UMF Corporation Names Lenir Aguilar as National Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award Recipient

SKOKIE, Ill., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — UMF Corporation today announced that Lenir Aguilar, guest room attendant at the Hilton Daytona Beach, has earned the company’s second annual Guest Room Attendant (GRA) Excellence Award. UMF established the GRA Excellence Award in 2020 to acknowledge the crucial role GRAs play in ensuring hotel guest safety, satisfaction, and loyalty… Continue reading UMF Corporation Names Lenir Aguilar as National Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award Recipient

Despite Inventory Crunch and All-Time High Costs, U.S. Automobile Dealer Sentiment Remains Positive

ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With a historic inventory crunch and rising costs impacting the auto industry, U.S. dealer sentiment waned slightly in the fourth quarter but remains mostly positive and well above levels recorded in Q4 2020 and Q4 2019.  The current market index reading of 60 in the most recent Cox Automotive… Continue reading Despite Inventory Crunch and All-Time High Costs, U.S. Automobile Dealer Sentiment Remains Positive

Factor Secures $6 Million to Modernize Supply Chain’s “First Mile” Payments Infrastructure

Cofounders Doug Shultz and Michael Szewczyk both grew up in industrial parts of Wisconsin and have experience in the manufacturing industry. They met while working together on a graduate school project at Harvard Business School and Stanford to solve the supply chain’s “First Mile” problem — the proliferation of manual processes and limited access to… Continue reading Factor Secures $6 Million to Modernize Supply Chain’s “First Mile” Payments Infrastructure

ISM® REPORTS ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT TO CONTINUE IN 2022

Manufacturing Growth Expected in 2022; Revenue to Increase 6.5%; Capital Expenditures to Increase 7.7%; Capacity Utilization Currently at 88.7%; Services Growth Projected in 2022; Revenue to Increase 4.3%; Capital Expenditures to Increase 10.3%; Capacity Utilization Currently at 89.4% TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2022, say… Continue reading ISM® REPORTS ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT TO CONTINUE IN 2022

SiriusXM and AAA Club Alliance Team Up to Deliver Special Benefit to Drivers

AAA Club Alliance shops that enroll in the SiriusXM Service Lane for Shops Program can offer a complimentary three-month SiriusXM Platinum Plan subscription to eligible customers with a factory installed SiriusXM radio in their car. This enables the customer to listen to SiriusXM on the radio in their vehicle, and also via the SXM App… Continue reading SiriusXM and AAA Club Alliance Team Up to Deliver Special Benefit to Drivers

New Forecasts: 79% of all new car sales in 2045 will be BEVs; automotive aftermarket e-commerce to reach $47 billion by 2025

E-commerce adoption has grown from 6.5% in 2018 to 12.1% in 2021, representing nearly a 100% increase. Tweet this The 30-page 2021 Joint Electrification Forecast report includes: A complete projection of the growth of EV of new car sales and vehicles in operation (VIO) through the year 2045 under three scenarios: base, low, and high… Continue reading New Forecasts: 79% of all new car sales in 2045 will be BEVs; automotive aftermarket e-commerce to reach $47 billion by 2025

National Park Foundation Releases 2021 Gift Guide

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With holiday shopping in full swing, the National Park Foundation (NPF) is excited to share its 2021 gift guide, featuring ideas that will bring joy to your loved ones and support national parks at the same time. FOR THE LITTLE ONE Continue Reading A few of the items in the National… Continue reading National Park Foundation Releases 2021 Gift Guide

Supply Chain Tech Firm KlearNow Raises $50 Million to Alleviate Global Supply Chain Constraints

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — KlearNow, the smart Logistics as a Service (LaaS) pioneer founded in 2018, raised $50M in new capital to transform broken supply chains—simplifying and providing real-time cargo visibility to the customs clearance and drayage processes. KlearNow’s AI-powered platform eases the worldwide supply chain disruptions that have left businesses grappling with… Continue reading Supply Chain Tech Firm KlearNow Raises $50 Million to Alleviate Global Supply Chain Constraints

StradVision’s AI-based Vision Perception Software ‘SVNet’ Powers LG Electronics’ New ADAS Camera System

As a software solution provider, StradVision closely cooperated with LG Electronics to support its development of an algorithm implementing various ADAS functions. For the various safety functions delivered by LG Electronics’ ADAS Front Camera System, StradVision offered full customization of Object Detection and Free Space Detection. “We are very excited to collaborate with LG Electronics,… Continue reading StradVision’s AI-based Vision Perception Software ‘SVNet’ Powers LG Electronics’ New ADAS Camera System

Car Subscription Platform FINN To Enter U.S. Market, Ushering In A New Era For A Flexible Vehicle Experience

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — FINN, Europe’s fastest growing car subscription platform, today announced the official expansion of its popular service to the United States in conjunction with a large and growing network of auto manufacturers and dealership partners. FINN is fundamentally transforming the new vehicle experience in the United States through its… Continue reading Car Subscription Platform FINN To Enter U.S. Market, Ushering In A New Era For A Flexible Vehicle Experience