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DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park

MIRA Technology Park, the UK’s leading automotive Technology Park and UK Enterprise Zone, near Hinckley has today announced the latest international tenant to take up residency in bespoke full-service office suites on the site. DriveRight, the leading independent supplier of international... - February 24, 2016 - Drive Right

Tony Honda Earns Honda’s Top Honor

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced that Tony Honda is among the recipients of its prestigious Honda Presidents’ Award for 2015. This award is presented to an exclusive group of Honda dealerships, from among more than 1,000 nationwide, for exceptional performance in all aspects of... - February 20, 2016 - Tony Group

Dick Hannah Dealerships Helps Raise Over $742,000 for the Children’s Cancer Association

On February 12th, 2016, Pamela Foat was named the winner of Dick Hannah Dealerships’ “Keys to our Heart” car raffle benefiting the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA). Foat has her choice of one of eight new 2016 car models from Dick Hannah Dealerships. Dick Hannah... - February 19, 2016 - Dick Hannah Dealerships

Donlen Named a Top Outsourcing Provider for the Tenth Time

Donlen, the fleet industry's most customer-centric and technically integrated provider of financing and fleet management solutions, today announced that they have been selected to The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100® list in the Leader Category for the tenth time by the IAOP. Judging was based on... - February 18, 2016 - Donlen

Pricol Limited Released Financial Results for Third Quarter 2015 - 16. Reports 27.19 Percent Growth in Revenue

Pricol limited, Coimbatore based global automotive components manufacturing company, announced the financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31st December 2015. - February 18, 2016 - Pricol Ltd

A-Z Bus Sales Announces Sales of A2Z Emissions to Diesel Emissions Service

A-Z Bus Sales announces the sale of their emissions solutions division, A2Z Emissions, to Diesel Emissions Service of Redding, California. - February 16, 2016 - A-Z Bus Sales

Concept Design Quest is a Book About Futuristic Vehicles

This vehicle concept (not real) is a futuristic hovering car. This vehicle illustrates the idea of manipulating gravity in order to fly. This is the 2054 Phantom GT (Gravity Thruster). It is meant to be a prediction of a high speed sky car. - February 16, 2016 - Concept Design Quest

Lawsuit Alleges Dealership Skipped Recall Work, Injured Woman Settles for Over $2 Million

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Kansas woman settles for over $2 million. The suit alleged that a car dealership skipped recall work on a vehicle after charging to perform the work. The vehicle later malfunctioned and seriously injured the woman resulting in the loss of a leg. - February 15, 2016 - Copley Roth & Wilson, LLC

CarBay Malaysia Hits a Mark of 300,000 Plus Visitors Per Month

CarBay Malaysia is a part of the acclaimed GirnarSoft Group, which runs India's #1 Automobile website CarDekho.com. It is a new age automotive platform which is pacing up very fast to become the numero uno automotive portal in Malyasia by generating high quality content. CarBay.my came into... - February 13, 2016 - Carbay Malaysia

Jury Awards $25 Million to Motorcyclists Injured by Truck; Puts Most Blame on Trucking Company

A $25 million judgement has been entered in Nueces County District Court against a Chicago-area trucking company and two others in a crash that severely injured two local motorcyclists, announced 18-wheeler injury attorney Billy Edwards. A Nueces County Jury had found that Dillon Transport, Inc. was 60 percent at fault in the accident because it did not properly supervise its drivers. - February 12, 2016 - The Edwards Law Firm

Honored Lifetime Member, Monte Johnston, Has Been Selected by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2016

America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals has recognized Monte Johnston of Springdale, Arkansas for his accomplishments in the field of Automotive Sales and Management. Based on his achievements, he has been selected as Professional of the Year 2016. - February 12, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

Fix Auto Announces It's 100th Franchise Location

Fix Auto USA has announced its 100th franchise location, marking a milestone in the growth of the independent, owner-operated collision repair brand. Fix Auto launched its franchise model in 2011 in response to a collision repair landscape increasingly dominated by regional and national... - February 10, 2016 - Fix Auto USA

TNA Aviation Technologies Announces Buy-Back Guarantee for Aircraft Tow Tugs

Award-winning Aircraft Tow Equipment now comes with No-Risk Guarantee. - February 08, 2016 - TNA - Aviation Technologies

AUTO Connected Car News Tech CARS Award Winners: Best Connected Car Products, Services, Software, Events and People

AUTO Connected Car News announced the winners of the Tech CARS Awards with best winners in the industry including CES, Delphi, Buick, Tesla, HARMAN, Sober Steering, Zubie, Kahn Media, Gryc, Ugent.ly, CarPlay, Waze, QNX and Ford SYNC 3. - February 07, 2016 - AUTO Connected Car News

