Navistar's Truck Group Names Ramin Younessito Lead Truck Strategy
May 4, 2007
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar International Corporation today announced the appointment of Ramin Younessi as vice president of truck group strategy and business operations. Younessi joins Navistar from Freightliner, a division of DaimlerChrysler, where he was most recently general manager and chief engineer of product va ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Investing in a New Production Facility for Trucks In Russia
Apr 20, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--The Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) is investing a total of SEK 935 M in an assembly facility for trucks in Russia. The investment is being made to meet increasing demand on the fast-growing markets in Russia and the former countries in the Soviet Union. The new facility will have a capacity of 1 ... Continue reading
Cummins Announces Support For EPA SmartWay
Apr 19, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. today announced that its 2007 clean and fuel-efficient on-highway engines are available in Class 8 tractors, which meet requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs SmartWay-designated highway tractors, part of the U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership (www.epa.gov/sma ... Continue reading
Cummins Displays Clean Diesels at Diesel Technology Forum Event
Apr 19, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. today announced that it is displaying clean-diesel technology at the Diesel Technology Forumâs Clean Diesel Technology Tour being held in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18 and 19, 2007. The Cummins display showcases Cummins Emission Solutions retrofit products, including a truck retrofit ... Continue reading
Army Capstones User Testing of Future Tactical Truck System Demonstrators
Apr 17, 2007
FT. LEWIS, Wash., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three U.S. Army Future Tactical Truck demonstrators rolled off of a C-17 cargo aircraft and immediately went into action delivering logistic supplies to a Army training unit several miles away, marking the capstone event of nearly five weeks of intensive user techno ... Continue reading
Roush Introduces Dedicated Propane-Powered F-150 Pickup Truck
Apr 13, 2007
LIVONIA, Mich., April 13 -- Roush introduces the first dedicated propane-powered F-150 pickup truck using an advanced liquid propane injection (LPI(TM)) system. The Roush F-150 LPI(TM) is designed and manufactured to operate solely on propane while providing the same horsepower, torque and drivability of an F-150 equip ... Continue reading
Reduced Accident Risk with Volvo's Active Safety System
Apr 13, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Since 2001, fatal accidents on the European road network have dropped by about 20 percent. The EU target is to halve this figure by 2010. One way of reducing risks in traffic is to integrate accident-preventive active safety systems into the vehicles themselves. Coinciding neatly with the EUâs R ... Continue reading
The New York Times Adds First Medium-Duty Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle on the East Coast
Apr 11, 2007
NEW YORK--The New York Times announced today that it has been selected to receive the first medium-duty plug-in hybrid vehicle on the East Coast of the United States and the first of its kind in New York State as part of a commercial fleet performance demonstration and technology evaluation process. The van, a Dodge Sp ... Continue reading
Rhino Off-Road to Develop Rapid Response Rough Terrain Vehicle®
Apr 9, 2007
HENDERSON, Nev.--Rhino Outdoor International, Inc. (OTCBB: RHOI), which operates outdoor activity based businesses, including wholly owned subsidiary Rhino Off-Road Industries, Inc., announced today that the company has formed a strategic alliance with Arizona Emergency Products, a leading provider of emergency equipme ... Continue reading
Apr 6, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz., April 5 -- Rockford Corporation today announced its collaboration with Nissan, XM Satellite and other key partners to demonstrate the potential of the new 2008 long wheelbase Titan at the New York International Auto Show in April 2007. The truck, packed with audio along with aftermarket wheel and suspensi ... Continue reading
New Green Big-Rigs Cut Greenhouse Gases, Save Truckers Up To $11,000 Yearly
Mar 30, 2007
News for Release: Friday, March 30, 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency * New Green Big-Rigs Cut Greenhouse Gases, Save Truckers Up To $11,000 Yearly * Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - March 30, 2007) Starting this month, truck and trailer manufacturers are offering custo ... Continue reading
New Interior and Forward LED Lighting Products Put Grote's WhiteLight Innovation Out in Front
Mar 30, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Grote Industries Inc., the long-standing leader in lighting and vehicle safety systems, unveiled multiple, industry-defining LED products from a blazing, genuinely white work lamp to dual mode military lighting to ergonomic interior lighting in a single, explosive announcement at the Mid-America Trucki ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Sees Truck Wars Heating Up; Automakers Offer Unexpected Incentives on New Trucks
Mar 29, 2007
--Edmunds.com: What: Before its launch last month, the 2007 Toyota Tundra threatened to displace valuable truck sales from the domestic automakers. Surprisingly, Tundra sales have not been as strong as expected, so Toyota has begun offering incentives on this virtually brand new vehicle. Other automakers have responded ... Continue reading
Toyota Adds Incentives to Help Boost Tundra Sales
Mar 29, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO March 29, 2007; Shawn Langlois writing for MarketWatch reported that Toyota Motor, facing disappointing sales for its big Tundra pickup truck, is offering buyers ever fatter incentives to accelerate its bold foray into a market famously loyal to domestic manufacturers. The seemingly bulletproof Japanese m ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Opens Sprinter Assembly Plant in Charleston, SC
Mar 27, 2007
- Inauguration with Governor Mark Sanford - Offered under Dodge and Freightliner brands, U.S. now second largest market for Sprinter - All-new 2007 Sprinter is longer, wider and taller, and features the segment's most best-in-class advantages - More than 25 advanced safety and security features including all-new ADAPTI ... Continue reading
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