Volvo Starts Assembly of Trucks in China
Jun 9, 2003
GOTEBORG, Sweden, June 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Trucks has signed a Joint Venture agreement with China National Heavy Truck Corporation, CNHTC, for production of trucks. The registered capital in the joint venture company amounts to 600 million RMB, 60 MEUR, which is split equally between the two parties. Productio ... Continue reading
Report says Department of Defense May Consider US Auto Industry 'Irrelevant' to National Security;
Jun 9, 2003
Honda and Toyota may become full-fledged American companies; RAF No. 617 Squadron 'Dam Buster' Raid of 60 years ago noted DETROIT, June 9 -- eMOTION! REPORTS.com (www.emotionreports.com) an automotive and aerospace industries research and analysis site targeting professionals within the academic, media, corporate and g ... Continue reading
Handheld Diagnostics Equipment Market in Europe - Latest Findings by Frost & Sullivan
Jun 9, 2003
Independent Market For Handheld Diagnostics Equipment Storms Ahead, Leaving Beleaguered OE Market In Its Wake The move from utilising purely mechanical tools to a hi-tech approach based on electronic equipment to diagnose and remedy malfunctions has transformed the automotive service and repair industry. This evolution ... Continue reading
Clean Energy to Supply LNG to Valley Metro in Phoenix; Five-year Contract Valued at $34 Million
Jun 9, 2003
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--June 9, 2003--Clean Energy, North America's leader in clean transportation (formerly ENRG), has been awarded the LNG (liquefied natural gas) supply contract for Valley Metro, which provides public transit service in nearly 20 communities in the greater Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The five-ye ... Continue reading
Westport delivers hydrogen-natural gas bus engine to SunLine Transit
Jun 9, 2003
VANCOUVER, June 9 -- Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT) of Vancouver, BC announced today that it has developed a transit bus engine fueled by a blend of hydrogen and natural gas that will be delivered to SunLine Transit Agency of Thousand Palms, CA. This initiative enables commercial fleets to begin making the transi ... Continue reading
Ford Sees Future With Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Jun 9, 2003
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press Writer DEARBORN, Mich. June 7, 2003; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reporte that by the year 2050, Ford Motor Co. expects nearly half the cars it sells will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Fifty years after that, some Ford officials muse, the company might be making high-speed t ... Continue reading
Vietnam Local Car Sales Surge 33.9%
Jun 9, 2003
HANOI June 8, 2003: Dow Jones reported that Domestic car sales by automobile joint ventures in Vietnam rose 33.9% on year to 13,013 units in January to May, the country's Automobile Manufacturers Association, or VAMA, said Monday. ... Continue reading
Jun 9, 2003
DEARBORN, Mich., June 8 -- As Ford finalizes the details for the upcoming Centennial Celebration beginning this Thursday, June 12 - 16, employees or guests that work or visit Ford World Headquarters and/or Ford Motor Credit Company will be directed to park at the old QMP building, located at the corner of Southfield an ... Continue reading
Chyrsler Chief Zetsche: Break-even in 2003
Jun 8, 2003
FRANKFURT, June 7, 2003; Reuters reported that Chrysler chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in an interview on Saturday the company would reach break-even this year and return to profit in 2004. "We will just reach break-even this year. It will be better in 2004. I strongly expect that we will be in the black," Zetsche ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces June Best Deals
Jun 7, 2003
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 6 -- Consumer rebates offered by automakers each month don't just lower a car's purchase price and your monthly finance payment. By lowering depreciation and/or the cost of financing, consumer rebates also lower a car's total ownership costs -- the costs you incur month after month in owning and ... Continue reading
Company Profile for Oshkosh Truck Corporation
Jun 6, 2003
--Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a Fortune 1000 industrial company and a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for four primary markets: defense, concrete placement, refuse hauling, and fire and emergency. The company's brands - Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus, Medtec, Geesink and Norba - are considered lea ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Rolls Into Minnesota to Celebrate Worlds Oldest Auto Dealer
Jun 6, 2003
Ford Motor Company executives will be in the Twin Cities to celebrate the anniversary of the oldest Ford dealer in the world, Tenvoorde Ford. On June 16, 1903, Ford Motor Company was incorporated. Three months earlier Steve Tenvoorde, a Minnesota businessman, established Tenvoorde Ford in St. Cloud, MN making it the wo ... Continue reading
Kia Sorento Earns Top Honors in Quality
Jun 6, 2003
Strategic Vision Releases 2003 Total Quality Index(TM) IRVINE, Calif., June 6 -- The 2003 Kia Sorento mid-size sport utility vehicle was rated highest in its segment by new car buyers in the 2003 Strategic Vision Total Quality Index(TM) (TQI). The Sorento tied with the Toyota 4Runner in the Medium SUV category. The ann ... Continue reading
Traffic Accident Research Team: Gathering 'Know-How' That Saves Lives
Jun 6, 2003
In Pursuit of Car Safety, Volvo's Research Team Has Spent Nearly 30 Years Studying More Than 30,000 Real World Traffic Accidents GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 6 -- Shortly after a Volvo engineer invented the three-point seatbelt, which is now an industry standard, Volvo conducted a comprehensive survey aimed at reducing inj ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Weekly North American Vehicle Production
Jun 6, 2003
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 6 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 351,867 units, up from the 305,774 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 7,467,315 v ... Continue reading
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