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Sound Auto Wholesalers Acquires Property in Branford, CT for Second Location
Sound Auto Wholesalers has acquired the property at 139 West Main St in Branford, CT for use as a second location. The company's first location is at 14 Frontage Road in East Haven, CT. The business was established in 2014 by Daniel Merriam. The dealership will operate from both locations. The... - November 13, 2017 - Sound Auto Wholesalers
MVP Plant Named Finalist for Plant Engineering’s 2017 Product of the Year
CMMS Data Group’s Flagship Product Announced as a Maintenance Software Category Finalist. - November 10, 2017 - CMMS Data Group
Unwrap the Holiday Feeling with the Ultimate Platinum Card from East Coast Defender
Just in time for the holidays, Santa’s favorite Automotive Group, East Coast Defender, has announced that it will be releasing a limited number of E.C.D. Ultimate Platinum Cards, valued at Two-hundred Thousand Dollars each, to rev-up your gift giving this holiday season. The E.C.D. Ultimate... - November 10, 2017 - East Coast Defender
Altran Opens New Automotive Passive Safety Center in Wixom, Michigan
Altran, a global leader in engineering and R&D services to a number of advanced industries, has opened its newest passive safety center and its first in the U.S. The center is located in Wixom, MI, outside of Detroit, and is focused on delivering passive safety solutions for the automotive industry. The new Wixom testing center, part of Altran’s World Class Centers for Passive Safety, is located at 48602 Downing Street. - November 09, 2017 - Altran North America
New Mobile App Helps Drivers with Learner's Permits Travel Out-of-State Legally
New mobile app helps drivers with learner’s permits navigate out-of-state driving laws to promote safety on the roads and provide driving schools an accessible, accurate tool to educate their students. - November 08, 2017 - Petrizzi Technology Advisors
AutoFair Automotive Group Announces Its Annual “Thanks For Giving Celebration”
Eight New England Dealerships Will Donate a Portion of the Proceeds on Every Vehicle Sold to Local Charities During November. - November 07, 2017 - AutoFair Automotive Group
CP-Carrillo to Acquire Arias Pistons Brand
CP-Carrillo, Inc. and Arias Industries, Inc., a high performance pistons manufacturer, jointly announced today that CP-Carrillo will acquire the Arias Pistons brand name, trademark and relocate their piston production to CP-Carrillo’s main manufacturing facility in Irvine. - November 06, 2017 - CP-Carrillo
INKAS® Unveils an Armored Van Based on a Toyota Sienna
INKAS® adds the Toyota Sienna armored passenger van to its extensive line of discrete armored vehicles. - November 04, 2017 - INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing
Fix Auto USA Announces Two New California Locations
Fix Auto USA continues its expansion with the addition of two California locations, bringing the total number of Fix Auto franchise locations to 119. Fix Auto Santa Maria, the first location in California’s Central Coast is owned and operated by Hector Paz, who is recognized by insurance... - October 31, 2017 - Fix Auto USA
Badger Truck Center Recognized as Top Privately Held Business with Deloitte Wisconsin 75 Award
Badger Truck Center wins Deloitte 75 Award 13 years running. - October 26, 2017 - Badger Truck Center
A New Start-Up Company Aims to Help Automotive Consumers Receive Refunds for Extended Warranties, Gap Insurance, Maintenance Plans and More
Car Buyers That Have Sold, Traded, Refinanced or Totaled Their Car Within the Last 6 Years Might Just be Owed a Refund. According to MyWarrantyRefund.com, a consumer rights service, tens of millions of dollars in pro-rated warranty refunds go unclaimed every year. - October 25, 2017 - MyWarrantyRefund.com
Professor Dr. Hubert Gasteiger Joins Pajarito Powder Technical Advisory Board
Professor Dr. Hubert Gasteiger has joined the Technical Advisory Board of US-based Pajarito Powder, a leading supplier of novel Precious-Metal-Free (PMF) catalysts and Engineered Catalyst Support (ECS) materials for the automotive fuel cell and electrolyzer industry. Dr. Gasteiger is among the foremost contributors to the field of electrocatalysis in the world and is considered an expert in electrocatalyst development, as well as fuel cell and battery chemistry. - October 25, 2017 - Pajarito Powder, LLC
