Rassini Automotive Switches to Rimini Street Support for its SAP Applications
Latin American automotive parts and accessories manufacturer leverages support savings to expand business and fund future innovation initiatives LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$RMNI #RMNI—Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner, today announced that Rassini NHK […]
Velodyne Lidar Joins ITS America to Advance Intelligent Transportation Systems
Velodyne Supports Education and Advocacy on How Lidar Can Help Improve Transportation Safety and Efficiency SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#lidar—Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced it has joined the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) to promote the benefits of autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation infrastructure. Velodyne is the first lidar technology company to become part […]
Garmin® confirms September 30 dividend payment
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) board of directors has established September 30, 2020 as the payment date for the next dividend installment of $0.61 per share with a record date of September 15, 2020. At the 2020 annual shareholders’ meeting, Garmin shareholders, in accordance with Swiss corporate law, approved a cash dividend in […]
Mercedes-Benz Joins The Climate Pledge and Delivers More Than 1,800 Electric Vehicles to Amazon’s Delivery Fleet in Europe
This order marks the largest electric vehicle commitment for Mercedes-Benz Vans to date The electric vehicles from this order will begin making deliveries to customers in 2020, helping to save thousands of metric tons of carbon The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, is a commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2040—ten […]
Best Value: Mitsubishi Mirage ES earns Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada award for the fourth consecutive year
Mississauga, Ontario — The Mitsubishi Mirage ES has earned the Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada award in the subcompact hatchback category for the fourth consecutive year. The study measured 24 scenarios and Mirage ES outperformed its competitors in a number of areas including depreciation, fees and taxes, financing, insurance, fuel costs, maintenance and repairs. […]
Industry Insider: August 29, 2020
Toronto, Ontario — On August 26, Collision Repair’s Allison Rogers sat down with John Marlowe and Giuliano Bernabei, co-founders of Level 5 Drive. Level 5 Drive, which officially launched in July of this year, is a facility strictly dedicated to providing advanced driver assistance systems—or ADAS—calibrations. The Burlington, Ontario-based company operates strictly business-to-business, working directly […]
Virtual Retirement: Charley Quirt shares his special memories and responsibilities at CIECA, as he plans to retire
Toronto, Ontario — Over 18 years ago, Charley Quirt joined the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) as the organization’s project coordinator. He was attending a joint Architecture/Vehicle Damaging & Imaging (VDI) face-to-face meeting in Hollywood, Florida in May 2002 and a CIECA board meeting happened to be occurring at the same time. He was […]
How to Paint Graphic Flames
By Cecile Bukmeier Have you ever wondered about the process of painting old school graphic flames? The kind that you see laid out across hot rods at classic car shows and on the covers of magazines. The main goal of any flame job is to accentuate the build-style of the hot rod, to give it […]
EV/AV Report: August 31, 2020
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s EV/AV Report, we see two new collaborations in the EV landscape, and General Motors forms an EV-dedicated engineering team. EV ENGINEERING TEAM General Motors is switching the engineers who created the mid engine Chevrolet Corvette to its electric vehicle team in a bid to add to its upcoming EVs […]
Virus-Killing Rays: Self-driving car companies are experimenting with UV-light emitters
Grand Rapids, Michigan — A pair of self-driving car startups are offering a solution to concern over germs and ride sharing during the pandemic. Voyage and May Mobility are two autonomous-vehicle companies that charge riders to go on simple, specialized routes. The companies are beginning to put UV-light emitters in their shuttles to help keep […]
