Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Brand Launches Enhanced Consumer Website
Feb 16, 2012
Brings to life in-depth engineering and product design stories on the SRT vehicle lineup Provides an online magazine about all things SRT and motorsports Offers a new social hub for the SRT community The Chrysler Group's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand has launched a thoroughly revamped driveSRT.com website. S ... Continue reading
EV Industry Discussed in New IDTechEx Research Study
Feb 15, 2012
Besides the existing huge number making e-bikes, there are about 1,600 manufacturers of electric vehicles and around 500 vertically integrated manufacturers of their key components all over the world. Nearly all of them will collapse owing to wrong technology or market positioning or undercapitalization, while a host o ... Continue reading
2012 Mazda3 With SKYACTIV Technology Review and Roadtest by Larry Nutson +VIDEO
Feb 15, 2012
2012 Mazda3 With SKYACTIV Technology By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (2012Mazda3(o1).jpg) Hollywood, California, October 2011; It was just 2 months ago and 1100 miles further north on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Vancouver, Canada when I first learned the details about Mazdaâs n ... Continue reading
Peterbilt Model 587 and Model 210 Earn American Truck Dealers 'Commercial Truck of the Year' Honors
Feb 12, 2012
The American Truck Dealers (ATD) named the Peterbilt Model 587, with the PACCAR MX engine, in the heavy duty category and the Peterbilt Model 210 in the medium duty category as 2012 ATD Commercial Trucks of the Year' during their annual Convention and Exposition. This is the first time that a truck manufacturer has w ... Continue reading
Micross Components Hosts Stop on "Drive for Innovation" Tour
Feb 9, 2012
Micross Components, a leading global provider of distributed and specialty electronic solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in the "Drive for Innovation" tour, sponsored by Avnet Express and UBM Electronics. Included as a "pit stop" during the tour's recent swing through Central Florida, Micross was selec ... Continue reading
Global Automakers Statement in Support of H.R. 3199 to Answer the Question: Is Ethanol Safe?
Feb 7, 2012
The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) is pleased with the House Science, Space and Technology Committee's passage today of H.R. 3199, a bill that requires a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of mid-level ethanol blends in gasoline. While the Associa ... Continue reading
Siemens Drive Technologies Division Launches Online Energy Savings Estimator
Feb 3, 2012
The Drive Technologies division of Siemens Industry, Inc. announced an industry first in the launch of its online Energy Savings Estimator, a user-friendly tool that allows customers using drives, motors, couplings and gearboxes the ability to estimate potential energy savings across their entire drive train. "We belie ... Continue reading
Feb 2, 2012
Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (TTE) (OTCBB: TTEG), is pleased to announce that as part of the ongoing evolution of completing the joint venture between TTE (a Nevada corporation) and Energy Technology Services Co., Ltd (a Taiwan corporation), TTE's CEO, Michael Rouse, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Direct ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2012
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , North America's leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, has signed a strategic joint marketing and fueling agreement with Navistar International Corp. , global truck and engine manufacturer. 'Natural gas has clearly emerged as the most realistic alternative fuel option for th ... Continue reading
Dana Expands SVL Aftermarket Drivetrain Offering for Owners of Older Vehicles
Feb 1, 2012
Dana Holding Corporation announced today it will extend its SVL aftermarket drivetrain product line to include additional heavy-duty components and, for the first time, light-duty axle components. SVL products offer quality replacement parts designed specifically for post-warranty vehicles. Availability of the extended ... Continue reading
One Millionth Chrysler Pentastar V-6 Engine Produced at Trenton Engine
Jan 27, 2012
State-of-the-art Chrysler V-6 engine reaches milestone in just 18 months Pentastar engine now offered across 11 Chrysler Group models Truly diversified engine is available in front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive models including new Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger with eight-speed transmission Just 18 months following the ... Continue reading
Dana Technologies Support Award-Winning Engines, Vehicles
Jan 27, 2012
Technologies from Dana Holding Corporation are featured on seven of Ward's magazine's 10 Best Engines, as well as the 2012 North American Truck of the Year. Collectively, these products offer improved durability and vehicle safety, as well as reduced noise, weight, oil consumption, and emissions. "Our dependable and tr ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Supplies 5 of Ward's "10 Best Engines 2012"
Jan 27, 2012
BorgWarner's Engine Group supplies systems and components for five engines named in Ward's "10 Best Engines 2012," including the: BMW 3.0-liter N55 Turbocharged DOHC I-6 (BMW 335i coupe) Chrysler Group 3.6-liter Pentastar DOHC V-6 (Chrysler 300S/Jeep Wrangler) Ford 2.0-liter EcoBoost® DOHC I-4 (Ford Edge) Ford 5.0-lit ... Continue reading
Ford to Triple EcoBoost Vehicle Production Capacity in 2012
Jan 26, 2012
Ford will offer fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines in 11 vehicles in 2012, up from seven in 2011, tripling the production capacity of EcoBoost-equipped Ford vehicles. Expanded availability in high-volume nameplates helps make fuel economy more affordable for hundreds of thousands of drivers Delivering up to 20 percent bet ... Continue reading
Jan 25, 2012
Global Automakers President and CEO Michael J. Stanton today said that automakers were doing their part to meet the new fuel economy/greenhouse gas (GHG) standards program being developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB). Driv ... Continue reading
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