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Bluegreen Vacations Returns to The NASCAR Cup Series Duel Races At Daytona

Bluegreen Vacations Returns to The NASCAR Cup Series Duel Races At Daytona

BOCA RATON, Fla.--Bluegreen Vacations, a leading vacation ownership company and the “Official Vacation Ownership Provider of NASCAR,” confirmed its return to the Daytona International Speedway as the entitlement sponsor of the 150-mile qualifying races billed as The Duel At DAYTONA. “We’re pleased to return to ... Continue reading

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WELCOMES RETURNING AND NEW PREMIER SPONSORS

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WELCOMES RETURNING AND NEW PREMIER SPONSORS

CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2022 -- With annual renewals from premier partners State Farm and Wintrust, sponsors continue to show their support of the 2022 Chicago Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Market (2022 to 2027) - Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecasts

Global Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Market (2022 to 2027) - Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecasts

DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2022 -- The "Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Holland America Line Explores Alaska in 2023 with a Six-Ship Complement and Cruisetours to Denali and the Yukon

Holland America Line Explores Alaska in 2023 with a Six-Ship Complement and Cruisetours to Denali and the Yukon

SEATTLE, Feb. 9, 2022 -- Holland America Line is charting a course to Alaska in 2023 with expertly crafted journeys on six ships that offer preferred access, exclusive overland transportation, culturally focused onboard experiences and more visits to Glacier Bay than any other major cruise line. ... Continue reading

Mark Curcio Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Vehicle Acquisition Network

Mark Curcio Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Vehicle Acquisition Network

CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2022 -- Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Mark Curcio has been appointed as the company's Chief Operating Officer. ... Continue reading

One year after Texas storm and grid failure, propane use surges

One year after Texas storm and grid failure, propane use surges

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2022 -- During Winter Storm Uri almost a year ago and countless other power disruptions created by severe weather, propane has continually proven to be a reliable source of primary and backup power for homes and businesses. ... Continue reading

Tiara Yachts Announces Dealer Partnership with Kelly's Port in Lake of the Ozarks

Tiara Yachts Announces Dealer Partnership with Kelly's Port in Lake of the Ozarks

HOLLAND, Mich., Feb. 9, 2022 -- Tiara Yachts, family-owned manufacturer of American-made luxury watercrafts, is pleased to announce the latest addition to its dealer network, Kelly's Port, in Osage Beach, Missouri. ... Continue reading

CARS.COM RETURNS AS SPONSOR OF THE 2022 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

CARS.COM RETURNS AS SPONSOR OF THE 2022 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2022 -- Based in Chicago, Cars.com returns as the official map sponsor to help show-goers find their perfect match when car shopping. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles Traveled Over 4 Million Miles In California

Autonomous Vehicles Traveled Over 4 Million Miles In California

AV Permit Holders Report 4 Million Test Miles in California Sacramento – Companies with a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California with a safety driver reported their technologies drove more than 4 million miles during the most recent reporting period, according to disengagement reports recently submitted to ... Continue reading

2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale Compact Crossover: Official Hybrid and EV Previews

2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale Compact Crossover: Official Hybrid and EV Previews

Alfa Romeo is delighted to present Tonale, the model that marks the Brand’s metamorphosis. While remaining true to its DNA of noble Italian sportsmanship since 1910, with Tonale a radical evolution is taking place at Alfa Romeo, which is looking ahead to a new era of connectivity and electrification. ... Continue reading

In-Car Wi-Fi Market to Grow by USD 91.33 billion | Technavio

In-Car Wi-Fi Market to Grow by USD 91.33 billion | Technavio

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2022 -- The in-car Wi-Fi market research report by Technavio infers that the wide range of data plans for in-car Wi-Fi to suit individual needs is driving this market's growth, resulting in market growth of USD 91.33 billion from 2021 to 2026.  Read additional information about the market. Get FREE ... Continue reading

Toyota's Big Game Spot 'Brothers' Showcases the Power of Sport, Spirit

Toyota's Big Game Spot 'Brothers' Showcases the Power of Sport, Spirit

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 8, 2022 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) returns to the Big Game with a 60-second ad that shares an inspiring message of determination and spotlights the power of sport. ... Continue reading

Valvoline Reports First-Quarter Results

Valvoline Reports First-Quarter Results

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 8, 2022 --  Reported net income of $87 million was flat and earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.48 increased 2% Adjusted EPS of $0.48 increased 12% and adjusted EBITDA of $156 million improved 5% Sales grew 31% to $858 million Retail Services sales grew 36% with system-wide same-store sales (SS ... Continue reading

61 Percent of U.S. Population Now Lives Paycheck to Paycheck

61 Percent of U.S. Population Now Lives Paycheck to Paycheck

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2022 -- LendingClub Corporation , the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, today released findings from its sixth edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series, conducted in partnership with PYMNTS.com.  Figure 1: Consumers w ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission Delivers First Next-Generation Hydraulic Fracturing Transmissions to Multiple Industry Partners

