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Ford Hybrids Rated Highest for Customer Payback, Value

Ford Hybrids Rated Highest for Customer Payback, Value

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., March 31, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., March 31, 2011 -- Ford hybrid vehicles rank at the top of the list for payback and fuel cost savings, giving consumers more value and return on investment, compared to competitors Ford's hybrid vehicle lineup – the Fusion Hybrid and Escape Hybr ... Continue reading

INRIX Partners With Targa and Infoblu for Next Generation Traffic Information Services

INRIX Partners With Targa and Infoblu for Next Generation Traffic Information Services

PR Newswire KIRKLAND, Wash. and ROME, March 31, 2011 KIRKLAND, Wash. and ROME, March 31, 2011 --INRIX®, a leading provider of traffic information and driver services, announced a partnership with service provider Targa Infomobility and Infoblu, the leading provider of traffic information in Italy. This partnership e ... Continue reading

Penske Logistics Earns Ford Motor Company's Gold World Excellence Award

Penske Logistics Earns Ford Motor Company's Gold World Excellence Award

PR Newswire READING, Pa., March 31, 2011 READING, Pa., March 31, 2011 -- Penske Logistics has been awarded Ford Motor Company's Gold World Excellence Award. This is the third World Excellence Award Penske Logistics has earned from Ford and it is the second time the company has earned Gold. "We're sincerely honored to r ... Continue reading

Propel Technology: Another Record-Breaking Year in Buses for Allison Transmission

Propel Technology: Another Record-Breaking Year in Buses for Allison Transmission

SHANGHAI--Allison Transmission, once again announces record sales into the global city bus and coach market, during 2010. With more than 15,000 units sold into this sector worldwide, Allison further strengthens its position as a premier provider of automatic transmissions and hybrid systems. This success came as a resu ... Continue reading

Leviton Announces UL Listing for Portable Charger

Leviton Announces UL Listing for Portable Charger

PR Newswire MELVILLE, N.Y., March 30, 2011 MELVILLE, N.Y., March 30, 2011 -- Leviton today announced the Evr-Green™ 120 Level 1 Portable Charger, which allows drivers to charge a plug-in vehicle anywhere a standard outlet is available, has received Underwriters Laboratories Inc.® (UL) Listing for El ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - March 30, 2011

Ford eNews - March 30, 2011

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., March 30, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., March 30, 2011 -- Rising prices at the pump fuel demand for natural gas Higher fuel prices, increasing government incentives and more CNG fueling stations are spurring interest in compressed natural gas-powered commercial vehicles offered by Ford. Cab company ... Continue reading

Valvoline Introduces UltraMax Lubricants for Off-Highway Equipment

Valvoline Introduces UltraMax Lubricants for Off-Highway Equipment

PR Newswire LEXINGTON, Ky., March 30, 2011 LEXINGTON, Ky., March 30, 2011 -- Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc. has launched its UltraMax product line to extend the life of off-highway engines and equipment by going beyond OEM standards to outprotect, outperform and provide better cost containment. The UltraMax lineup ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks to boost production, recall 700 workers at New River Valley, VA, plant

Volvo Trucks to boost production, recall 700 workers at New River Valley, VA, plant

GÖTEBORG, Sweden--Regulatory News: “Combined with the improving economy, this response is helping us continue the momentum we established with our 2010 market share increase.” Volvo Trucks in North America today announced that in response to increased demand, the company will ramp up production at it ... Continue reading

GM to Invest More Than $30 Million in Pontiac Stamping

GM to Invest More Than $30 Million in Pontiac Stamping

PR Newswire PONTIAC, Mich., March 30, 2011 PONTIAC, Mich., March 30, 2011 -- General Motors today announced more than $30 million of investment in its Pontiac Stamping Plant earmarked for tooling and equipment to enhance the plant's manufacturing capabilities. "GM continues to invest in our manufacturing operations to ... Continue reading

City of San Jose and the California Energy Commission Team Up to Welcome Wrightspeed

City of San Jose and the California Energy Commission Team Up to Welcome Wrightspeed

PR Newswire SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2011 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2011 -- Event: Join San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, California Energy Commission Vice Chair James Boyd, Wrightspeed CEO Ian Wright, members from the local cleantech community and others for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto's Subsidiary Named 'Leading Engine Valve Company of Chinese Automobile Parts Industry' by CAAM

Wonder Auto's Subsidiary Named 'Leading Engine Valve Company of Chinese Automobile Parts Industry' by CAAM

PR Newswire JINZHOU, China, March 30, 2011 JINZHOU, China, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or "the Company") , a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical parts, safety products, suspension products and engine accessories in China, today announced that its s ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The 2011 Import and Export Market for Special Purpose Motor Vehicles, Wreckers, Cranes, and Derricks

Research and Markets: The 2011 Import and Export Market for Special Purpose Motor Vehicles, Wreckers, Cranes, and Derricks

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/42730a/the_2011_import_an) has announced the addition of the "The 2011 Import and Export Market for Special Purpose Motor Vehicles, Wreckers, Cranes, and Derricks Excluding Those for the Transport of Persons or Goods in Yemen" report to their offe ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Gets Consumers Rolling at the 2011 Denver International Auto Show

Chrysler Group LLC Gets Consumers Rolling at the 2011 Denver International Auto Show

PR Newswire DENVER, March 30, 2011 DENVER, March 30, 2011 -- Rock climbing, scaling a mountain created by the Jeep® brand or cruising the streets of downtown Denver in all new Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram products, consumers will get a hands-on Chrysler Group experience at the 2011 Denver International Au ... Continue reading

Zipcar Launches Partnership with City of Sacramento

Zipcar Launches Partnership with City of Sacramento

PR Newswire CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2011 -- Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car sharing network, along with Mayor Kevin Johnson and the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation, today announced Zipcar's expansion into Sacramento, Calif. This new program is the first car sha ... Continue reading

New Mercedes-Benz SLK Benefits from More Aggressive Image, Says CAP

New Mercedes-Benz SLK Benefits from More Aggressive Image, Says CAP

LONDON--AGGRESSIVE styling and across-the-board improvements have given the new Mercedes-Benz SLK a significant forecast residual value premium over the outgoing model, according to CAP, the used car pricing experts. “Historically the SLK has suffered something of an image problem, sometimes unkindly described as ... Continue reading

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