Sylvania Launches 30 New Products in 2010
New products focus on improving driver safety, visibility.
Visteon In-dash Entertainment/GPS System Now Available
The Visteon Navigation Radio System is now available for North American passenger vehicles. Available through automotive dealerships and mobile electronics retailers, the system expands on the functionality and convenience of original equipment (OE) radio head units. Featuring a 7-inch color digital LCD touch-screen monitor, the new system combines dozens of advanced capabilities within a single unit that fits in most vehicles with a double-DIN radio opening. The system is compatible with existing steering wheel controls on most vehicles, plus rear (backup) cameras and satellite radio modules.
Federated Aloha Sweepstakes Winner Announced, More than 300 Additional Prizes Awarded
STAUNTON, VA – Bill and Darlene Palange, owners of Palange’s Automotive, a Federated Car Care Center located in North Ridgeville, OH, have been named grand prize winners of the inaugural Federated Auto Parts Aloha Sweepstakes. The Palange’s will receive an all-expense paid, seven-day Hawaiian cruise for two. “We are thrilled to award our grand prize
AAIA Searches for Aftermarket Professionals to Ask “YouTube” Style Questions to Bob Schieffer During Town Hall
The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) will incorporate videotaped questions from aftermarket professionals around the country during a special segment of this year’s Town Hall featuring Bob Schieffer, anchor of "Face the Nation" and CBS News chief Washington correspondent. This new approach comes from the building popularity of "YouTube" and other online public forums that have transformed American politics.
AOCA 20th Anniversary Convention and Fast Lube Expo Slated for April 28-May 1
Dallas, TX — The Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) will hold its 20th Anniversary Convention and Fast Lube Expo April 28-May 1, 2007, in Dallas, TX. To celebrate its anniversary, AOCA is offering free registration for members and their fast lube teams if they register by March 26. A wide range of seminars will be
Auto Engineers Figure Future at SAE Conference
Someday, cars will see beyond the road that lies within the headlight beams. They’ll have cameras that detect what is happening all around it. And eventually they’ll talk to each other. Those are the predictions of nine auto executives in charge of safety at automakers and suppliers during a conference held Monday by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The annual conference, which ends Thursday and is expected to attract more than 35,000 people to Cobo Center in Detroit, features ways automakers and suppliers can improve vehicles’ safety, comfort and performance.
High-tech is Giving Drivers Another Set of Eyes on Highways
Advances in automotive technology are giving drivers another set of eyes. There is parking assistance that backs a car into a parking space, miniature cameras that help a driver see at night and in blinding sunlight, detection devices that sound an alert when a driver crosses into a lane without activating the turn signal or starts to get too close to a pedestrian.