GM to sell medium-duty truck unit to Navistar
Dec 21, 2007
DETROIT, Dec 20, 2007; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that - General Motors Corp has reached a tentative agreement to sell its medium-duty truck business to Navistar International Corp, the two companies said on Thursday. GM sells medium-duty trucks under the nameplates Kodiak, TopKick and Isuzu T-Series. ... Continue reading
Safety groups to Congress: Bush Admin. trucker hours rule must be overturned
Dec 21, 2007
Bush Administration trucker hours rule disregards courts, puts lives at risk, and must be overturned --- Public Citizen and truck safety advocates ask court to compel Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to set aside dangerous rule. WASHINGTON, DC (December 19, 2007) ââ¬â A Bush administration rule a ... Continue reading
Sinotruck signs contracts to export 10,000 vehicles next year
Dec 20, 2007
Sinotruck signs contracts to export 10,000 vehicles next year http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4256/Sinotruck-signs-contracts-to-export- 10-000-vehicles-next-year.html Shanghai. December 19 (Gasgoo.com) - China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp (CNHTC or Sinotruck) has signed contracts to export a total number of 10,00 ... Continue reading
Microloans Finance Fuel-Saving Truck Upgrades
Dec 19, 2007
Leading Microlender ACCION partners with Environmental Protection Agency to Benefit the Environment and Truckers' Bottom Lines NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- Long-haul truck drivers can go green, reduce fuel costs and increase profits with a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly equipment upgrade from EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnersh ... Continue reading
Daimler Trucks Builds its Presence in India
Dec 15, 2007
- Establishing Joint Venture with Indian partner Hero Group - Contract for shareholder agreement signed - Production of light-, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles planned STUTTGART, Germany and DELHI, India, Dec. 14 -- Daimler Trucks forms a Joint Venture with the Indian company Hero Group. Both companies have ... Continue reading
Nissan North America to Build Suzuki Pickup
Dec 12, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced that the midsize pickup truck it will produce for Suzuki Motor Corp. will be based on the Frontier midsize pickup and built at Nissan's manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn. Production of the pickup truck will begin in 2008. The vehicle will be s ... Continue reading
New Winter Care Offers From Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Dec 10, 2007
- http://www.webitpr.com/writeitfiles/serviced%20vans.JPG <http://www.webitpr.com/writeitfiles/serviced%20vans.JPG> New Winter Care Offers From Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles To help keep your van <http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/index.php> in full working order this winter, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is introduci ... Continue reading
Sinotruck Signs 5,000 Heavy Trucks Export Deal with Russia Partner
Dec 6, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 6, 2007: China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp or Sinotruck announced that the company has signed a heavy truck export deal with Russia heavy truck maker Likhachev-AMO ZIL, according to Chinaâs Ministry of Commerce. Under the export deal, Sinotruck will supply at least 5,000 heavy trucks t ... Continue reading
H2Diesel and City of Orlando, Florida Announce Vehicle Test Program
Nov 29, 2007
HOUSTON, Nov. 29 -- H2Diesel Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HTWO) a company that manufactures an alternative "bio- fuel" from domestically produced vegetable oils and animal fats, and the City of Orlando, Florida announced today that they have entered into a vehicle test program to demonstrate the capabilities of the ... Continue reading
Nov 28, 2007
CHICAGO, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5: WHAT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership program and EPA Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative will launch their "Idle Free Quiet Zone Campaign" at a me ... Continue reading
Spartan Chassis Announces Record Setting RVIA
Nov 27, 2007
40 Models of RVs Feature Spartan Chassis at Industry's Largest Trade Show LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 27 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., (Booth # 1004 - South Wing) a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , today reported that a record number of motorhome models will feature the company's custom chassis. The Charlotte, Mich.-based ma ... Continue reading
Hot Shot's Secret Solves Diesel Truck Injector Problems
Nov 22, 2007
Oil Additive is Guaranteed Alternative to Costly Injector Replacement TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 21 -- Hot Shot's Secret has finally solved the common and costly fuel injector problems diesel truck owners have lamented for years. To increase the efficiency in modern diesel engines, manufacturers have increased the pressure at ... Continue reading
New gearbox technology bridges gap between AMT and planetary automatic for heavy-duty applications
Nov 21, 2007
High resolution copies of these images are available electronically from the press agent or can be downloaded from www.autopresspoint.com. _____ Press Release November 20th 2007 New gearbox technology bridges gap between AMT and planetary automatic for heavy-duty applications A new, heavy-duty version of Zeroshift's aw ... Continue reading
Nov 13, 2007
- More than 3,000 Daimler commercial vehicles employing alternative drive systems and fuels in use by customers - Global leader on the market for hybrid commercial vehicles - Customers to test Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid and Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid beginning in 2008 - European customers to conduct fleet tests wi ... Continue reading
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