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4 days ago
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$2 Billion Revenue CPG Company Awards SemiCab India New Pilot to Implement Drop & Hook Trucking Model
Company Announces Geographic Expansion of Lanes and Pilot of Drop & Hook Program in Indian FMCG Sector for the First Time Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. ('Algorhythm') (NASDAQ: RIME) – an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company, today announced that its subsidiary, SMCB Solutions Private Limited ('SemiCab India'), has been awarded a large expansion to its Master Services Agreement with the Indian subsidiary of the world's third largest consumer packaged goods ('CPG') manufacturer with over $84 billion in annual revenues. Under the first phase of the expanded services agreement, SemiCab India will provide managed transportation services to the CPG company on more than 40 heavily populated lanes throughout India, representing a 200% increase in lanes currently serviced. Upon completion of this phase of the relationship, the CPG company has agreed to broaden its relationship with SemiCab to include an expanded geographic footprint for services and an increased quantity of lanes served. Ajesh Kapoor, CEO of SemiCab Holdings, LLC, commented, 'We are excited to expand our relationship with our CPG client, which is one of the largest and most prestigious members of the National Digital Freight Exchange ('NDFE') in India today. The expansion of our collaboration opens the door to tremendous growth opportunities with a global powerhouse in the CPG world.' In connection with the contract expansion, SemiCab India announced a new pilot program with this CPG company in India modeled after the 'drop & hook' freight model. Drop and hook refers to the process of a driver dropping off a full trailer at a destination and hooking up to an already pre-loaded trailer, enabling the driver to quickly move on to their next delivery route rather than waiting for the trailer to be loaded and unloaded. This process, which has been widely adopted in the United States, will help us double the driving time in India. It has not been widely adopted due to infrastructure, operational, and technology constraints that, before SemiCab, companies have been unable to overcome. SemiCab's Collaborative Transportation Platform provides the operational and technological capabilities to support the drop and hook model in the Indian market. The platform can cut turnaround times by up to 80%, increasing the monthly miles per truck from an average of 3,200 miles to 5,000 miles with limited additional costs, improving shipping margins dramatically. SemiCab India is expected to go live with this multi-national company in June 2025. 'We are very excited to help pioneer the drop and hook model in India,' added Mr. Kapoor. 'This model can save countless hours of downtime, helping shippers avoid virtually all the congestion created by live loading and unloading in place today. Keeping our fleet fully deployed and quickly serving clients at metrics that no one else in the India market can match will serve as a major competitive advantage for us as we scale our business in India. We expect all other NDFE companies to adopt this model as we roll it out across the country.' About Algorhythm Holdings Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an emerging leader in the global logistics and distribution industry. Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address these common supply-chain problems globally. Its AI-enabled, cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform achieves the scalability required to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks. SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners to orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers. SemiCab uses AI/ML predictions and advanced predictive optimization models to enable fully-loaded round trips. With SemiCab's AI platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more without having to change a thing. For additional information, please go to: Singing Machine is the worldwide leader in consumer karaoke products. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and founded over forty years ago, it designs and distributes the industry's widest assortment of at-home and in-car karaoke entertainment products. Its product portfolio is marketed under both proprietary brands and popular licenses, including Carpool Karaoke and Sesame Street. Singing Machine products incorporate the latest technology and provide access to over 100,000 songs for streaming through its mobile app and select WiFi-capable products and is also developing the world's first globally available, fully integrated in-car karaoke system. Its products are sold in over 25,000 locations worldwide, including Amazon, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, and Walmart. For additional information, please go to Investor Relations Contact:investors@ Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "will," "will likely result," "will continue," "plans to," "potential," "promising," and similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in Algorhythm's reports to the SEC, including, without limitation Algorhythm's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this press release. 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4 days ago
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$2 Billion Revenue CPG Company Awards SemiCab India New Pilot to Implement Drop & Hook Trucking Model