VerifactoTM, a Leading Provider of Insurance Tracking and Risk Management Company, Announces the Launch of a Collateral Protection Insurance (CPI) Technology
VerifactoTM is excited to announce this new technology empowers auto finance companies, auto dealers, credit unions, and banks to quickly pinpoint customers in default on their insurance and effectively place CPI while compliance is monitored by the software. - October 20, 2017 - Verifacto.com
The One-of-a-Kind Portable Power Pack That Saves You from Being Stranded in Emergencies
Jump Monster Announces the Launch of Jump Deeda, Now Available on Indiegogo - October 20, 2017 - Jump Deeda
VINCarHistory Changes Brand Name to “FAXVIN”
VINCarHistory has changed its name to “FAXVIN” which has come to effect from the 6th of this month. The company offers complete report on third-party validated vehicle history for any used vehicle across USA and District of Columbia. - October 17, 2017 - FAXVIN
DataPath Inc. Expands Approved Transit Options with UberPOOL Partnership Announcement
DataPath Inc., a leading platform provider for tax-advantaged benefit administration, has announced a partnership with Uber's rideshare service uberPOOL. Beginning on Monday, October 16, DataPath transit account holders will be able to use their benefits debit cards to pay for an... - October 16, 2017 - DataPath
AutomotiveOnly.com Announces the Automation of the Abandoned Shoppers Data Capture Platform for Dealers
Abandoned Shoppers, a proprietary software platform offered by AutomotiveOnly.com is now a fully automated platform. Steve Humphries, CEO of AutomotiveOnly.com, LLC made the announcement today saying, “after months of utilizing our existing platform, the majority of our dealers asked that we... - October 16, 2017 - AutomotiveOnly.com
Standard Motor Products Chose TFI Envision, Inc. for Annual Report
Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP®) once again selected TFI Envision, Inc. to develop their 2016 Annual Report. - October 15, 2017 - TFI Envision, Inc.
Dick Hannah Dealerships Named a Winner of the Oregonian’s 2017 Top Workplace Award in Oregon/Southwest Washington
Dick Hannah Dealerships has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by the Oregonian Media Group. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey. The award is given based on several aspects of workplace culture, measured by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC who... - October 15, 2017 - Dick Hannah Dealerships
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $15 Million Capital Raise for Carloha
Carloha, an innovative online used car dealer, announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $15 million of equity and debt capital. The new capital will be used to expand operations and increase vehicle inventory. Carloha is the dominant online... - October 13, 2017 - Castle Placement
TTI Launches Live Fleet Video & Tracking Solution
TTI, a leader in fleet video, is proud to announce live video fleet monitoring and tracking via a cloud portal. The TTI Mobile video recorders have built in 3G and 4G modems. Connecting via a SIM data plan the DVRs connect to servers so customers can login remotely and view and manage their entire fleet, whether it be a few vehicles or hundreds. - October 12, 2017 - TTI
A-Z Bus Sales Awarded Sales Excellence Award from Glaval Bus
A-Z Bus Sales Commercial and Transit Bus Sales division recognized for sales excellence by Glaval Bus for exceeding Glaval's sales goals throughout the California and Hawaii sales territory. - October 11, 2017 - A-Z Bus Sales
Safety Center's Teen Safe Driving Campaign Receives Funding from The Allstate Foundation Good Starts Young Program
Youth Take Action to End Distractions by Empowering Students throughout California to Create Real Change - October 10, 2017 - Safety Center
Bollinger Motors Names Head of Production
Bollinger Motors hires Detroit veteran to lead production efforts for B1 electric sport utility truck. - October 10, 2017 - Bollinger Motors
The American Team Wins Big at the 2017 International Automotive Technicians Challenge!
