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Front License Plate Cramping Car Style? Consider the Plate Retractor
TEGO Automotive Products has launched its patented TEGO License Plate Retractor (LPR), an app-enabled retractable front license plate bracket that allows style-conscious drivers to avoid tickets and unsightly holes in their front bumpers. The License Plate Retractor is installed underneath the front splash guard of most cars, trucks and SUVs-often in under an hour, according… Continue reading Front License Plate Cramping Car Style? Consider the Plate Retractor
How Ford Designers Across the Globe Gather in the Same Room Without Leaving Their Countries
A designer from Shanghai, China, and another from Dearborn, Michigan, together step into a virtual design space to make changes to a global vehicle design. Both walk around a 3D model, review it and make changes on the fly. Once finished, the two remove their VR headsets and return to their separate workspaces-thousands of miles… Continue reading How Ford Designers Across the Globe Gather in the Same Room Without Leaving Their Countries
Rear View Safety Hires New Product Development Engineer
Rear View Safety and Safe Fleet have hired Allan McGuire as a product development engineer…
Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass
Jeep leadership in recent months has stated their desire to produce electric SUVs for the U.S. beyond 2020. In March, at the Geneva International Motor Show, the company showcased electric-hybrid technology it’s already set to bring to the European market. “Today, the Jeep brand is making another major evolutionary step toward respecting the environment and… Continue reading Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass
AAA: It’s Time to Bring U.S. Headlight Standards Out of the Dark Ages
Driving at night carries the highest fatality rate for both drivers and pedestrians but could be made safer by headlight technology already on the roads in Europe and Canada…
Thinkware Dash Cams Authorized by Ford Accessory Program
Two Thinkware dash cam models have been included as part of a bundle offered by EchoMaster and certified for Ford Motor Co.’s authorized accessory program…
Crimestopper Joins Omega Brands
Omega Research & Development Technologies Inc. has fully integrated Crimestopper into its family of products and now offers support for the brand…
QTP Grand Cherokee SRT, Trackhawk & Durango SRT Aggressor Electric Cutout Pipes
The Aggressor is an electric cutout pipe kit that is specific to the SRT and Trackhawk. No welding required .Enjoy the factory quiet exhaust and then unleash the beast when you want too! You are in control.
QTP Jeep Wrangler JL Aggressor Electric Cutout Pipe
The Aggressor is an electric cutout pipe kit that is specific to the Jeep Wrangler JL. No welding required. Enjoy the factory quiet exhaust and then unleash the beast when you want too! You are in control.
DOW Electronics Hires 12 Volt Account Manager
Josh Inthasoroth has joined DOW Electronics to support and grow the 12-volt channel…
Daimler Pulls Plug on U.S. Electric Smart Car Sales
Daimler is ending sales of its diminutive all-electric smart cars in the U.S. and Canada, officially pulling the plug on a vehicle that has struggled to gain ground in North America as the German automaker prepares to bring the brand to China…
Major Automakers Partner to Set Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standards
SAE International, Ford, General Motors and Toyota are stepping forward to form the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) that will work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development and deployment of SAE Level 4 and 5 automated vehicles…
Teaching an Old Bronco New Tricks
A new automotive design, technology, and engineering firm introduced its first production vehicle: an electric classic Ford Bronco. The new Zero Labs Automotive vehicle is based on the first-generation Ford Bronco (1966-’77). It is handcrafted by the company with aerospace-grade carbon fiber body panels and parts, molded wood consoles, and features more than 1,000 newly designed parts. To retain the off-road capability of the… Continue reading Teaching an Old Bronco New Tricks
Snow Becomes President of HELLA
Fred Snow has been made president of HELLA Automotive Sales. He’ll continue to also serve as head of aftermarket sales..