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Zyleck Launches Lymousine, a New Ride Scheduling Platform That Brings Driver Utilization Optimization to the Ride Sharing and Last Mile Package Delivery Business Models
Zyleck Technologies, Inc. (Zyleck), an Atlanta, Georgia-based Transport Network Company (TNC), announced today the Beta launch of Lymousine, its ride scheduling and last mile package delivery platform that is underpinned by a Doctoral thesis and patent pending technology. Built on Microsoft Azure, the Lymousine platform enables as much as a 30% improvement in driver utilization rates to make ride sharing and last mile package delivery more efficient, cost effective, and predictive. - July 10, 2017 - Zyleck
Badger Truck Center Celebrates Being Region’s Top Dealer for Medium Duty, Super Duty and Overall Commercial Sales at Summerfest
Badger Truck Center, a family owned commercial truck dealership, celebrated being the Top Dealer for Medium Duty, Super Duty and Commercial Truck Sales at the world’s largest music festival. Badger Truck Center specializes in the sale of commercial trucks throughout southeastern Wisconsin. - July 06, 2017 - Badger Truck Center
Uber Rare Factory PORSCHE 993 Series GT2 Evo, 1 of Only 11 Produced to Tour with Festivals of Speed
A highly sought after and very rare 993 series PORSCHE GT2 EVO will be going on tour with the Festivals of Speed this summer and throughout the 2017-2018 season. The car which was produced by the PORSCHE factory and is just one of eleven made features a twin turbocharged 3.6L flat-6 engine factory rated at 600 HP with 490 ft. lbs. torque. The engine is paired with a 6-speed manual transmission. - July 03, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
CrowdReviews.com Partnered with Reed Expo to Announce: Drive for Light-Weight Construction Shapes Aluminium China 2017
2017 marks a key year for aluminium, with China’s 13th Five-Year Plan putting the emphasis on the development of light-weight vehicles and the implementation of policies to encourage the auto industry to deliver greater energy efficiency and low emissions. With lighter manufacturing becoming... - July 03, 2017 - topseos.com
Festivals of Speed Returns to the Diplomat Golf & Tennis Club with 400+ Exotic Cars; Featured Marque is Ferrari Celebrating 70-Year Anniversary
The second annual Festivals of Speed is set to return to the Diplomat Golf & Tennis Club on Sunday, November 12th. Automotive manufacturer Ferrari which is celebrating a 70-year anniversary will be featured. In addition, the Porsche 928 model which also has it’s 40-year anniversary will be spotlighted. - June 29, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
PINC Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 Top Supply Chain Projects for 2017
PINC awarded for driving bottom-line value to its customers. - June 28, 2017 - PINC
Electra Meccanica Announces Listing on the OTCQB Market
ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. announced today that its common stock has been approved for trading on the OTCQB market under the symbol “ECCTF.” - June 26, 2017 - Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation
World Renown Automotive Artist Alfredo De La Maria Signs Deal to Distribute Artwork Through the Festivals of Speed Luxury Lifestyle Events
Internationally known automotive artist Alfredo De La Maria has partnered with Festivals of Speed, a luxury Lifestyle automotive event to distribute a portion of his original paintings and limited edition prints on paper and canvas. The artwork features historically accurate portrayals of automotive races over the last 70 years in an impressionistic, yet detailed style. - June 26, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
Crown Eurocars of St. Petersburg Earns Third Consecutive DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award, Second Consecutive Edmunds 5-Star Dealer Award
St. Petersburg-based Crown Eurocars was recently honored with two prestigious customer service accolades by leading dealership review sites: DealerRater.com and Edmunds.com. The Crown Automotive Group dealership earned its third consecutive Consumer Satisfaction Award, and it’s second consecutive Edmunds 5-Star Dealer Award. - June 26, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Crown Nissan Honored with Consumer Satisfaction Awards from DealerRater.com and Edmunds.com
Crown Nissan was recently honored with a 2017 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award, winning for the third consecutive year. The Crown Automotive Group dealership was also named an Edmunds Five Star Dealer for the second year in a row. - June 24, 2017 - Crown Automotive
