Press Releases

Antwerpen Volkswagen is proud to announce that they will be presented the 2018 Wolfsburg Crest Club Award.  The Wolfsburg Crest Club Award, given by Volkswagen of America, Inc., honors those Volkswagen dealers that have met the highest Volkswagen standards in both service and sales. Only dealers who meet the most rigorous Volkswagen sales and service standards gain the distinction of calling themselves recipients of this prestigious award. Antwerpen Volkswagen is the only Volkswagen deal

Polyplastics Group has announced the development of several new classes of DURACON (R) Polyoxymethylene (POM), providing high flux and stiffness and significant design freedom for component production automotive fuel injection molded systems. These new materials complement the flagship POM DURACON (R) range of Polyplastics, already widely used in automotive fuel system components because of its excellent fuel resistance. The company markets H140-54C DURACON (R), a high flow / stiffn

Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, today introduced Valvoline™ All Engine Clean Intake Cleaner and Valvoline™ All Engine Clean Fuel Rail Cleaner. These professional fuel system cleaning products provide evolved, superior chemistry to remove deposits in all gasoline engines and to provide a safer, more environmentally sound option. The patent-pending All Engine Clean Intake Cleaner is part of Valvoline's

The Polyplastics Group has announced the development of several new DURACON (R) polyoxymethylene (POM) grades which deliver high flow, high rigidity, and design freedom for the production of injection-molded automotive fuel system components. The new materials complement Polyplastics' flagship DURACON (R) POM portfolio which is already widely used for automotive fuel system components due to its excellent fuel resistance. The company has commercially launched DURACON (R) H140-54

Walser Automotive Group’s newest Subaru location is bigger, greener, and smarter. Walser Subaru Burnsville, now located at 14900 Buck Hill Road, opens the doors to its new home today. The dealership, formerly located just north on 35-W off Cliff Road, was planned with major upgrades in mind. The bigger facility offers an additional 19,000 square feet and 22 climate-controlled service bays – an increase of 15 stalls from its previous location. The newly-designed parts dep

Automotive Engineering Show, India’s leading exhibition focused on automotive manufacturing technologies, will be underway next week, from 04 – 06 July 2019. Hosting over 100 exhibitors, the exhibition will showcase technologies for industrial automation, robotics, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, measuring and testing, power tools, software over the three days. The business event is expected to witness the presence of Chief Guest Thiru M C Sampath

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today that is has opened a new company-owned Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center in Greater Houston. A core element of Valvoline's strategy is to accelerate the growth of its industry-leading quick-lube model, which is all about delivering a quick, easy and trusted experience for every customer, every day. Of the 10 Valvoline Instant Oil Ch

SLD Laser, a world leader in commercialization of visible laser-based light sources and blue laser products, has demonstrated ultra-compact, high power, high brightness, fiber coupled blue laser modules for materials processing applications including copper welding for battery production for electric vehicles and consumer electronic devices, as well as 3D printing. At Laser World of Photonics, the company will debut the high performance blue laser module technology, and also demonstrate its a

Rockwell Automation, a leading provider of automotive solutions and services, today opened a new Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles (EV) in the automotive sector. 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its IT Solutions Development Center. The center will feature live manufacturing demonstrations, hands-on labs using new technology, and events showcasing collaboration with industry experts and Rockwell Automation partners. Based on augmented and virtual reality

Nexen Tire, a leading global tire manufacturer, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Plug and Play, the world's largest corporate innovation platform and startup accelerator. As a part of its effort to build an infrastructure for future technology development and new business initiation, Nexen Tire has decided to join forces with Plug and Play. As a market leading accelerator, Plug and Play was an early investor in Silicon Valley's most renowned firms in

The Volvo Group has signed an agreement with NVIDIA to jointly develop the decision making system of autonomous commercial vehicles and machines. Utilizing NVIDIA's end-to-end artificial intelligence platform for training, simulation and in-vehicle computing, the resulting system is designed to safely handle fully autonomous driving on public roads and highways.   The solution will be built on NVIDIA's full software stack for sensor processing, perception, map localizat

General Motors Co.  today announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, which begin shipping to dealers this week. This news follows GM’s announcement last month to expand light-duty, full-size pickup production capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in response to strong customer demand.  

Wallbox, Barcelona-based electric vehicle (EV) charging station manufacturer, announced today that it will enter the U.S. market, hosting an official launch at the 2019 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York City July 12-13. Four-year-old Wallbox, which has installed over 20,000 of its charging units in 30 European markets and overseas as far as New Zealand and China, offers versatile universal charging solutions with proprietary technology, such as facial recognition, smart sen

HAAH Automotive Holdings and Zotye USA, the distributor of Zotye Automobiles of China, have opened their new, joint headquarters in the Orange County, California city of Irvine.  HAAH is co-locating the headquarters of its wholly owned subsidiary, Zotye USA, in the same building. Zotye USA will begin selling its first model, the Zotye T600 CUV at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021.  The company is currently preparing for the sales launch as it builds out its franchis

Newsight Imaging Ltd, an Israeli developer of advanced CMOS image sensor chips for machine vision geared to the robotics, automotive, Industry 4.0 and mobile devices markets, today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with ZKW Group, a leading premium lighting systems and electronics specialist, headquartered in Wieselburg Austria. ZKW’s affiliation with LG gives the company access to resources and key technologies to develop intelligent lighting for the future and autonom