News By Topic: Big Rigs

PACCAR Inc Declares 22 Cent Dividend

Sep 25, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash.--Sept. 24, 2003--PACCAR Inc's board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of twenty-two cents ($.22) per share, payable December 5, 2003, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2003, according to Mark C. Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executiv ... Continue reading

Bosch Diesel Particulate Filters to Be in Series Production By 2005

Sep 24, 2003

SONOMA, Calif., Sept. 24 -- Today at Michelin's Challenge Bibendum event, Bosch announced it will begin series production of particulate filters for diesel passenger cars and light trucks in 2005. This technology has been proven to reduce up to 98 percent of particulate matter, which is essential for meeting the Enviro ... Continue reading

Exide introduces hand-held battery tester for the commercial vehicle market

Sep 24, 2003

Princeton, New Jersey, September 22 -- Exide Technologies, (OTC Bulletin Board: EXDTQ) (http://www.exide.com/), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, recently announced the introduction of the EBT 255 hand held battery tester to the commercial vehicle market. The device is a heavy-duty version of the E ... Continue reading

Daimler Scraps Plan for New U.S. Van Plant

Sep 23, 2003

DETROIT September 23, 2003; Reuters reported that DaimlerChrylser said on Tuesday it was scrapping plans to open a new U.S. assembly plant to build its Sprinter commercial vans. The world's fifth-largest automaker, which is struggling to nurse its U.S.-based Chrysler unit back to profitability after a $1.1 billion seco ... Continue reading

Army Stryker Brigade Combat Team Purchases AuraGen(R) VIPERs

Sep 22, 2003

AuraGen VIPER to Provide Integral Combat Service Support to Initial Combat Unit in Army Transformation EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) today announced that it has received an initial purchase order from the first U.S. Army Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) for thirty-two (32) ... Continue reading

Ford Runs Reverse WILL Keep St. Louis and Atlanta Plants Open But Will Close Lorain Ohio Van Plant

Sep 19, 2003

DETROIT, Sept 19, 2003; Reuters reported good news for Ford workers in Atlanta and St. Louis. Ford Motor Co. will reverse a decision to close its St. Louis assembly plant and provide additional work to its Atlanta plant under a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers, a top union official said on Friday. ... Continue reading

Ricardo Designs New JCB Engine

Sep 19, 2003

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Sept. 19 -- Following the recent announcement by JCB, one of the world's largest construction equipment manufacturers, that it will build its own range of diesel engines, the company has confirmed that Ricardo -- one of the world's foremost independent automotive engineering consulting companies ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance Offers Online Payments To Commercial Vehicle Customers

Sep 19, 2003

- Online Payments Through DCSTrucks.com - Maximizes Synergies Across the Brands of DaimlerChrysler Services LISLE, Ill., Sept. 18 -- DaimlerChrysler Services (DCS) Truck Finance, a business unit of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, is offering its customers the ease of online payments through its Web site DCSTruc ... Continue reading

No No Not A Caddi ... The New Volkswagen Caddy

Sep 18, 2003

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will introduce the new Caddy at the RAI in Amsterdam . It will be launched in early 2004 as a van and Kombi with a choice of two diesel and two petrol engines. The new Caddy is the first van that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has built independently. They are produced at the Poznan plant ... Continue reading

Bosch Supplies Complete Brake System on New Ford F-150

Sep 17, 2003

System includes Bosch's first integrated acceleration sensor FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 17 -- Robert Bosch Corporation is now supplying the complete brake system on Ford Motor Company's new 2004 F- 150 pick-up trucks. "Bosch is proud to be part of the F-150's successful past and the excitement that surrounds the in ... Continue reading

Public Interest Group Unveils its own SUV Design

Sep 16, 2003

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16 David Morgan writing for Reuters reported that the Union of Concerned Scientists and other critics of America's romance with the sport utility vehicle on Tuesday unveiled the blueprint of what they called a safer, more fuel-efficient SUV based largely on features already available in the market. E ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production

Sep 12, 2003

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 12 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 354,218 units, up 20.3 percent from the 294,562 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now tot ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Announces Expansion of Heavy Vehicle Technology Center

Sep 10, 2003

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- Dana Corporation today announced plans for a $6 million expansion of its state-of- the-art heavy vehicle research and development center in Kalamazoo, Mich. The expansion is slated to begin this month, with completion scheduled for early 2004. Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technology Center houses the h ... Continue reading

Incentives Incentives Incentives Not Just For US Cars Any More

Sep 9, 2003

DETROIT September 8, 2003; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that the Big Three automakers and their Asian competitors had far different U.S. sales last month, but there was a common theme -- the foreign companies, like the domestics, used heavy incentives to lure buyers. Toyota Motor Corp., which outsold Daiml ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation to Showcase Innovations at Frankfurt Motor Show

Sep 5, 2003

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 5 -- Dana Corporation will showcase its flexibility, innovation, and product integration capabilities during the 60th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 9-21, 2003. The Dana exhibit will be segmented into five separate "kiosks" highlighting the five key building blocks of a ... Continue reading