World's Fastest Porsche 962 Race Car Driven by Legendary Driver Derek Bell to Display at Festivals of Speed
Universally acknowledged as the world’s fastest Porsche 962 in the era, 1988/89 Porsche 962 Chassis number: 962-108 CO2 Miller High Life & B.F Goodrich car is a car of iconic status. This historic race car along with other examples will be displayed at the Hallandale, Orlando and Amelia Island Festivals of Speed events during the 2017-2018 season. - June 23, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
Monte Johnston Honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Monte Johnson, of Springdale, Arkansas has recently been honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Automotive Sales and Management. - June 23, 2017 - Strathmore Who's Who
Electra Meccanica Delivers First Solo Vehicle
Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation delivered the first 2017 SOLO all-electric vehicle to proud new owners Leona and Matthew Green of New Westminster, British Columbia. The Greens plan to use their innovative and unique new SOLO for both daily commuting and for their successful local restaurant... - June 22, 2017 - Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation
Walker Parking Consultants Expands to Dallas
Walker Parking Consultants has expanded its business into North Texas by opening a Dallas office. - June 21, 2017 - Walker Parking Consultants
NAFA Unveils Redesigned Website
A New Clean Design and Simplified Navigation Improves Overall Experience. - June 20, 2017 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
A-Z Bus Sales Announces the Hiring of Brandon Bluhm: Director of New School Bus Sales
A-Z Bus hires new Director of New School Bus Sales to fully run and plan the departments strategic and sales executions for their core bus brands, Blue Bird, Micro Bird, and Collins Bus. - June 20, 2017 - A-Z Bus Sales
PYYROS, the Re-Invented Flashlight & Survival Tool
PYYROS, the ultimate survival tool and flashlight, designed by US Military veteran and avid outdoorsmen, Adam Nichols, is set to launch on Monday June 19th at Noon on the crowd funding platform Kickstarter. PYYROS is reinventing the flashlight, making it 100% modular and expandable, 100% water... - June 16, 2017 - PYYROS
Auto Pride Unites Growing Membership During Spring Meeting
The Auto Pride Spring Membership Meeting was held in San Diego, Calif. this weekend, where more than 50 warehouse distributors were in attendance to review their business initiatives and map out the group’s future direction. “The Auto Pride membership is a vital part of the... - June 16, 2017 - Automotive Distribution Network
DealerRater Honors Capital Mercedes-Benz with Its Third Consecutive Consumer Satisfaction Award
Capital Mercedes-Benz was recently honored with a 2017 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award, marking the third consecutive time the dealership has been recognized by the industry-leading review site. - June 13, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Albert Gavrielov of Azbestcars.com is Proud to Announce the Promotion of Alec Sulimayov to Head Lot Manager
The Head Lot Manager position was created to enhance the speed of Arizona Best Cars key customer service departments, Quality Cars, Parking Assistance and Shipping/Logistics. - June 13, 2017 - Arizona Best Cars
Crown Buick GMC Honored with Second Consecutive Edmunds Five Star Dealer Award
Crown Buick GMC was recently awarded a 2017 Five Star Dealer Award by industry-leading review site Edmunds.com. This is the second year in a row that the dealership receives this accolade. - June 12, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Crown Buick GMC Honored with Customer Service Awards from Top Review Sites
DealerRater recently honored Crown Buick GMC with its third consecutive Consumer Satisfaction Award since 2015. The Crown Automotive Group dealership also earned its second consecutive Five Star Dealer Award. - June 09, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Dublin Earns Third Consecutive Consumer Satisfaction Award
Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Dublin was recently honored with a 2017 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award, marking the third year in a row that the industry-leading review site recognizes the Crown Automotive Group dealership. - June 09, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Solidiance Releases New White Paper: Is Vietnam's Passenger Vehicle Market Shifting Gears?