Overland Park Lawyer Changes the Trucking Industry with Record Settlement

Attorney Jason Roth of Copley Roth & Wilson LLC, a Kansas based law firm, settles a record truck collision accident case. The $11.6 million settlement is affecting the way the large motor carriers do business and making the road safer for everyone. - February 05, 2016 - Copley Roth & Wilson, LLC

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Monte Johnston as Professional of the Year

Monte Johnston, of Springdale, Arkansas, has recently been honored as a Professional of the Year 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Automotive Sales and Management. - February 05, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who

Mid America Motorworks Announces Theme of Funfest for Air-Cooled VW 2016

Volkswagen Evolution Celebrates 70 years of VWs at annual Mid America Motorworks event, June 3-5, 2016. - February 05, 2016 - Mid America Motorworks

Local Businessman Receives Award for Outstanding Performance

Luke Godwin, a Columbia, South Carolina car dealer is recognized as the Quality Dealer of the Year by the Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association. He was selected from more than 1200 dealers. He will represent the association and compete for the National Quality Dealer later this year in Las Vegas, Nevada. - February 04, 2016 - Godwin Motors

Unique New Referral Building & Appointment Setting System - a Boon for Auto Dealerships, Auto Buyers & Affiliates

The fully automated ReferAppointment.com platform combines building and tracking referral networks with the scheduling, tracking and optimizing of sales appointments… and includes cash incentives for customers and sales teams to participate. - February 01, 2016 - ReferAppointment

All Tune and Lube Killeen: The ASE Certified Auto Shop

For affordable tire service and tire repair, and other auto service and repairs, visit All Tune and Lube Killeen—the ASE Certified Auto Shop. - January 28, 2016 - All Tune and Lube Killeen

Donlen Named as Finalist in Stevie® Awards for Sales and Customer Service

Donlen, the fleet industry's most customer-centric and technically integrated provider of financing and fleet management solutions was named a Finalist today in the Customer Service Management Team of the Year category in recognition of their Customer Experience Team including Donlen’s... - January 27, 2016 - Donlen

Lithium Boost Technologies Granted US Patent on Monitoring Lithium-Ion Battery Charge for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles

Lithium Boost Technologies was granted US patent No. 9,213,066 titled “Multiple Cell Voltage Measurement” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent claims a unique method of determining cell voltages in conjunction with Lithium Boost’s individual cell chargers. The innovation was employed to develop a smart Battery Management System (BMS) and individual chargers applicable for powering low-speed electric vehicles and other emerging lithium-ion applications. - January 27, 2016 - Lithium Boost Technologies

Compaction Machines Market Projected to be Worth US$ 6,310.7 Mn by 2025

Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Compaction Machines Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 - 2025" report to their offering. - January 22, 2016 - Future Market Insights

MagnuFuel Device for Saving Fuel Has Been Launched Recently by MagnuFuel Inc

MagnuFuel Inc. has launched a new device which claims to reduce the vehicle’s fuel consumption and benefit the environment. - January 21, 2016 - MagnuFuel Inc.

Guidepoint Sponsors “The Automotive Edge” with Kurt Chase

Company to talk safety, technology on popular car-centric program - January 19, 2016 - Guidepoint Systems

Summit International Awards Recognizes CraneMorley Training Program with Its Emerging Media Award

CraneMorley is a Leader Award winner in the 2015 Summit Emerging Media Award (Summit EMA) competition for their work with Hyundai Motor America. The new model course, 2016 Tucson on the Service Drive, was designed by CraneMorley to help service professionals become experts on the vehicle’s... - January 18, 2016 - CraneMorley, Inc.

America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals Recognizes Michael R. Sultze as a Featured Member

For his achievements and accomplishments if the field of Audio Production, Michael R. Sultze of Winona, Minnesota has been recognized as a Featured Member in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. - January 14, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

Carla App Offering Personalized Car Rentals is Launching on AppStore

Carla, personalized car rental app, is launching on AppStore in January. Carla will offer personalized car rentals from all major companies in 20,000 locations worldwide. Users can hire a car with ease. - January 13, 2016 - Carla

InterCore Reduces Costs, Continues to Advance DADS Development

InterCore announced that development of its core DADS™ (Driver Alertness Detection System™) product has continued to advance, despite non-product challenges faced during 2015. - January 12, 2016 - InterCore, Inc.

GBS Selects Marvin Meyer as New Regional Marketing Director

GBS has selected a new Regional Marketing Director headquartered in Missouri. - January 11, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.

