globally, with lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions around 70% lower than conventional hydrocarbon transport fuels ... Continue reading

Gas Sipping 2020 Hyundai Accent Preview

Gas Sipping 2020 Hyundai Accent Preview

Accent’s EPA estimated fuel economy to 33 mpg city, 41 highway, 36 combined, up considerably from the 28 city, 38 highway, 32 combined mpg rating with last year's 1.6-liter Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine and 6-speed automatic transmission. Pricing of 2020 Accent SE starts at $15,195 and all of the upgraded mo ... Continue reading

Toyota Unveils Mobility Concept for 2020 Olympics and Beyond +VIDEO

Toyota Unveils Mobility Concept for 2020 Olympics and Beyond +VIDEO

TOKYO - July 23, 2019: To realize a hydrogen society that will shape the future 100 and 200 years from now, Toyota is working towards the goal of an Olympic and Paralympic Games with the lowest amount of CO2 emissions ever, for 2020 and beyond. ... Continue reading

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