In a truly stunning outcome, Team U.S.A. took first, second, and third place at the 2017 International Technicians Challenge in Poland. The American team was sponsored by SSF Imported Auto Parts, which tested automotive technicians from across the nation to assemble three finalists who made the U.S. - October 03, 2017 - SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC
Up-and-Coming Artist Alë Jay Recognized with Gold CLIO Music Award at the ‘17 Clio Awards
Rising musician takes two CLIOs at Wednesday's ceremony with his original song for a social good campaign. - October 03, 2017 - Alë Jay
Friendly TLC Rentals & Leasing Opens a New Office for Its Customers, Offering a Wide Range of Features for Convenience and Ease
Friendly TLC Rentals & Leasing has been a reliable provider of cars for services like Uber and Lyft for a long time. Their users prefer their features over other similar services, and as a result, they have created a long line of loyal customers. The features and options offered by Friendly -... - September 30, 2017 - Friendly TLC Rentals & Leasing
Former Ford Statistical Supervisor Patricia Emery Orchestrates Rocketing Growth of Women-Driven Stellar Romance
Patricia Emery, a self-made woman with an impressive Ford Motor Company background as a Statistical Supervisor, has created a unique service, namely romance and baseball stories to its loyal global readership for gifting to their loved ones. Ms. Emery has assembled an exemplary team of others of... - September 23, 2017 - Stellar Scholars
Axalta Features Coating Solutions at North American Commercial Vehicle Show
Axalta supplies coatings to six of the seven Class 8 heavy duty truck manufacturers in North America. - September 22, 2017 - Axalta Coating Systems – North America Industrial
Aurora Parts and Accessories and Pluss Corporation Announce Integration Partnership to Streamline the Sales Cycle for Aurora Dealers
Aurora Parts and Accessories and Pluss Corporation proudly announce a partnership to provide automation of parts look-up, ordering, availability, and pricing for Aurora Dealers starting in the fourth quarter of 2017. The imminent integration between Aurora Parts and Accessories' MyAuroraPlus GBOM... - September 20, 2017 - Pluss Corporation
Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental Adds SWM Motorcycles to Its Adventure-Ready Fleet
New options for motorcyclists wanting to get off the beaten path in the “biking paradise.” - September 20, 2017 - Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental
Team Sahlen Welcomes honeybeeBase.com as Newest Partner, "A Data Acquisition System for Your Business"
Team Sahlen welcomes their newest partner, honeybeeBase.com to their 2017 campaign. honeybeeBase.com is a cloud-based web app for businesses to manage their human resource services to their team members. Team Sahlen’s Sporting Director, Will Nonnamaker shares his excitement in having... - September 17, 2017 - honeybeeBase
Swedish Electric Car Startup Uniti Launches Record-Breaking Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
This record-breaking campaign establishes Uniti’s place as a legitimate contender in the automotive space with a strong grassroots movement. The vehicle is scheduled for launch later this year. It includes significant advancements in safety, sustainability and user experience. - September 16, 2017 - Uniti Sweden AB (publ)
JC Car Care & Tire 2017 BBB Torch Award Recipient
JC Car Care & Tire are one of 5 businesses to receive the 2017 Torch Award. Torch Award GraphicBetter Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois will present Torch Awards to five businesses and one charity and Student of Ethics awards to two students during a luncheon... - September 16, 2017 - JC Car Care & Tire
InfoGlobalData Redefines Email Marketing Strategy with Over 1,51,325 Automotive Industry Mailing Lists
The US based leading marketing solutions and data service provider InfoGlobalData has good news for automobile industry marketers. A leader in providing automobile data services, InfoGlobalData has amassed 5 million automobile industry data sets and introduces refined mailing list of 1,51,325... - September 16, 2017 - InfoGlobalData
Solidiance Digital Published a White Paper Titled "Digitization in the Lubricant Industry"
Profound change is underway in the lubricants market, from automation of processes to changes in the business models. Changes in the lubricant market are influenced by the, rising number of electric vehicles around the world, robots in manufacturing and co-sharing mobility platforms. Integrating digital strategy into the business model has become a requirement for a - September 15, 2017 - YCP Solidiance
Innovative Transport Solutions Expands to Include New Freight Loading & Unloading Products That Save Time and Money
Innovative Transport Solutions (ITS), located in Elmhurst, IL near O’Hare International Airport develops and distributes labor and time-saving freight loading and handling products (Mobile Transport Tray, Portable Roller Bed System, Easi-Deck System & Easi-Shipper System). The company also offers a full suite of international and domestic freight services, including Full Truckload (FTL), Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), rail/intermodal, ocean, trans-loading, cross-border and warehousing. - September 13, 2017 - Innovative Transport Solutions