BTO Sports Has 17 Autographed Helmets to Give Away

BTO Sports.com, a leading retailer for all things motocross, has teamed up with Fly Racing to commemorate Andrew Short’s last year of professional racing. The distinguished career of Andrew Short deserves a celebration, so BTO Sports will be giving away 17 Andrew Short autographed Fly Racing... - January 11, 2016 - BTO Sports

Browse the Newly-Designed Website for Ray’s Garage

Browse the Newly-Designed Website for Ray’s Garage without leaving the comfort and warmth of home, vehicle owners can schedule an appointment with a certified auto repair technician. - January 08, 2016 - Ray's Garage, Inc.

Donlen Offers 6 Reasons to Lease Fleet Vehicles in Lease Versus Reimbursement White Paper

Donlen, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ), released today its latest whitepaper “Lease Versus Reimbursement,” offering six reasons why fleet managers should choose leasing over reimbursement. “Fleet managers need to decide which fleet practices are... - December 28, 2015 - Donlen

Bridgestone Winter Driving School Opens for 2015/16 Season

The Bridgestone Winter Driving School, the only purpose-built, terrain-based school of its kind in North America, is now open for the 2015 - 2016 season. Steady December snowfall, with a foot of new snow in the last 24 hours, has made for ideal winter surface conditions on the school’s... - December 23, 2015 - Bridgestone Winter Driving School

Lanika Announces Reactis V2015.2 and Reactis Model Inspector V2015.2 by Reactive Systems

Support for MATLAB® R2015b, and offers several enhancements to Reactis Validator. - December 23, 2015 - Lanika Solutions Private Limited

Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth Announces New Day Cab Trucks in Stock

An extensive selection of trucks and day cab trucks for sale is only one appeal of Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth in Swedesboro, New Jersey; an experienced staff that is familiar with both new and used trucks is another. Each customer approaches purchasing a day cab truck in a different way, but the bottom line is having a variety trucks that will fit every buyer’s needs. - December 22, 2015 - Coopersburg-Liberty Kenworth

The Winter Workhorse – Used Commercial Trucks for Sale at Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth

Coopersburg & Liberty Kenworth in Swedesboro, New Jersey hopes to make winter a little brighter with an excellent selection of used Kenworth dump trucks for sale. As the Northeast faces harsh conditions and difficult tasks, a dump truck can keep the work going. - December 22, 2015 - Coopersburg-Liberty Kenworth

Website with Map of Electric Cars Per Country Launched

The website www.electriccarmap.com has been launched recently. The aim of the website is to visualize the evolving electric car revolution. For this purpose a world map is displayed, which uses different colors for the countries depending on the number of electric cars. Electric car drivers can... - December 21, 2015 - Electriccarmap.com

Innovation Direct™ Designated as Official Marketing Representative for Nosey Shade Invention

A simple yet useful new automotive accessory, the Nosey Shade, has been developed by inventor Tiffany Mincy of Trenton, New Jersey. The invention’s unique design insures that a common problem related to privacy when driving is addressed effectively. The Nosey Shade’s proprietary... - December 19, 2015 - Innovation Direct, Inc.

Florida Gumball Rally Announces Dates for Statewide Road Rally in March

March 5, 6 will be the dates for the 4th annual Florida Gumball Rally event open for any make and model vehicle to participate in a laid back road trip weekend that travels from Tampa to Jupiter and ends in Miami. The purpose of the event is to promote Florida business, tourism and charity and the cost is as low as $300 per person and includes vehicle sticker pack, hotel accommodations for Saturday night at the Wyndham Grand Jupiter, track time at a road course and drag strip, prizes, and more. - December 18, 2015 - American Gumball Rally

Donlen Named as One of the Nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®

Donlen, the fleet industry's most customer-centric and technically integrated provider of financing and fleet management solutions, has been recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) as one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®. For the... - December 18, 2015 - Donlen

B-TEC Introduces a High Speed Dryer for Spray Outs

Waterborne dried in 90 Seconds. - December 18, 2015 - B-TEC Systems Inc.

BuyAutoParts.com Places as Finalist in BBB's Torch Awards for the Second Year

BuyAutoParts.com has remained a steadily growing company in the region. With a business size exceeding 100+ employees, the business is fueled by passionate individuals who help the entire company thrive. - December 15, 2015 - BuyAutoParts.com

Fix Auto USA Announces 18 New Franchise Additions

Fix Auto USA announces its continued expansion with the addition of 18 new franchise locations. Bringing the organization's franchise total to 90 locations, the 18 franchises considerably expand the geographical reach of the Fix Auto brand in Chicago, San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County,... - December 14, 2015 - Fix Auto USA