Vietnam’s passenger vehicle market has witnessed rapid growth compared to its ASEAN peers in the past years, growing at a CAGR of ~38% from 2012 – 2016, with sales expecting to reach ~225,000 units by 2020. In this white paper, Solidiance explores the growth drivers and challenges of the market, and also highlights key issues that will shape the future of Vietnam’s passenger vehicle industry. - June 09, 2017 - YCP Solidiance
New Interfaces for HUB with Ford
Autologica, a specialist in dealer management systems (DMS) for the automotive industry, announced the release of new interfaces between Autologica CRM and FORD CRM to ease the exchange of information between dealers and the manufacturer. The interfaces allow dealers to receive prospects for the... - June 08, 2017 - Autologica S.A.
Will It be "America First?" America Sends Team to First International Automotive Tech Challenge
SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC sends first American team to compete in the International Automotive Technicians Challenge - June 07, 2017 - SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC
Festivals of Speed Returns to Ritz-Carlton Orlando; Featured Marque Will be Ferrari Celebrating 70 Year Anniversary & Porsche 928 Model Celebrating 40 Year Anniversary
The twelfth annual Festivals of Speed is set to return to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes on Sunday, December 3rd, 2017. Renowned automotive manufacturer Ferrari which is celebrating a 70-year anniversary will be featured. In addition, the Porsche 928 model which also has its 40-year anniversary will be spotlighted. - June 06, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
New Business Case Study: Automotive Emergency Shipments, How to Keep the Costs Down by Air Time Critical
Air Time Critical announces its new business case study: "Emergency Air Freight Romania to England: Keeping Costs Down." In this series of logistics business cases, Air Time Critical - European freight forwarder specialising in emergency logistics for the automotive industry - offers an... - June 06, 2017 - Air Time Critical
Aztec Exchange Launches PayMe in Canada with EDI Gateway
Aztec Exchange, a global supplier of invoice finance products and services, and Canadian EDI provider EDI Gateway today announced a partnership to deliver Aztec’s breakthrough early e-invoice payment service PayMe (payme.cloud) to EDI Gateway’s (edigateway.com) Canadian supplier and corporate clients. - June 06, 2017 - EDI Gateway
CrowdReviews Partnered with Reed Expo to Announce: Aluminium to Play Key Role in the Future of the Auto Industry
Aluminium China 2017 puts the spotlight on the transformation in lightweight vehicle design in Shanghai from July 19 to 21. International business leaders, engineering experts and academics from the automotive industry and complete aluminium value chain will be converging in Shanghai in July for... - June 01, 2017 - topseos.com
FlexSMART X2 Brings in Over 5,000 Five-Star Reviews
Accessory Power’s FlexSMART X2 In-Car FM Transmitter has become one of the most impressive wireless car kits on the market. With Bluetooth® 2.1, a USB charging port, and FM tuner, the FlexSMART® X2 is equipped for anything. It has proven to be the most popular item in the GOgroove® brand and the reviews definitely show it. - May 30, 2017 - Accessory Power
Pricol Technologies CFD Experts Analyze External Gear Pump to Optimize Performance
Gear pumps are extensively used as lubrication pumps for power transmissions in automotive applications. And is a precision machine with extremely tight-fit and tolerance and is capable of working against high differential pressures. - May 29, 2017 - Pricol Technologies
Blanchard Contact Lenses Sponsors Gabby Chaves for Indy 500 Race
Blanchard Contact Lenses, a manufacturer of specialty contact lenses, announced their sponsorship of IndyCar driver #88 Gabby Chaves for the Indy 500 on Sunday May 28th. Gabby wears Blanchard's Onefit Scleral Lenses and is looking to bring awareness of this ideal contact lens option for athletes, active people and anyone looking to improve their vision quality. - May 23, 2017 - Blanchard Contact Lenses
SGS Academy Offers IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor Training Course
Following the release of the new IATF 16949:2016 standard at the end of last year, SGS now offers a new IATF 16949:2016 lead auditor training course. - May 21, 2017 - SGS
Reg Plates Increase in Popularity Over the Years from Regplates.com
Personalised reg plates are seen as a luxury item, but their popularity has been increasing significantly in recent years. In fact, the popularity of personalised plates has been on the increase since they first became officially available in the 1980s. This popularity can be seen in posh areas of... - May 18, 2017 - Reg Plates Limited
Protect Yourself for Free: Local Law Firm Launches “Insurance Detective” Program
