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FAIRLAWN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goodyear® Air Springs by Infinity Engineered Products is celebrating the brand’s 70th anniversary in 2026. Founded in 1956, the Goodyear Air Springs heritage offers a true legacy of unrelenting focus on innovation, technology and products for the global heavy-duty and commercial transportation markets. Built on delivering trusted and durable suspension components to commercial vehicles and mission-critical applications for the last 70 years, Goodyear Air Springs...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American automaker and technology company Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) today announced the first public customer deliveries of the all-new R2 mid-size SUV. In preparation of these external deliveries, R2 vehicles have been rolling off the production line at the company's Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility as Rivian employees started taking delivery in April. Also beginning today, Rivian is extending invitations to order for existing R2 reservation holders on a rol...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kerrigan Advisors represented Birmingham, Alabama-based Tameron Automotive Group, owned by Danny Braden and Rob Gallik, in the sale of Toyota of Newnan to AutoNation – the second Toyota dealership AutoNation has acquired in over a decade. The sale of this Southeast Toyota dealership marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 328th dealership sold since the firm’s inception. It also marks the firm’s 40th Toyota franchise sold since 2015 – the most of any sell-side advisor in the industry...

TROY, Mich--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JD Power: Auto Insurers Struggle to Maintain Seamless Interactions Across Channels; Customers Turn to AI to Fill Gaps in Auto Policy Understanding...

BELLEVUE, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morrie’s Auto Group will celebrate the grand reopening of its newly acquired Bellevue dealerships, formerly known as Beardmore Subaru, Beardmore Hyundai and Beardmore Chevrolet, with a community event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 27. The event will take place from 12 to 3 p.m. CDT at Morrie’s Bellevue Subaru, Chevrolet and Hyundai. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at Morrie’s Bellevue Subaru, located at 410 Fort Crook Road N, Bel...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) today announced its acquisition of Toyota of Newnan, effective June 8, 2026. The dealership has been renamed AutoNation Toyota Newnan and represents approximately $200 million in annual revenue and 4,900 retail new and used vehicle annual unit sales. In 2025, AutoNation was the largest Toyota dealer in the U.S. by new vehicle sales volume combined for Toyota and Lexus brands. This acquisition marks AutoNation's 21st Toyota store nationwide a...

LEXINGTON, Ky.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced that its U.S. quick lube service brand Valvoline Instant Oil Change® has been named a 12-time winner of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) BEST Award, placing the organization among ATD’s Best of the Best winners. This year, 61 organizations from around the globe were honored with BEST awards including nine companies named Best of the Best...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolfspeed, an industry leader in silicon carbide, has introduced its fifth technology generation, demonstrating a substantial performance leap in efficiency for next-generation 1200 V and 750 V automotive and industrial applications. “With Gen 4, Wolfspeed delivered the switching breakthrough our customers needed, and less than two years later we’re introducing Gen 5 that gives engineers the most current possible with a 5x5 mm silicon carbide footprint,” said Dr....

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) announces the winners of its 2026 Spring Rally “MAMA’s Favorites” awards, spotlighting exceptional vehicles across eight categories as determined by the votes of more than 75 automotive journalists. Held at Road America racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Spring Rally gave journalists the chance to drive and assess more than 70 of the newest vehicles on the market across five distinct driving environments—road, trac...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amy Witherite, founding attorney of Witherite Law Group and a longtime advocate for roadway safety, is calling attention to newly released body camera footage showing a Dallas County deputy constable forced to manually move a driverless Waymo vehicle that was blocking an emergency route as fire trucks raced to a deadly gas explosion. The footage also shows a Waymo remote dispatcher requesting the officer’s name, badge number, and agency before taking action to clear the...