Dunn Sponsors Auto Tech Competition

Published: January 8, 2016

New York-based Dunn Tire is sponsoring the 8th annual NFADA Ron Smith Memorial AutoTech Competition on Jan. 16.

The competition, hosted by Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association and Erie Community College, features separate events for juniors and seniors.

Dunn Tire is sponsoring one of the six workstations where competitions are completed in the senior event.

The competition features separate events for juniors and seniors. The students will go through a series of diagnostic, workstation and performance tests to measure their automotive technical skills and abilities. Dunn Tire sponsors one of the six workstations the competitors rotate through in the senior event.

Additionally, Exxpress Tire is sponsoring the “Tire Changing Rodeo” for the juniors competition.

Bridgestone invests in Yoshi Mobility to expand into virtual inspection, EV charging

Yoshi is also commercializing its mobile EV charging platform to address EV fleet charging challenges.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 1, 2024

Yoshi Mobility recently closed its $26 million Series C funding round. The round includes strategic investors General Motors Ventures and Bridgestone Americas, as well as international investors Universal Motors Agencies and Shikra Limited. Launched out of Y Combinator in 2016, the company is also backed by ExxonMobil, DN Automotive, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, and NFL legend Joe Montana. Yoshi Mobility has raised more than $60 million to date. In addition to scaling its core business, the company said Series C funding enables it to expand three new business lines: preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and electric vehicle (EV) charging.