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MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Briggs Auto, a car dealership in Kansas, is happy to announce that the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has finally arrived to both of their Nissan dealerships in Kansas. The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has been making a lot of 'noise' as it has won several awards -with the most recent coming courtesy of Popular Mechanics. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121119/CG16402) Popular Mechanics praised the new 2013 Nissan Pathfinder for...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, POPULAR MECHANICS awarded LEHR Inc. a 2012 Breakthrough Award for the First Ever OEM Propane Outboard Motors. The POPULAR MECHANICS Breakthrough Awards, now in its eighth year, recognizes the innovators and products that have dramatically advanced the fields of technology, medicine, space exploration, automotive design, environmental engineering and more. LEHR and other winners will be honored at an invitation-only gala awards ceremony...
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, POPULAR MECHANICS named The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) as a 2012 Breakthrough Award winner for their Air Maintenance Technology (AMT). The POPULAR MECHANICS Breakthrough Awards, now in their eighth year, recognize the innovators and products that have dramatically advanced the fields of technology, medicine, space exploration, automotive design, environmental engineering and more. Goodyear and other winners will be...
ALLEN PARK, Mich., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This has been a year of recognition and progress for EcoMotors. If the accolades earned in the last year are any indication, the world has begun to take notice of the potential offered by the opoc® engine. In the past 6 months EcoMotors has been recognized by the World Economic Forum, The Society of Automotive Engineers, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Always On, and Automotive News. These organizations and publications are...
TEMECULA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Scrubblade, the ultimate high-performance wiper blade, has received the Popular Mechanics 2011 SEMA Editor's Choice Award during the 2011 SEMA and Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) held in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111114/CG06414) Scrubblade was selected by the Popular Mechanics editor's choice edgingout industry behemoths like Bosch, Rain-X, Trico and PEAK, to win the award for its...
NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Lighting has been honored by POPULAR MECHANICS as a winner of a 2011 Breakthrough Award, which recognizes innovators and products that dramatically advance the fields of technology and other disciplines. Ten companies were selected in the Breakthrough Product Awards category, with Philips Lighting recognized for AmbientLED, an environmentally and economically sustainable indoor light bulb. The first credible replacement for the 60-watt...
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford's industry-first rear inflatable seat belts combine the attributes of traditional seat belts and airbags to provide additional crash protection, giving parents particular peace of mind since children are common rear-seat passengersLead developer Srini Sundararajan will accept the prestigious Breakthrough Product Award from Popular Mechanics tonight in New York, on behalf of Ford Motor CompanyRear inflatable seat belts were introduced on...
CLEVELAND, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With its 50th celebration well under way, Cub Cadet is excited to announce the next phase of its Future Vision Contest - the Cast Your Vote Sweepstakes, which will be accessible at www.CubCadet.com/FutureVision between May 1 and June 16, 2011. The voting site will feature winning ideas from 50 semi-finalists, which have been hand-picked by an expert panel of judges including representatives of Cub Cadet, the University of Akron, Hearst Magazines'...
CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobra Electronics Corporation (Nasdaq: COBR), a leading manufacturer of mobile electronics products, today announced that Popular Mechanics, one of America's most trusted men's magazines, has recognized the newly unveiled Cobra PhoneTag(TM) product with its Editor's Choice Awards at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology and America's largest annual tradeshow of any kind. The...
Housing nonprofit works to impact entire neighborhood to become environmentally friendly PHILADELPHIA, June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, an affiliate of the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, has partnered with Popular Mechanics to create and complete a project that will encourage an entire low-income neighborhood to "go green." (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090421/REBUILDINGLOGO ) Popular Mechanics, a...
