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GROM Audio announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, which features GROM’s direct Android connection to factory car stereos. In addition GROM announced its participation and sponsorship of Bimmerfest 2013, the largest BMW show in North America. Belmont, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 GROM recently updated its website with a widget for Product Search and “Knowledge Base,” which is a customer-centric area that was added for more support. The newly redesigned GROM Audio website...

Telematics Update has announced that press registration is open for media to attend the Telematics Detroit Conference; but with limited passes available press are advised to register ASAP if they’d like to join the host of senior-level auto and telematics execs such as BMW, Honda, Audi, Facebook and GM attending. novi, michigan (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 This week Telematics Update has opened press registration for the Telematics Detroit Conference (June 5-6, The Suburban Collection...

With just 3 weeks until the Telematics Detroit 2013 Conference & Exhibition (June 5-6, Novi, MI, USA), Telematics Update have today confirmed that General Motors and BMW will deliver exclusive keynote presentations to the 1,800 strong audience at the world’s biggest event to shape the future of the connected car. (http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/) (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 On the opening day of the conference (June 5), Nick Pudar, Director, Global Connected Consumer at General...

Auto West Bmw Recognized as the Leader in Automotive Sustainability and Awarded "The Most Sustainable Bmw Dealership in the World" Title by BMW AG Richmond, BC (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 At this year's prestigious BMW Sales Excellence Award Ceremony, situated at the iconic BMW Museum in Munich, Germany, "The Most Sustainable BMW Dealership in the World" title was given to Auto West BMW. This highly esteemed award recognizes dealerships worldwide who are paving the way...

DETROIT, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Confronted with greater demands than ever to make major investments in global facilities and in new technologies to achieve much higher corporate average fuel mileage goals, the OEMs should be redoubling their efforts to develop more collaborative supplier relations in order to leverage their combined resources. However, that doesn't appear to be the case, according to the results of the 2013 North American Automotive - Tier 1 Supplier Working...

IDrive announces that with 35PB of user data, it is Southern California's largest cloud storage provider LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IDrive Online Backup, one of the world's leading cloud storage providers, has announced that they are now Southern California's largest cloud provider. IDrive now boasts a total storage of over 35 Petabytes of user data, as well as over 400 million smartphone contacts backed up through their mobile applications. They've also...

- BMW brand sales up 10.3 percent WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported April sales of 29,011 vehicles, an increase of 8.3 percent from the 26,793 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, the BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) is up 5.3 percent on sales of 107,968 in the first four months of 2013 compared to 102,522 in the same period in 2012. "The solid April results are a good set-up for...

READING, Pa., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Logistics announced it has been awarded the contract to be the operational manager of the BMW of North America, LLC parts distribution center in Nazareth, Pa. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Penske Logistics will provide a trained labor force for the aftersales warehousing and fulfillment facility that currently supplies automotive parts, motorcycle parts, and lifestyle items for distribution to BMW...

Saturday, April 27 - Sunday, April 28. Hosted by BMW Group Technology Office USA. Sponsored by ChargePoint and DriveNow MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BMW, ChargePoint and DriveNow have teamed for BMW's Bay Area Sustainability Hackathon focusing on one of the fastest and rapidly growing industry sectors, electric vehicles, EV charging and mobility services. More than 200 developers, entrepreneurs, electric vehicle experts and corporate executives are expected...

After analyzing over 3,400 vehicles configurations for the 2013 model year, the 8th annual Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America award winners were announced today with strong performance from GM, Ford, and Toyota. Vincentric measures all costs involved in owning a vehicle, including depreciation, fuel, maintenance, and uses this information to determine the awards. Bingham Farms, MI (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 The 8th annual Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America™ awards were announced...