Mobility Centers Holdings, LLC Debuts in Midwest
Mobility Centers Holdings, LLC (known as Mobility Centers) announced today the acquisition of Siebert Mobility who owned and operated three locations in the Midwest. Mobility Centers, is a mobility equipment dealer that sells, installs and services mobility equipment including wheelchair accessible... - September 13, 2017 - Mobility Centers LLC
Rangs Limited, the Distributor of Mitsubishi Motors, Launches New Showroom in Collaboration with Its Sales Agent "Forid & Brothers" in Sylhet
Rangs Limited, the authorized distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Bangladesh, launched its new showroom in Sylhet in collaboration with their sales agent "Forid & Brothers." - September 10, 2017 - Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh Rangs Limited
Source Intelligence Annual Analysis of Conflict Minerals Filings Show Companies Remain Concerned About Consumer-Facing Transparency
Source Intelligence has released its annual analysis of conflict minerals reports for the 2016 reporting year and despite U.S. government efforts to relax requirements, companies continue to demonstrate increased efforts to minimize sourcing from conflict regions. For direct access to the report,... - September 08, 2017 - Source Intelligence
Tech-Bond Solutions Announces a Breakthrough in Car Plastic Repair so Repairing Bumper Covers, Tabs, Etc. is No Longer a Problem
Tech Bond’s Bonding Poly Process™, a solution that took sixteen years to perfect, repairs torn or punctured bumper covers, cracked grills, broken headlamp tabs, trim pieces, etc., quickly, easily and permanently. - September 08, 2017 - Tech-Bond Solutions
Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Announces Its Third $5,000 Winner
Jeff Sparks was named the Grand Prize winner of the $5,000 Giveaway coordinated by both Crown Tennessee dealerships this past Saturday, August 26. Sparks is the third winner announced since the contest began earlier this year. - September 07, 2017 - Crown Automotive
Appraisal Engine Inc is Now Offering Valuation Reports to Vehicle Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston Texas
With the incredible amount of losses, sometimes insurance companies are too overwhelmed to spend as much time as needed calculating actual cash values of totaled vehicles. Residents who feel that their vehicles are undervalued have recourse via Appraisal Engine Inc. - September 06, 2017 - Appraisal Engine Inc
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. Hires New Director of Sales for Their Commercial & Transit Division
A-Z Bus Sales names new Director of their Commercial and Transit Sales Division. The new director will oversee the commercial and transit bus sales team for California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii. - September 05, 2017 - A-Z Bus Sales
B-TEC Systems Appoints BC Marketing
B-TEC Systems appoints BC Marketing, regarded as one of the best sales & marketing agencies in the USA. - September 05, 2017 - B-TEC Systems Inc.
Texas OCC is Coming to Help
Orange County Choppers and the Hudson Valley SPCA to Help Hurricane Affected Families and Animals in Texas Orange County Choppers (OCC) and the Hudson Valley SPCA (HVSPCA) jointly announced efforts to provide assistance to humans and animals affected by hurricane Harvey in south Texas. As we have... - September 04, 2017 - Orange County Choppers
DAVACO Drives Quality Results for Premier Auto Brands
DAVACO offers specialized services designed for automotive brands. From showroom reimages and service center upgrades to the installation of digital signage and interactive technology to help build a dream car, DAVACO's total solutions approach simplifies the management and execution of high-volume rollouts that enhance the consumer experience. - September 02, 2017 - DAVACO, Inc.
BDA Advises UQM Technologies on Equity Issue & JV with China National Heavy Duty Truck/Sinotruk
BDA is pleased to announce that its client, UQM Technologies Inc (NYSE MKT: UQM) has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement (“Agreement”) with China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co Ltd through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sinotruk (BVI) Ltd (collectively,... - August 29, 2017 - BDA Partners Ltd
Friendly Launches TLC Car Rental & Leasing Options for Drivers
Friendly TLC Rentals & Leasing CEO, Michael Grinman, announced the launch of the company's new website offering TLC car rental and leasing services that individuals can use to start their own ride sharing business. "We offer personalized service and different vehicle options to meet TLC... - August 26, 2017 - Friendly TLC Rentals & Leasing
Crown Buick GMC Taps Robert "Bob" Meredith for New Commercial Fleet Position
The Crown Automotive Group today announced that industry veteran Robert "Bob" Meredith has been hired to fill its new Commercial & Fleet Sales Manager position. The Louisiana native has over 20 years of experience in commercial and fleet sales. - August 24, 2017 - Crown Automotive