Toyota to open truck plant in Texas
Nov 13, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006 at 07:31 EST DETROIT â Toyota Motor Corp will this week open its new truck plant in Texas. The Japanese auto giant will officially dedicate the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas plant outside San Antonio, Texas, on Friday. The dedication of new plant also mark the start of production for t ... Continue reading
Nov 10, 2006
CAMPBELL, Calif.--PRIMEDIAâs IntelliChoice.com, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its âBest Deals of the Monthâ for November 2006. Last month, Toyota held ten out of 29 categories of best deals. This month however, six of the ten categories dominated by ... Continue reading
Nov 10, 2006
MINERAL POINT, Wis.--Cummins Emission Solutions (CES) today announced that its North American exhaust aftertreatment manufacturing facility has begun producing the diesel particulate filters that will play a key role in enabling engine manufacturers to meet the 2007 U.S. EPA emissions standards. The Mineral Point facil ... Continue reading
Nov 9, 2006
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the premiere resource for automotive consumer information, today announced that this is a particularly good time to buy a 2006 model SUV or truck. The complete story, Best Time to Buy a Truck? Inventories & Incentives at All-Time High, can be found at http://w ... Continue reading
Autoweak Chooses Ford F- Series as Best
Nov 9, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich , Nov. 6, 2006 â The Ford F-Series has again been crowned the winner of the Best Truck award in the annual AutoWeek Readersâ Choice Awards. The selections are profiled in the November 6 issue of the automotive enthusiast weekly magazine. The 2006 honor marked the ninth time the Ford F-Series li ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Names Chevrolet Silverado '2007 Best Redesigned Vehicle'
Nov 8, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 8 -- Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com), the leading provider of new and used vehicle information, announces the Chevrolet Silverado as the winner of the '2007 Best Redesigned Vehicle' award. According to the kbb.com editorial team, the newly redesigned Chevrolet Silverado is being honored for its uniq ... Continue reading
Bostrom Seats from Accuride Now Available as Options For Volvo Trucks North America
Nov 7, 2006
EVANSVILLE, Ind.--Accuride Corporation today announced that truck seats from its Bostrom Seating division are now options on Volvo trucks sold in North America. Available options for Volvo are Bostrom driver and passenger versions of its Standard and Comfort air suspension seat, as well as a Stationary and Tool Box opt ... Continue reading
GM Prepares for Pickup in Truck Segment Competition
Nov 7, 2006
Washington DC November 7, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reports that as Toyota prepares to open the doors to its $850 million, 2.2-million-square-foot Tundra plant in San Antonio all eyes will be on the pickup capital of the world as the Japanese automaker looks to shake up things in the Detroit stronghold. In an intervie ... Continue reading
International Debuts New Family of MaxxForce(TM) Diesel Engines
Nov 7, 2006
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Nov. 6 -- International Truck and Engine Corporation, a Navistar Company, today announced its lineup of MaxxForce(TM) International Diesel Power engines for 2008 model year trucks, and provided specifications and technical details. Beginning in January, MaxxForce engines become the signature powerpla ... Continue reading
Alcoa Wheels Standard for Volvo Trucks North America
Nov 3, 2006
CLEVELAND--Alcoa Wheel Products announced today that it is now the standard supplier of forged aluminum truck wheels for Volvo Trucks North America. âWe are extremely pleased that our position with Volvo has developed to the point that we are now their standard aluminum wheel supplier and we look forward to our on ... Continue reading
Volvo Presents Its Integrated Safety Truck at the 13th ITS World Congress - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
Nov 2, 2006
LONDON - November 2, 2006: The Volvo Integrated Safety Truck, the safest truck on Earth according to Volvo, was presented at the 13th World Congress of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in London. With 160 million Euros spent on research, the truck has been equipped with state of the art sensors and monitoring t ... Continue reading
Cummins Introduces ComfortGuard; APU System for Reliable Power without Engine Idling
Nov 1, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS--The new ComfortGuard⢠APU from Cummins is the engine manufacturerâs first complete auxiliary power unit system for over-the-road trucks. The system combines the generator expertise of the companyâs Onan brand with tailored HVAC components to power all hotel loads for comfort and convenience. ... Continue reading
Pikes Peak Champion Mike Ryan To Attend SEMA In Las Vegas
Oct 31, 2006
North Hollywood, California-? Mike Ryan, nine time champion and current record holder in the big rig class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb? www.ppihc.co? will be attending the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show on October 29-November 3, 2006 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Ne ... Continue reading
Collins Industries Shareholders Approve Steel Partners Merger Transaction
Oct 31, 2006
HUTCHINSON, Kan., Oct. 30 -- Collins Industries, Inc. announced today that its shareholders have approved the merger agreement with Steel Partners II, L.P., a private investment partnership based in New York. Steel Partners is purchasing Collins in affiliation with American Industrial Partners, an operationally focused ... Continue reading
Advanced Clean Diesel Technology Display Demonstrates Emissions Reductions Benefits
Oct 30, 2006
Local Technology Display to Coincide with Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations' Annual Conference WHAT: New clean diesel technologies help reduce emission from diesel engines by 98%. Many of these same advanced technologies can also be applied to existing diesel trucks, buses and off-road equipment to hel ... Continue reading
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