Daily Archives: July 25, 2014

New Tyre retailer seeks to be Cheapest in UK

Press Release: A new tyre retailer developed by one of Britain’s biggest tyre distributors guarantees that its prices will be “pounds cheaper” than from anyone else in the UK.

Tyre Giant is a breakthrough online tyre retailer developed by Bond International, one of the biggest tyre distributors in the UK, which has a consistent stock of half-a-million tyres in its five UK warehouses, and a transport network of 120 vans, which are on the road at all times delivering 11,000 tyres per day.

Fiat investors urged to vote against Chrysler merger

Proxy advisor ISS has recommended that Fiat investors vote against Chrysler merger

Proxy advisor ISS has recommended that Fiat investors vote against a cross-border merger of the Italian carmaker and its U.S. unit Chrysler at a meeting on Aug. 1, saying it would reduce shareholder rights.

Continental develops electric parking brake for compact cars with drum brakes

Continental develops electric parking brake for compact cars with drum brakes

Continental has developed an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) for drum brakes. It is especially tailored to the lower-priced automotive segment that, up until now, has had to make do with mechanical parking brakes built into the existing drum brake on the rear axle. The electric parking drum brake will go into serial production by 2017.

97% of US buyers opted for 2.5L stop/start base engine on 2014 – 15 Malibu

97% of US buyers opted for 2.5L stop/start base engine on 2014 - 15 Malibu

Ninety-seven percent of customers in the US who purchased a 2014 or 2015 Malibu—accounting for about 83,000 vehicles—opted for the 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder base engine (LKW) equipped with standard stop/start technology, according to GM.

Daimler quarterly earnings rise 12% on sales of S class

Daimler HQ -Daimler quarterly earnings rise 12% on sales of S class

Daimler said second-quarter profit rose 12 percent as the top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan’s sales doubled and the company scaled back spending.