Green Law Firm announces initiative to uncover hidden mysteries in your insurance policy. - May 17, 2017 - Green Law Firm
Leverage Group Creative Media Launches First Branded Dealer App with Virtual Reality Technology
Leverage Group Creative Media announced today it has launched the first dealer-branded consumer mobile app that included patent pending virtual reality technology. Drive, a white-labeled mobile application branded for each dealership allowing consumers easy access to inventory, maintenance scheduling and purchasing options. - May 15, 2017 - Leverage Group Creative Media
RateGenius Named a Top 100 Tech Company in Austin
RateGenius was named a Top 100 Digital Tech Company in Austin by Built In Austin for 2016. RateGenius, an auto refinance broker founded in 1999, came in at number 43 for the year. This exclusive list ranks the digital players of the Austin community according to local, full-time employee... - May 11, 2017 - rateGenius
Great Deals on Dump Trucks for Sale from Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth
The spring and summer construction season is well underway, and that means it's a wonderful time to look for deals on dump trucks for sale. Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth has a large selection of dump trucks ready to roll right off the lot, perfect for municipalities, construction companies, and independent contractors looking to increase their service offerings. - May 11, 2017 - Coopersburg-Liberty Kenworth
Announcing Three-Axle Alignment Services on Kenworth Vehicles in New York and Beyond from Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth
Now, there is more reason than ever to take a drive to Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth, thanks to their new computerized three-axle alignment machine and specialization in working on Kenworth vehicles cruising the roads in New York. - May 11, 2017 - Coopersburg-Liberty Kenworth
Air Suspension Systems Market Revenue and Value Chain 2017-2027
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Air Suspension Systems Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027" report to their offering. - May 10, 2017 - Future Market Insights
Automotive Brake Fluid Market Set to Grow Exponentially During the Forecast, 2027
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Automotive Brake Fluid Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027" report to their offering. - May 10, 2017 - Future Market Insights
Axalta Expertise on Display at FOCUS Conference
Conference located at Michigan State University Education Center - May 06, 2017 - Axalta Coating Systems – North America Industrial
Automotive Propeller Shaft Market Set to Grow Exponentially During the Forecast, 2027
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Automotive Propeller Shaft Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027" report to their offering. - May 06, 2017 - Future Market Insights
Autologica Announces Renault Certification and New Interfaces
Autologica, a specialist in dealer management systems (DMS) for automotive dealers, announced the release of new interfaces for Renault dealers. With this development, Autologica DMS has passed Renault France's approval process and received official certification. - May 05, 2017 - Autologica S.A.
Automotive Door Hinges Market is Expected to Generate Huge Profits by 2017 – 2027
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Automotive Door Hinges Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017 – 2027" report to their offering. - May 05, 2017 - Future Market Insights
Automotive Propeller Shaft Market Revenue and Value Chain 2017 – 2027
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Automotive Propeller Shaft Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017 – 2027" report to their offering. - May 05, 2017 - Future Market Insights
Denver's Newest Audi Dealership on the Denver-Boulder Turnpike
With a history of four decades in Boulder, Audi Boulder is expanding into Broomfield along the HWY 36 corridor. - May 03, 2017 - Audi Flatirons
AD1 Global on Cutting Edge of Environmental Technology; A Boon to Guests
AD1 Global is excited to announce the installation of high-powered, electric vehicle charging stations for guest use across multiple hotel properties in Florida. The new stations, installed through a partnership with electric auto-manufacturer Tesla Motors and charging installation company... - May 02, 2017 - AD1Global
Axalta to Dedicate "Americas Technology Center" for Coatings Development at Michigan Facility
Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, will hold a grand opening event of its Americas Technology Center (ATC) May 2, 2017, at 1 p.m., during a ceremony inside its Mount Clemens, Michigan, manufacturing and research facility. The ATC project was an... - April 28, 2017 - Axalta Coating Systems – North America Industrial