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ATLAS OCEAN VOYAGES HIGHLIGHTS 2025 HOLIDAY EXPEDITIONS IN ANTARCTICA

ATLAS OCEAN VOYAGES HIGHLIGHTS 2025 HOLIDAY EXPEDITIONS IN ANTARCTICA

Celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's in the World's Last Frontier Imagery may be downloaded here. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. ... Continue reading

Texas Rangers and Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Celebrate Friendship Night with Visiting Japanese Students and Toyota at Globe Life Field

Texas Rangers and Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Celebrate Friendship Night with Visiting Japanese Students and Toyota at Globe Life Field

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 27, 2025 -- Globe Life Field was alive with celebration on Monday night as the Texas Rangers and the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW) hosted the annual Japan-America Friendship Night, presented in partnership with Toyota Motor North America. Click for Photos & Video The eveni ... Continue reading

DealerFire Shares Insights on How Dealerships Can Use Paid Ads Effectively

DealerFire Shares Insights on How Dealerships Can Use Paid Ads Effectively

DealerFire has released guidance on how dealerships can maximize the impact of paid advertising. ... Continue reading

Electric Era Charging Station Network Goes Live to Ensure EV Drivers Get the Best Possible Charging Experience On the Road

Electric Era Charging Station Network Goes Live to Ensure EV Drivers Get the Best Possible Charging Experience On the Road

SEATTLE, Aug. 27, 2025 -- Electric Era's EV charging customers resoundingly love the company's new DC fast chargers. ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive's Elite Technicians Compete for Top Tech 2025 Title

Cox Automotive's Elite Technicians Compete for Top Tech 2025 Title

ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2025 -- This month, Cox Automotive hosted its annual Top Tech competition, a prestigious event bringing together the most elite technicians from Manheim and Fleet Services team—including representation from CCI Fleet. ... Continue reading

UC San Diego Study Reveals Coaching Techniques Alone Won't Improve Driver Performance

UC San Diego Study Reveals Coaching Techniques Alone Won't Improve Driver Performance

Path to safer driving behaviors lies in having blended coaching options and intelligent integration, supported by advanced safety technologies such as Lytx's video safety solution SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2025 -- Lytx® Inc., the industry pioneer of video and safety-driven efficiency, today shared an important fleet safety ... Continue reading

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE'S NATIONAL "RIDE WITH US" DEMO DAYS EVENT TO BENEFIT FOLDS OF HONOR WITH EVERY TEST RIDE

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE'S NATIONAL "RIDE WITH US" DEMO DAYS EVENT TO BENEFIT FOLDS OF HONOR WITH EVERY TEST RIDE

Indian Motorcycle, America's First Motorcycle Company, today announced its Ride With Us Demo Days – a national test-ride program supporting Folds of Honor, an organization benefiting families of fallen or disabled U.S. military service members and first responders. ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Gov and CEC To Not Betray Stated Values And To Preserve the Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty To Prevent Price Spikes

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Gov and CEC To Not Betray Stated Values And To Preserve the Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty To Prevent Price Spikes

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 27, 2025 -- Consumer Watchdog wrote Governor Newsom and the Vice Chair of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Siva Gunda today to remind them of their previous statements about the need for a public process to determine a gasoline price gouging penalty. The CEC is voting on Friday to table t ... Continue reading

August New-Vehicle Sales Maintain Strong 16.0 Million Pace as EV Demand Surges Ahead of Tax Credit Expiration

August New-Vehicle Sales Maintain Strong 16.0 Million Pace as EV Demand Surges Ahead of Tax Credit Expiration

The new-vehicle sales pace in August is expected to finish near 16.0 million, down slightly compared to July's 16.4 million pace, but up from last year's 15.1 million level. Sales volume in August is expected to reach 1.46 million, up 3.9% from last month and up 2.3% from last year. ... Continue reading

2025 National Energy Study Finds Strong Public Support Across Renewable and Traditional Energy Sources

2025 National Energy Study Finds Strong Public Support Across Renewable and Traditional Energy Sources

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2025 -- Defying partisan divisions over the future of energy, Americans broadly support development of both natural gas and renewable sources, according to the National Energy Study released today by the Davies Group, a public affairs firm specializing in the energy industry. ... Continue reading

Southwest Airlines® Touches Down as the Official Airline of the SEC with Flights to Get Fans to their Games

Southwest Airlines® Touches Down as the Official Airline of the SEC with Flights to Get Fans to their Games

Extra flights added for games, access to SEC Network inflight entertainment, and a new destination that gets fans closer to the action in 2026 DALLAS, Aug. 27, 2025 -- Southwest Airlines Co.  is getting ready for college football season and back again as the Official Airline of the SEC. ... Continue reading

SunCar and NIO Enter a New Stage of Cooperation with the Success of NIO's ES8 and ONVO L90 Models, Delivering Fully Intelligent Car Insurance to Drivers

SunCar and NIO Enter a New Stage of Cooperation with the Success of NIO's ES8 and ONVO L90 Models, Delivering Fully Intelligent Car Insurance to Drivers

NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2025 -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") , an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today announced that it has entered a new phase of strategic cooperation with intelligent electric vehicle manufacturer, NIO, Inc. . ... Continue reading

Zum Kicks Off 2025-26 School Year By Celebrating 100 Years of the School Bus

Zum Kicks Off 2025-26 School Year By Celebrating 100 Years of the School Bus

Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation, today announced it will launch the 2025-26 school year with a celebration of the 100th birthday of the school bus. ... Continue reading

Automotive Hall of Fame to Broadcast 2025 Induction Ceremony Globally for Second Year (The Auto Channel did it first in 1997)

Automotive Hall of Fame to Broadcast 2025 Induction Ceremony Globally for Second Year (The Auto Channel did it first in 1997)

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 27, 2025 -- Following the resounding success of its first-ever global broadcast in 2024, the Automotive Hall of Fame is proud to announce the return of its broadcast of the Induction Ceremony on September 25, 2025, from The Department at Hudson's in downtown Detroit beginning at 6 p.m. ET. ... Continue reading

2025 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited - Review by David Colman

2025 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited - Review by David Colman

Say HELLO to a combined driving range of up to 700 miles! ... Continue reading

6 BMW Maintenance Myths That Cost You Money

6 BMW Maintenance Myths That Cost You Money

BMWs reward consistent care. They also punish bad habits. Many BMW owners follow tips that sound smart but drain cash. Skip the myths, and use simple, proven routines that protect engines, drivetrains, and electronics. Your car will feel better, run longer, and hold value. “Lifetime” means warranty period, ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Presents Hydrogen Vision for Energy Transition at CEM16

Hyundai Motor Group Presents Hydrogen Vision for Energy Transition at CEM16

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) demonstrated its global hydrogen leadership at the 16th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM16), reinforcing the Group's commitment to advancing hydrogen innovation on an international stage. During CEM16, the Group actively participated in two high-level dialogues, sharing perspectives on indu ... Continue reading

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