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Maxion Wheels, the world's largest wheel manufacturer, and its new joint venture partner, Dongfeng Auto Parts Group, on June 6, 2019 in China Suizhou held a groundbreaking ceremony for their future 22,000 square meters factory. The new company, Dongfeng Marcox Wheel Co., Ltd. is proud to have witnessed this important milestone with distinguished guests, including government officials and company executives, customers, suppliers and partners. "The plant, together with our ne

FCA US and Aurora announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding laying the groundwork for a powerful partnership to develop and deploy self-driving commercial vehicles. The Aurora Driver is Aurora's self-driving platform that comprises the hardware, software, and data services that guide vehicles powered by it safely through the world. Delivering level 4 autonomy, Aurora Driver is composed of technology that is able to sense and navigate the environment wit

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has decided to establish Toyota Myanmar Co., Ltd., (TMY) as its first vehicle production company in Myanmar where it will locally produce the Hilux from February 2021. The automotive market in Myanmar, in accordance with the growth of the economy, the demand for new vehicles has soared in recent years (2018 market: approx. 18,000 units, 2.1 times more than the previous year). Toyota currently sells the Hilux, Vios, Rush, and other vehicles in Myanma

To meet the need to increase the driving mileage of Electrical Vehicles (EVs), Aluminium China and its sister show Lightweight Asia in July, held in Shanghai by Reed Exhibitions, will showcase leading auto-aluminum brands committed to reducing the weight of next-generation EVs. While it is predicted that by 2020, the annual outputof EVs in China alone will reach 2.42 millionwith 244 different models, representing an annual growth rate of 41%,‘mileage concern’still puts o

Southern California-based Karma Automotive will bring its luxury electric vehicle niche and VVIP ownership experiences to 13 new cities in the U.S. and 19 new countries by 2020 to support its plans for rapid product expansion. "Karma was born and is deeply rooted in California but we are a global company," says Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou. "We are continually evaluating growth opportunities for the brand as we make a measured rollout of our products to additional export

Telenav, Inc., a leading provider of connected car and location-based platform services, announced today that it will be powering the mapping function for the Mercedes-Benz® COMAND Touch by Mercedes-Benz® iOS app that remotely controls the COMAND Rear Seat Entertainment System. Using this system, passengers will be able to view navigation and route information as well as explore their surroundings on a map on iPad tablets. This mapping experience will be available globally and will be

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today its franchisee, Ivy Lane Corporation, has acquired another quick-lube location in the Chicago market that is now operating as a Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center. 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 experi

PPG today announced that it has opened a new, nearly 450,000-square-foot (41,800-square-meter) facility in Flower Mound, Texas, making it the largest distribution center for architectural paints and coatings in the company’s U.S. and Canadian network. “PPG is committed to making significant strategic investments in the architectural coatings business,” said Tim Knavish, PPG senior vice president, global architectural coatings and president, Europe, Middle East and

Inland Truck Parts and Service is excited to announce the opening of two expanded locations in the greater Oklahoma City area. The new facilities are located on the east and west sides of town with convenient locations that offer both parts and service. The new Oklahoma City West location opened in March of 2019, allowing the existing separate parts and service facilities to combine under one roof. It features a state-of-the-art 58,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate a large invento

FleetPride, Inc. is pleased to announce a new branch in Vancouver, Washington. The location at 3006 NE 112th Avenue, Suite A opened for business on May 20 to strengthen FleetPride's presence in the Portland/Vancouver market and better serve customers in southwest Washington. "Expanding our footprint in the Portland and Vancouver market gives us the ability to serve customers faster," said Mike Harris, FleetPride senior vice president of sales and branch operations. &qu

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) today announced the launch of Firestone WeatherGrip, the company's first all-weather touring tire in the U.S. and Canada. Engineered to go beyond traditional all-season performance, the Firestone WeatherGrip tire is Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake certified and specially designed for control in wet and snowy conditions. Featuring the Firestone brand's new Hydro-Grip technology package, the Firestone WeatherGrip tire utilizes a tread pat

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today that is has acquired a quick lube location in Magnolia, Texas, that is now operating as a Valvoline Instant Oil Change SM (VIOC) service center. 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. O

Fujitsu and Autonomic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility, today announce a joint collaboration to offer OEMs1 worldwide a fast and flexible solution to support the automotive industry's transformation to mobility-as-a-service2 models. Leveraging Autonomic's expertise in cloud services for connected vehicles and Fujitsu's capabilities in technology integration and experience in the automotive space, the companies will initially deliver the Transportation Mobility Clo

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 Alpharetta, Georgia. 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 five Valvoline Instant

ATC Drivetrain ("ATC"), a leading independent remanufacturer of automotive drivetrain components headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, announced today that is has acquired ATP Automotive Transmission Remanufacturing Specialists Limited, A.T.P. Electronic Developments Limited and ATP Holdings USA, LLC (collectively "ATP") from ATP's founder Alan Smart. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1969, ATP is a Cannock, United Kingdom-