Allison Transmission Delivers First Next-Generation Hydraulic Fracturing Transmissions to Multiple Industry Partners

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Allison Transmission delivers first FracTran to multiple industry partners. This next-generation automatic transmission will provide the improved sustainability, efficiency and profitability fracturing fleets desire as they work to reduce their environmental footprint. ... Continue reading

Applied Information Granted Patent for Connected Vehicle Technology to Improve Safety When Crossing or Entering Traffic

Applied Information Granted Patent for Connected Vehicle Technology to Improve Safety When Crossing or Entering Traffic

WASHINGTON--Applied Information, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent transportation infrastructure technology, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a patent covering its new technology designed to improve safety when entering a roadway or crossing lanes of oncoming tra ... Continue reading

Automotive Brake-by-wire Systems Market - 55% Growth to Originate from APAC | Greater Effectiveness & Efficiency of Brake-by-wire Systems to Boost Market| 17000+ TechnavioReports

Automotive Brake-by-wire Systems Market - 55% Growth to Originate from APAC | Greater Effectiveness & Efficiency of Brake-by-wire Systems to Boost Market| 17000+ TechnavioReports

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2022 -- The "Automotive Brake-by-wire Systems Market by Type (Electric and Non-Electric) and Geography (APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and MEA) - Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025" report has been added to Technavio's offering. ... Continue reading

Automotive Cybersecurity Market to Reach $32.41 Billion, Globally, by 2030 at 16.6% CAGR: AMR

Automotive Cybersecurity Market to Reach $32.41 Billion, Globally, by 2030 at 16.6% CAGR: AMR

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 9, 2022 -- Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, "Automotive Cybersecurity Market by Offering (Software and Hardware), Security Type (Application Security, Network Security, and Endpoint Security), Application (ADAS & Safety, Body Control & Comfort, Infotainment, Telematics, P ... Continue reading

Automotive Diecast Scale Model Market - 35% of Growth to Originate from North America | High Resale Value-driving Collection of Diecast Scale models to Boost Market| 17000+ Technavio Reports

Automotive Diecast Scale Model Market - 35% of Growth to Originate from North America | High Resale Value-driving Collection of Diecast Scale models to Boost Market| 17000+ Technavio Reports

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2022 -- The "Automotive Diecast Scale Model Market by End User (Collectors and Non-collectors), Application (Cars and Bikes), and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and MEA) - Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025" report has been added to Technavio's offering. ... Continue reading

BYJU'S FutureSchool Debuts All-New Digital Spot To Inspire The Next Generation Of Space Explorers To Discover The Universe With Its Code A Satellite Program

BYJU'S FutureSchool Debuts All-New Digital Spot To Inspire The Next Generation Of Space Explorers To Discover The Universe With Its Code A Satellite Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2022 -- BYJU'S FutureSchool, the leading interactive online learning platform, today released a new digital spot titled, 'If I Had a Satellite', to inspire budding space explorers and promote its revamped Code A Satellite program. ... Continue reading

Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and a supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start and stop and thermal management technologies. The agreement brings the addition of new technolog ... Continue reading

DARPA Selects Peraton Labs to Create Multi-Domain Network Orchestration Solution

DARPA Selects Peraton Labs to Create Multi-Domain Network Orchestration Solution

HERNDON, Va., Feb. 9, 2022 -- Peraton Labs has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA) Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) program to design, develop, integrate, test, and evaluate a multi-domain network orchestration solution. ... Continue reading

Eaton Introduces Low-voltage Power Components for Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Applications

Eaton Introduces Low-voltage Power Components for Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Applications

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Eaton’s customizable low-voltage electrical components fulfill growing power and control requirements for multiple applications, including commercial vehicle, military, construction, and agriculture segments. (Photo: Business Wire) Eaton’s customizable low-voltage electrical compon ... Continue reading

Faraday Future Announces Partnership with Myoung Shin for FF 81 Production; Asset-Light Agreement Sets Path to Profitability by 2025

Faraday Future Announces Partnership with Myoung Shin for FF 81 Production; Asset-Light Agreement Sets Path to Profitability by 2025

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carsten Breitfeld, Global CEO of Faraday Future (FF) and Taekyu Lee, President of Myoung Shin, sign an agreement announcing South Korean-Based Myoung Shin will be the contract manufacturer for production of FF’s forthcoming FF 81 EV (Photo: Business Wire) Carsten Breitfeld, Global CE ... Continue reading

Garmin supports driver health and daily convenience on the road with the Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition smartwatch, designed for professional truck drivers

Garmin supports driver health and daily convenience on the road with the Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition smartwatch, designed for professional truck drivers

MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... Introducing the Instinct 2 - dēzl Edition smartwatch from Garmin Introducing the Instinct 2 - dēzl Edition smartwatch from Garmin MPEG-4 Video Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail OLATHE, Kan.--Garmin® International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced the rugged Instinct® ... Continue reading

Global xEVs Electric Motor Technology Market Report 2021: OEM-Supplier Partnerships for Electric Motors & Increasing Investments for Technology, IP, and Reducing Environmental Impact

