DriveCam Video Systems Reports 10,000 Units Installed
Jun 8, 2004
SAN DIEGO--June 8, 2004-- Expanding Infrastructure Supports Strong Demand for Company's Safety Technology and Services DriveCam Video Systems, a developer of fleet safety technology that improves driving behavior, today announced a 120 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter 2004 over the same period in 2003 ... Continue reading
Power Information Network Reports: Incentives and Retail Prices for New Vehicles Increase in May
Jun 7, 2004
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. June 7, 2004: New-vehicle incentives and retail prices both increased in May compared with a year ago, according to actual retail transaction data from the Power Information Network (PIN), LLC, an affiliate of J.D. Power and Associates. The average new-vehicle incentive amount in May (including ... Continue reading
NHTSA: Rollover Warning to Users of 15-Passenger Vans- Includes Video
Jun 4, 2004
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today re-issued a warning to users of 15-passenger vans because of an increased rollover risk under certain conditions. Similar warnings were issued in 2001 and 2002. The safety agency also unveiled an updated consumer hangta ... Continue reading
Jun 4, 2004
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 4 -- Edmunds.com, the Internet's premiere resource for consumer automotive information, today announced that the Nissan Titan claimed a resounding victory in the 2004 Full-Size Truck Comparison Test. The full test can be found at http://test03/reviews/comparison/articles/101958/article.ht ml. ... Continue reading
Pilot Travel Centers to Offer SiriCOMM's Wireless Solutions
Jun 2, 2004
Pact Fuels Fleet Services at Nation's Largest Travel Center Chain JOPLIN, Mo., June 2 -- SiriCOMM, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SIRC) , a nationwide broadband wireless software and network infrastructure solutions company for the commercial transportation industry and government market, today announced a strategic partnership ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Fuso Execs Pay Cut For Coverup
Jun 2, 2004
TOKYO June 2, 2004; Yuri Kageyama writinfg for the AP reported that Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., which has acknowledged a deadly cover-up of wheel and clutch defects to avoid recalls, cut the pay of six executives and managers Wednesday as punishment. Twenty-three other employees were also penalized in the scanda ... Continue reading
MWFI Breaks Ground for New Bosch Diesel Service Center
Jun 2, 2004
ORLAND PARK, Ill., June 1 -- Midwest Fuel Injection Service on Friday, May 28th, 2004 broke ground on a 30,000 square foot Diesel Service Center in Bolingbrook, IL. In a mid-day ceremony on the 4-acre site, Bolingbrook Mayor Rodger Claar, city and county officials, and executives from Midwest Fuel Injection together br ... Continue reading
Japanese Firms Develop Clean-air Alternative For Diesel Trucks
Jun 1, 2004
TOKYO, Japan May. 25, 2004; Trading firm Itochu Corp., steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc. and eight other entities said May 25 they have succeeded in developing a clean-air alternative to a diesel-engine truck, using dimethyl ether produced from natural gas. The 8-ton truck (in photo) can travel up to 600 kilometers when its ... Continue reading
CSI - City of North Las Vegas gets AuraGen Sprinter Van
Jun 1, 2004
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) Aura Systems Inc. announced today the first delivery of an AuraGen equipped Dodge Sprinter Van to the Crime Scene Investigation unit (CSI) of the police department of the City of North Las Vegas. The Dodge Sprinter Van is rapidly becoming one the m ... Continue reading
Clean Diesel Technologies Selected as Partner in Two Diesel Retrofit Projects in Pennsylvania
May 27, 2004
STAMFORD, Conn.--May 27, 2004-- State Department of Environmental Protection to Provide Grants to Waste Management and Coca-Cola Enterprises for Purchase of CDT Retrofit Systems Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (EBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS) announced today that it has been selected as a participant in two project ... Continue reading
US ARMY: WE NEED BETTER COMBAT VEHICLES
May 26, 2004
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2004; Andrea Shalal-Esa writing for Reuters reported that faced with continuing attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army generals on Tuesday urged defense contractors to step forward with creative ways to make combat vehicles less vulnerable to roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenades a ... Continue reading
Reclassification Of Four-Wheel Drive SUVs Reduces GM Protection Plan Costs
May 22, 2004
Southfield, Mich. - The GMAC Insurance MIC Group announced the reclassification of 11 four-wheel drive (4WD) sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to the same level as their respective two-wheel drive (2WD) models. This was effective for all GM Protection Plan contracts sold on or after March 1, 2004, in all states except Flor ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - May 21, 2004
May 21, 2004
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 21 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 333,276 units, down 5.3 percent from the 351,760 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now tota ... Continue reading
Tiger Truck Delivers First Automatic Transmission in Its Class
May 21, 2004
DALLAS, May 20 -- In an industry first, Tiger Truck began delivering a 3-speed automatic transmission in its line of off-road, small utility trucks and vans. As a complement to the standard 5-speed manual transmission, the company is the first in its class to make an optional automatic transmission available to its use ... Continue reading
May 20, 2004
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 20 -- Continental announced today its integrated starter alternator damper (ISAD) is now in production on General Motors Corp.'s hybrid Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-sized pickup trucks. The ISAD system is the first of its kind to be in production on a North American vehicle. "We are ... Continue reading
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