TRW Automotive Holdings received the Automotive Lean Production Award for 2011 in the category of International Enterprise for outstanding efficiency, lean processes and lean methodology at its site in Koblenz, Germany. TRW was one of six companies to receive the award out of more than 70 vehicle manufacturer and supplier production facilities nominated. The award [...]
For the first time, a fleet of mass-produced, zero-emission cars will take to the streets of South Africa. A dozen electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will highlight the benefits of green transportation and will provide zero-emission shuttle services for delegates at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa from Nov. 28-Dec. 9. The 17th [...]
With its high-performance styling and head-turning co-star, the FIAT brand’s first 60-second social media spot promoting the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth has seduced more than 1 million YouTube viewers in just one week. The digital spot titled “Seduction” made its debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show to hundreds of journalists and then [...]
SMA Alliance asserts that November 2011 is not only turning out to be another promising month for growth, but an astonishing month for sales. Second week’s financials indicate additional signing of 12 dealerships increasing SMA’s annualized revenue by $ 447,000.00 per year. Financial reports show that to date of this 4th quarter, the total annualized [...]
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. 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 [...]
Two problems face those who want the lightest element, hydrogen, to be the transportation fuel of the future. One is finding a way to store it and there MAY be new hope in that area. The other, of course, is just where the hydrogen will come from . Hydrogen seems as if it would be [...]
Niagara Falls Transit and The Niagara Parks Commission have placed an order valued at $ 18 million for a mix of clean-diesel 40-foot Nova LFS and 62-foot articulated LFX buses. After their positive experience in 2009, Niagara Falls Transit has opted for Nova Bus to increase their fleet of 40-foot buses and produce their first BRT vehicles. The Niagara [...]
Tesla is taking the world’s first premium electric sedan, Model S, across North America. Model S Beta prototypes will be on display from Toronto to Newport to introduce the car of the 21st century. The Beta prototypes on display will provide customers the opportunity to see how their future car will look . This is [...]
This chopper, designed and built by Orange County Choppers is dedicated to the responders who risked their lives during the September 11 attacks in the U.S. The project was commissioned by the International Association of Firefighters but lost momentum along the way because of funding drawbacks. However, PA lawyer and biker Todd Nurick stepped in [...]
EZ Lube, a quick-lube retailer in Costa Mesa, California announced the addition of Roger Dunlap as vice president for operations. Dunlap believes that maintaining morale among employees is as important as maintaining vehicles that drive through the company’s 74 locations each year. As VP of Operations, he will be tasked to improve store sales, maintain [...]