Global xEVs Electric Motor Technology Market Report 2021: OEM-Supplier Partnerships for Electric Motors & Increasing Investments for Technology, IP, and Reducing Environmental Impact

DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2022 -- The "Growth Opportunities in Electric Motor Technology for xEVs" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Insights on the Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Global Market to 2027 - by Vehicle Type, Transmission Type, Wheel Drive Type and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Insights on the Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Global Market to 2027 - by Vehicle Type, Transmission Type, Wheel Drive Type and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Multi-Wheel Drive Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive multi-wheel drive market reached a volume of 15.2 Million Units in 2021. ... Continue reading

Leading Commercial Vehicle Makers Select Sensata Technologies’ TPMS Solutions to Meet Worldwide Safety Regulations

Leading Commercial Vehicle Makers Select Sensata Technologies’ TPMS Solutions to Meet Worldwide Safety Regulations

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Sensata Technologies’ Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) have been selected by multiple commercial tractor and trailer manufacturers to meet new and emerging vehicle standards worldwide. (Photo: Business Wire) Sensata Technologies’ Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) have ... Continue reading

LITHIA & DRIVEWAY (LAD) INCREASES REVENUE 60%, EPS 36%, AND ADJUSTED EPS 109%, RECORD FOURTH QUARTER PERFORMANCE

LITHIA & DRIVEWAY (LAD) INCREASES REVENUE 60%, EPS 36%, AND ADJUSTED EPS 109%, RECORD FOURTH QUARTER PERFORMANCE

MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 9, 2022 -- Lithia & Driveway today reported the highest fourth quarter revenue and earnings per share in company history. Fourth quarter 2021 revenue increased 60% to $6.3 billion from $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America Reports Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results

Motorcar Parts of America Reports Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results

LOS ANGELES--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. today reported results for its fiscal 2022 third quarter ended December 31, 2021. Fiscal Third Quarter Highlights Record net sales of $161.8 million versus $122.6 million a year earlier, reflecting strong organic growth and favorable industry dynamics. ... Continue reading

Piedmont Lithium Reports Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Piedmont Lithium Reports Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

BELMONT, N.C.--Piedmont Lithium Inc. (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) , a leading, diversified developer of lithium resources required to enable the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, is pleased to announce the results of its annual meeting of shareholders held virtually on February 3, 2022 (the “Meeting“), a ... Continue reading

Siemens Collaborates with Ford on Customized Electric Vehicle Charger for All-Electric F-150 Lightning Retail Customers

Siemens Collaborates with Ford on Customized Electric Vehicle Charger for All-Electric F-150 Lightning Retail Customers

ATLANTA--Siemens eMobility® announced it has worked with Ford on the Ford Charge Station Pro, a custom electric vehicle (EV) charger for the Ford F-150 Lightning. This innovative charger is the first bidirectional-ready EV solution set for release at retail customer scale to receive certification under the newly expan ... Continue reading

SpotOn Sponsors Multiple-Time Champion Driver Derek Griffith for a Second Season

SpotOn Sponsors Multiple-Time Champion Driver Derek Griffith for a Second Season

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail SpotOn, the leading software and payments provider, sponsors multiple-time champion driver Derek Griffith for a second season. The partnership emphasizes the heart and hustle needed to succeed in racing, and in business. ... Continue reading

Subaru of America and AAAS Announce 2022 Winners of the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Subaru of America and AAAS Announce 2022 Winners of the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

CAMDEN, N.J., and WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2022 -- Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), today announced this year's winners of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. ... Continue reading

Velodyne Lidar Wins Patent Challenge Brought by Quanergy in Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Velodyne Lidar Wins Patent Challenge Brought by Quanergy in Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced it has won a patent challenge brought by competitor Quanergy. In making its ruling, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the patentability of all claims in Velodyne’s pioneering 7,969,558 patent. ... Continue reading

Worldwide Quadricycle and Tricycle Industry to 2027 - Featuring Bajaj Auto, Bellier Automobiles and Ligier Among Others

Worldwide Quadricycle and Tricycle Industry to 2027 - Featuring Bajaj Auto, Bellier Automobiles and Ligier Among Others

DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2022 -- The "Quadricycle and Tricycle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Camp Jeep Indoor Test Track Returns to the Chicago Auto Show for 18th Year

Camp Jeep Indoor Test Track Returns to the Chicago Auto Show for 18th Year

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 9, 2022 -- Bigger and steeper than previous years, Camp Jeep test track is free to auto show attendees Ram Truck Territory indoor test track also showcases power and capability of Ram trucks The popular Camp Jeep® indoor test track will return to the Chicago Auto Show for the 18th year. ... Continue reading

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited AWD - Review by Mark Fulmer +VIDEO

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited AWD - Review by Mark Fulmer +VIDEO

The 2021 model year Hyundai has a new look and enhanced power in three available trims, the base Blue trim, SEL, and Limited. The value and quality, and the lowering of its carbon footprint will attract eco-concerned buyers. ... Continue reading

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