Company Announces Geographic Expansion of Lanes and Pilot of Drop & Hook Program in Indian FMCG Sector for the First Time Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. ('Algorhythm') (NASDAQ: RIME) – an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company, today announced that its subsidiary, SMCB Solutions Private Limited ('SemiCab India'), has been awarded a large expansion to its Master Services Agreement with the Indian subsidiary of the world's third largest consumer packaged goods ('CPG') manufacturer with over $84 billion in annual revenues. Under the first phase of the expanded services agreement, SemiCab India will provide managed transportation services to the CPG company on more than 40 heavily populated lanes throughout India, representing a 200% increase in lanes currently serviced. Upon completion of this phase of the relationship, the CPG company has agreed to broaden its relationship with SemiCab to include an expanded geographic footprint for services and an increased quantity of lanes served. Ajesh Kapoor, CEO of SemiCab Holdings, LLC, commented, 'We are excited to expand our relationship with our CPG client, which is one of the largest and most prestigious members of the National Digital Freight Exchange ('NDFE') in India today. The expansion of our collaboration opens the door to tremendous growth opportunities with a global powerhouse in the CPG world.' In connection with the contract expansion, SemiCab India announced a new pilot program with this CPG company in India modeled after the 'drop & hook' freight model. Drop and hook refers to the process of a driver dropping off a full trailer at a destination and hooking up to an already pre-loaded trailer, enabling the driver to quickly move on to their next delivery route rather than waiting for the trailer to be loaded and unloaded. This process, which has been widely adopted in the United States, will help us double the driving time in India. It has not been widely adopted due to infrastructure, operational, and technology constraints that, before SemiCab, companies have been unable to overcome. SemiCab's Collaborative Transportation Platform provides the operational and technological capabilities to support the drop and hook model in the Indian market. The platform can cut turnaround times by up to 80%, increasing the monthly miles per truck from an average of 3,200 miles to 5,000 miles with limited additional costs, improving shipping margins dramatically. SemiCab India is expected to go live with this multi-national company in June 2025. 'We are very excited to help pioneer the drop and hook model in India,' added Mr. Kapoor. 'This model can save countless hours of downtime, helping shippers avoid virtually all the congestion created by live loading and unloading in place today. Keeping our fleet fully deployed and quickly serving clients at metrics that no one else in the India market can match will serve as a major competitive advantage for us as we scale our business in India. We expect all other NDFE companies to adopt this model as we roll it out across the country.' About Algorhythm Holdings Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an emerging leader in the global logistics and distribution industry. Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address these common supply-chain problems globally. Its AI-enabled, cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform achieves the scalability required to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks. SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners to orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers. SemiCab uses AI/ML predictions and advanced predictive optimization models to enable fully-loaded round trips. With SemiCab's AI platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more without having to change a thing. For additional information, please go to: Singing Machine is the worldwide leader in consumer karaoke products. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and founded over forty years ago, it designs and distributes the industry's widest assortment of at-home and in-car karaoke entertainment products. Its product portfolio is marketed under both proprietary brands and popular licenses, including Carpool Karaoke and Sesame Street. Singing Machine products incorporate the latest technology and provide access to over 100,000 songs for streaming through its mobile app and select WiFi-capable products and is also developing the world's first globally available, fully integrated in-car karaoke system. Its products are sold in over 25,000 locations worldwide, including Amazon, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, and Walmart. For additional information, please go to Investor Relations Contact: [email protected] Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as 'expects,' 'anticipates,' 'believes,' 'will,' 'will likely result,' 'will continue,' 'plans to,' 'potential,' 'promising,' and similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in Algorhythm's reports to the SEC, including, without limitation Algorhythm's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations, or as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
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5 days ago
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SemiCab Secures Four New Contract Wins and Four Contract Expansions, Accelerating Revenue Outlook
Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. ('Algorhythm') (NASDAQ: RIME), an AI-driven technology and consumer electronics holding company, today announced that its subsidiary, SMCB Solutions Private Limited ('SemiCab India'), has recently signed four new pilot agreements and four contract expansions with eight enterprise-scale customers in India. Under the new and expanded contracts, SemiCab India will provide enterprise-level shipping services through its AI-powered, cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform. The four new customer acquisitions and four contract expansions greatly add to SemiCab's AI-powered digital freight orchestration platform and strongly reinforce the company's position as the preferred partner for national and multinational high-volume shippers in India. The expanded contracts are with some of the largest multinational fast moving consumer goods ('FMCG'), industrial and automotive companies in India. A summary of these contracts include: Four of SemiCab India's largest clients have successfully completed pilot programs and are expanding lanes and geographies. The contract expansions reflect increased lanes and volume for SemiCab's services, with the increases expected to range from between 100% to more than 200% over current levels. The contracts add coverage for over 20 new high-density lanes spanning highly populated regions, improving fleet utilization and reducing empty miles for all shipping partners. The enhancements increase SemiCab India's annualized revenue run rate by more than 400% compared to Q1 2025 levels. The new customer pilot programs are with large conglomerate industrial and consumer products companies and are in various phases of onboarding with the expectation that services will commence during June 2025. A summary of the new pilot contracts include: SemiCab India has been awarded four new pilot programs originating from new members to the National Digital Freight Exchange ('NDFE'). These pilot programs expand SemiCab India's geographic footprint in India to include the densely populated South-West-Central corridors in India. The programs greatly accelerate the company's timeline for achieving its plan to fill all of its available trucks, which currently have the capacity to generate annual revenue of more than $23 million. Ajesh Kapoor, CEO of SemiCab Holdings, LLC, commented on the recent new business awards, 'We are extremely pleased to reach this important milestone with all four of our largest clients and word of mouth is spreading. As a result of the work of the team and the powerful benefits of our Collaborative Transportation Platform, our four new pilot awards came from new entrants to the NDFE as referrals from existing customers.' SemiCab India currently has an active fleet of more than 140 trucks with rights to expand its fleet by an additional 450 trucks. SemiCab India plans to develop its growing pipeline of contracts with new FTL carriers to grow its fleet to more than 1,000 vehicles by the end of 2025 to keep pace with demand. According to Research and Markets recent market report, Road Freight Transport in India, India's $140 billion freight transportation market is expected to grow to $240 billion by 2029. 'Demand for long-haul truckload transportation in India is surging and is ripe for technology-led efficiency gains,' added Gary Atkinson, CEO of Algorhythm Holdings. 'Our AI-enabled transportation platform is quickly becoming the platform of choice for multinational companies looking to unlock lower shipping costs, increase operational efficiency, and meet Indian government mandates for infrastructure connectivity and multi-modal efficiency. These new client acquisitions and contract expansions will fill part of this capacity and greatly accelerate our achievement of our projected revenue targets for 2025 and beyond.' About Algorhythm Holdings Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an emerging leader in the global logistics and distribution industry. Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address supply-chain problems globally. Its AI-enabled, cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform has the scalability necessary to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks, helping customers reduce shipping costs, improve delivery accuracy, and eliminate empty miles traveled. SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners to orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers. It uses AI/ML predictions and advanced predictive optimization models to enable fully-loaded round trips. With SemiCab's AI platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more without having to change a thing. For additional information, please go to: Singing Machine is the worldwide leader in consumer karaoke products. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and founded over forty years ago, it designs and distributes the industry's widest assortment of at-home and in-car karaoke entertainment products. Its product portfolio is marketed under both proprietary brands and popular licenses, including Carpool Karaoke and Sesame Street. Singing Machine products incorporate the latest technology and provide access to over 100,000 songs for streaming through its mobile app and select WiFi-capable products and is also developing the world's first globally available, fully integrated in-car karaoke system. Its products are sold in over 25,000 locations worldwide, including Amazon, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, and Walmart. For additional information, please go to Investor Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "will," "will likely result," "will continue," "plans to," "potential," "promising," and similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in Algorhythm's reports to the SEC, including, without limitation Algorhythm's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations, or as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
