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Allison Transmission Provides More Than 10,000 Fully Automatic Transmissions for the Hyundai Mighty in 4 Years

Allison Transmission Provides More Than 10,000 Fully Automatic Transmissions for the Hyundai Mighty in 4 Years

Allison experiences significant growth alongside South Korea's top-selling light-duty truck. INDIANAPOLIS, July 16, 2024 -- Allison Transmission today announced that more than 10,000 Allison-equipped Hyundai Mighty vehicles have been sold in the last 4 years since its 2020 integration. ... Continue reading

Boeing Delivers Rocket Stage to NASA, Will Launch First Humans Around the Moon Since Apollo

Boeing Delivers Rocket Stage to NASA, Will Launch First Humans Around the Moon Since Apollo

NEW ORLEANS, July 16, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA DONA $250,000 A LA CRUZ ROJA AMERICANA

KIA AMERICA DONA $250,000 A LA CRUZ ROJA AMERICANA

Las donaciones a la Cruz Roja Americana ayudarán a las personas afectadas por el huracán Beryl IRVINE, Calif., 16 de julio del 2024 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Kia América se enorgullece de anunciar una donación de $250,000 a la Cruz Roja Estadounidense para apoyar los esfuerzos de recuperación y ayuda de eme ... Continue reading

NASA Announces Leadership Changes

NASA Announces Leadership Changes

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024  -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday Dr. Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is retiring from the agency. ... Continue reading

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA's Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency's website at: Continue Reading NASA's Galileo spacecraft ... Continue reading

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 -- NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket's core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency's spaceport in Florida. The rollout is key progress on the path to NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon ... Continue reading

SUBARU LOVES TO CARE® INITIATIVE CONTINUES WITH $30,000 DONATION TO THE COOPER FOUNDATION HELPING CAMDEN-BASED PATIENTS FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW

SUBARU LOVES TO CARE® INITIATIVE CONTINUES WITH $30,000 DONATION TO THE COOPER FOUNDATION HELPING CAMDEN-BASED PATIENTS FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW

CAMDEN, N.J., July 16, 2024 -- In a commitment to furthering its partnership with Cooper University Health Care and bolstering essential services for the Camden community, Subaru of America, Inc., has announced its continued support of $30,000 for durable medical equipment and transportation services to continue to fu ... Continue reading

Applied Information Launches Optical-Based Option for Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Transit Bus Priority at Traffic Signals

Applied Information Launches Optical-Based Option for Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Transit Bus Priority at Traffic Signals

IRVING, Texas--First responders and transit system operators that use optical preemption, an infrared technology developed in the 1970s, can now easily transition their fleets to Applied Information’s cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology to request green lights at intersections, reducing response times a ... Continue reading

Subaru Makes SiriusXM Standard Across Entire Model Year 2025 Vehicle Lineup

Subaru Makes SiriusXM Standard Across Entire Model Year 2025 Vehicle Lineup

Gail Berger, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Partnerships, SiriusXM. ... Continue reading

Yamaha Motor Launches Mangrove Planting Project in Indonesia

Yamaha Motor Launches Mangrove Planting Project in Indonesia

IWATA, Japan--Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces it has signed a service agreement with YL Forest Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

2024 Fiat 500e Chicago Car Guy Review

2024 Fiat 500e Chicago Car Guy Review

2024 Fiat 500e Affordable, all-electric city car By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel The first half of 2024 is behind us. The U.S. new-car market lost some momentum in the second quarter as affordability, elevated prices and higher borrowing costs continued to weigh on consumers. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA DONATES $250,000 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS

KIA AMERICA DONATES $250,000 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS

Donations to The American Red Cross will help people affected by Hurricane Beryl Irvine, Calif., July 16, 2024 – Kia America is proud to announce a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support emergency disaster relief and recovery efforts in response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl in the U.S. ... Continue reading

Expedera Achieves ISO 26262 ASIL-B Automotive Safety Certification

Expedera Achieves ISO 26262 ASIL-B Automotive Safety Certification

Highlights Expedera received ASIL-B automotive functional safety certification from SGS-TUV for its Origin™ NPU IP solutions This certification is crucial for components used in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), electric vehicles (EVs), and autonomous driving technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 16, 2024 - ... Continue reading

Flux Power Receives OEM-Approval for New L-Series L36-630|840 Ah Battery Packs for Class 1 3-Wheel Counterbalance Forklifts

Flux Power Receives OEM-Approval for New L-Series L36-630|840 Ah Battery Packs for Class 1 3-Wheel Counterbalance Forklifts

VISTA, Calif.--Flux Power Holdings, Inc. , a developer of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions for electrification of commercial and industrial equipment, today announced the new L36 battery pack, for Class 1 3-Wheel Counterbalance forklifts, with 630 Ah and 840 Ah capacity options was officially approved by a ... Continue reading

