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Declared as the Indian Car of the Year 2013, Renault Duster has taken over Mahindra Scorpio recently by becoming best selling SUV in India. Delhi, Delhi (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 In order to win the Indian Car of the Year 2013 title, Renault Duster met the criteria of being manufactured in India and for India. India’s leading online portal for posting the particulars about used and new cars, Gaadi.com reported that Renault Duster clearly had raised all the standards in the segment of a...

Veteran Mobile Executive Joins Driver Education and Training provider, I DRIVE SAFELY, as Chief Marketing Officer CARLSBAD, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- I DRIVE SAFELY, the nation's leading provider of driver education and training, announced today the addition of Greg Hallinan to the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer, as I DRIVE SAFELY looks to expand its industry leading training programs into new platforms and markets. Hallinan joins I DRIVE SAFELY from Verve...

Technical Inspections of Vehicle (Inspecciones Técnicas de Vehículos - ITV) prevent 170 fatalities per year, nearly 11,000 injuries and at least 11,000 traffic accidents. This is the conclusion reached by the study “Contribución de la ITV a la Seguridad Vial 2012” (ITV’s Contribution to Road Safety) carried out by Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and sponsored by the Fundación Instituto Tecnológico para la Seguridad del Automóvil (FITSA – Technological Institute for...

Industry and Sharing Economy Leader Accelerates Growth and Fuels Continued Momentum with New Talent, Technology and Resources by Acquiring Wheelz Inc. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, RelayRides, the nation's largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, announced the acquisition of peer-to-peer car sharing platform Wheelz. Following several months of record growth for RelayRides, the acquisition represents a major consolidation of car sharing marketplaces,...

Amid concerns of cut-through and threatened safety on its roads, Cal State University tried a multi-faceted traffic calming program to see if it could help create a safer, more pedestrian and cyclist safe campus. The results have just come in; can campus traffic calming really make a difference? Monterey, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 In anticipation of a new roadway opening that would make campus roads at Cal State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) a convenient cut-through for commuters, the...

Janus Cam Now Integrated to Cabconnect Risk Management Platform SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: "CNCG") today announced that it has entered into an exclusive joint marketing and referral agreement with Cabconnect of Chicago, IL. Concierge, through its wholly owned subsidiary Janus Cam (www.januscam.com) is involved with the distribution and sale of high definition video recording devices for vehicle fleets and consumer automobiles....

GetInsuranceQuotes.ca unravels false beliefs that individuals have regarding car insurance. GetInsuranceQuotes Canada Ltd. decided to publish a comprehensive list of the top 10 car insurance myths along with an explanation of whether they are true or false to help enlighten consumers. (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 In publishing this article, GetInsuranceQuotes.ca hopes people will get clarity on these false assumptions and avoid pitfalls. Many people have second thoughts about purchasing car...

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today a proposed rule to allow state and federal enforcement officials to easily share and view the most current and accurate information about a commercial motor vehicle driver's medical certification status. The proposal would require certified medical examiners performing physical examinations on drivers of commercial motor vehicles to use a newly developed medical...

Met with growing need and interest, the motorcycle safety program will install 20 warning signs and kickoff a new online awareness movement this year NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To kick off National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (May), Allstate Insurance Company will continue its efforts to donate standardized warning signs for motorcycle safety with its "Once is Never Enough" (ONE) program with the first installation of 2013. ONE is an awareness campaign that...

READING, Pa., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Truck Rental announced today it is adding 500 new Freightliner semi-tractors to its commercial truck rental fleet featuring Eaton's UltraShift® PLUS Multipurpose High Performance (MHP) Automated Transmissions. Call 1-800-PENSKE-1 to rent one of these new vehicles. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130201/MM53144LOGO ) "We're pleased to introduce this new automated transmission as a value-added feature for our...