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TROY, Michigan, October 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Keynote speeches delivered by Mr. Lawrence Geise, Chief Engineer and Division Director of Body and Interior Design, Honda R&D Americas and Prof. Frank Henning, Head of Polymer Engineering, Fraunhofer ICT (Germany) will outline the sustainable mobility trends and pressures for lightweight vehicle design (CAFE standards in the U.S.) and the technologies that will enable large scale manufacturing of automotive composites. The...
DETROIT, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford and Carfax have agreed to provide Carfax Vehicle History Reports for the Ford and Lincoln Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Ford is committed to providing a free Carfax® Vehicle History Report(TM) for every Ford and Lincoln CPO vehicle. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080507/CARFAXLOGO ) "Carfax Vehicle History Reports make the Ford Certified program better," said Mark Ninomiya, General Manager at...
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DealerTrack (Nasdaq: TRAK) today announced the company has been selected as the recommended DMS provider for Dealers United, a national purchasing network for privately-owned automotive dealers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101028/DEALERTRACKLOGO ) As part of the agreement, Dealers United will market DealerTrack DMS as the recommended DMS solution to its entire network of nearly 5,000 franchised and independent...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar.com, the authority in new car pricing information, trends and forecasting released its Performance Scorecards grading automotive manufacturers and brands for their performance in the month of September. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share, and days in inventory. (Logo:...
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), today announced that it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results after the market closes on November 8, 2012. A conference call will be hosted by Mark F. O'Neil, chairman and chief executive officer, and Eric D. Jacobs, chief financial and administrative officer, that evening beginning at 5:00 pm (ET). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101028/DEALERTRACKLOGO ) A live...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Faurecia, the world's sixth-largest automotive supplier, today announced the completion of its new Southfield customer center, marked by the addition of a Faurecia sign atop the Travelers Tower 1 building on Evergreen Road near Interstate 696 in Southfield, Mich. The center will house more than 200 employees, including more than 80 new professional jobs. The Southfield Customer Center, which occupies some 50,000 square feet on the...
Public Sale to Feature Assortment of Seized Vehicles HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State Department of General Services invites the public to visit the Manheim Auto Auctions, located at 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville, Dauphin County, later this week to preview the more than 570 vehicles that will be available for bid on Monday, Oct. 15. Prospective bidders are invited to inspect the vehicles from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday,...
CENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carfax issued the following statement regarding today's announcement by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the use of counterfeit air bags: "This announcement underscores the importance of checking the history of used cars," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. "Air bags are one of most crucial parts of a car's safety system. We have created a...
Global Automakers Urges Impacted Consumers to Heed Warnings WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Global Automakers urges consumers to make sure that only original equipment replacement airbags are used when having a vehicle repaired after a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a consumer alert warning of the dangers of counterfeit airbags, which may have been installed in the last three years by someone...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG has joined forces with Industria Nacional de Autopartes (INA), the representative association for automotive suppliers in Mexico, to support and drive transformational initiatives in the lower-tier automotive supply base in the United States and Mexico through a special membership program, the not-for-profit, member-supported organization announced today. The MEX-US Supplier Power membership grants suppliers with less than $15...