The Presidio Group Exclusively Advises the Brown Family on the Sale of Bill Brown Ford to Penske Automotive Group

The Presidio Group Exclusively Advises the Brown Family on the Sale of Bill Brown Ford to Penske Automotive Group

LIVONIA, Mich.--The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and investments in the automotive retail and consumer mobility sectors, exclusively advised the Brown family on the sale of Bill Brown Ford of Livonia, Mich., to Penske Auto ... Continue reading

Canada Car Theft Epidemic: First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report Early Signs of Progress, Continued Vigilance Needed

Canada Car Theft Epidemic: First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report Early Signs of Progress, Continued Vigilance Needed

TORONTO, July 16, 2024 /CNW/ - Équité Association, the national authority on insurance crime, releases its First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report. After Canadians have endured peak years of auto theft crimes in 2022 and 2023, the first half of 2024 national auto theft trends are starting to show a decrease of 17% ... Continue reading

2025 Mazda CX-5: Pricing and Packaging

2025 Mazda CX-5: Pricing and Packaging

2025 CX-5 models will retain standard all-wheel drive in the U.S. when they arrive in dealerships nationwide this summer. CX-5 2.5 SCX-5 2.5 S models feature Mazda's Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter, four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine with cylinder deactivation. ... Continue reading

Digital Speed Governors Now Mandatory On EU Vehicles

Digital Speed Governors Now Mandatory On EU Vehicles

The objective is to protect Europeans against traffic accidents, poor air quality and climate change, empower them with new mobility solutions that match their changing needs, and defend the competitiveness of European industry. ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Announces BUILD Moto Sponsorship

Harley-Davidson Announces BUILD Moto Sponsorship

Mentors and high school students pair up to build motorcycles in a year-long competition. MILWAUKEE, July 15, 2024 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. ("Harley-Davidson") today announced their new sponsorship of BUILD Moto ("BUILD") starting with the 2025 season.  Harley-Davidson has signed on as the new sponsor of BUILD Moto f ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Alexander Hyundai of Oxnard Donate $20,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme

Hyundai and Alexander Hyundai of Oxnard Donate $20,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme

The donation will support the Clubs' core programming, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education OXNARD, Calif., July 15, 2024 -- Hyundai Motor America and Alexander Hyundai of Oxnard recently donated a total of $20,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, whi ... Continue reading

Monster Energy Announces Team Roster of Competing Athletes for Paris 2024 Games

Monster Energy Announces Team Roster of Competing Athletes for Paris 2024 Games

Elite Team of Action Sports Athletes for Paris Olympics Includes Defending Medalists and Top Qualifiers in Skateboarding, BMX, Surf and Breakdance Competitions CORONA, Calif., July 15, 2024 -- The teams for the Paris 2024 Olympics are officially set! Monster Energy is proud to announce the officially qualified team com ... Continue reading

NASA Johnson to Dedicate Building to Dorothy Vaughan, Women of Apollo

NASA Johnson to Dedicate Building to Dorothy Vaughan, Women of Apollo

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2024 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities marking their achievements, including a renaming and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center's "Building 12," on Friday, July 19, the eve of the 55th annivers ... Continue reading

Dana Incorporated Names New Commercial Vehicle Business Unit President

Dana Incorporated Names New Commercial Vehicle Business Unit President

MAUMEE, Ohio, July 16, 2024 -- Dana Incorporated today announced the appointment of Brian Pour as Senior Vice President and President of Dana Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems, effective July 22. Mr. Pour succeeds Aziz Aghili, who recently retired from Dana. ... Continue reading

JinkoSolar to Form a Joint Venture with RELC and VI in Saudi Arabia for Production of 10 GW of High-efficiency Solar Cells and Solar Modules

JinkoSolar to Form a Joint Venture with RELC and VI in Saudi Arabia for Production of 10 GW of High-efficiency Solar Cells and Solar Modules

SHANGRAO, China, July 16, 2024 -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") , one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that its indirectly majority-owned subsidiary, JinkoSolar Middle East DMCC ("Jinko Middle East"), has entered into a shareholde ... Continue reading

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ACQUIRES BILL BROWN FORD

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ACQUIRES BILL BROWN FORD

Expands North America Retail Operations Presence in the Midwest Expected to Add $550 Million in Estimated Annualized Revenue BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 16, 2024 -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. , a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truc ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Certified as a Most Loved Workplace®

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Certified as a Most Loved Workplace®

NEW YORK, July 16, 2024 -- Following the recent honor of being named a U.S. News and World Report Best Company to Work For in June, Standard Motor Products, Inc. , a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributor, has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace® by the Best Practice Institute. Most Loved Workplace ... Continue reading

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