Daimler Trucks has delivered 120 of the 140 Freightliner trucks ordered by two transport and logistics companies in Mexico. Of the total, 90 trucks were ordered by Express- and package delivery service Estafeta, while the remaining 50 ...
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Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres is considering to acquire major stake worth abotu $600-800m in the US-based tyre maker Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. The acquisition is expected to provide Apollo Tyres access the US replacement tyre ...
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Daimler subsidiary, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has opened its new EUR700m production plant in Oragadam in Chennai, India, to build BharatBenz trucks. The new 160-hectare manufacturing plant includes an integrated research ...
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Behr America, a supplier of automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems, has appointed Uwe Gerber as the new vice president of operations. In his new role, Gerber, who had previously managed Behr's production facilities in ...
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Scania UK, a manufacturer of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, has delivered its 12 Irizar i6 coaches to UK-based Reliance Travel, a part of the Redwing group and member of the Addison Lee network. According to the ...
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German automaker Daimler is planning to extend its partnership with Volkswagen to manufacture light commercial vehicles. Daimler head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Volker Mornhinweg was quoted by Reuters saying that "I will get together with the ...
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UQM Technologies (UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies,has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to develop and market electric propulsion systems for New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China. Under the agreement, the two ...
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Meritor Wabco has equipped its anti-lock braking system(ABS)on two of Navistar's class 8 trucks that are now standard equipment on the International ProStar and the LoneStar. Both Navistar trucks will join more than seven million Meritor ...
Replacement parts supplier Tenneco has received a contract from Swedish automotive maker Scania to supply Euro VI diesel aftertreatment systems for its European on-road heavy-duty trucks starting from 2013. The Euro VI diesel ...
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Minister Chris Hartcher (Minister for Energy and Resources) and Shell vice president Andrew Smith, Shell Diesel Bio 20 NSW launch.Shell, Rosehill. Shell Australia has opened a new biodiesel facility at its Parramatta Terminal in western ...
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Los Angeles’ premier, luxury moving and storage company, Acclaimed Movers and Storage, has added the transportation of high-end wardrobes and fashion garments to its always expanding services. Acclaimed understands that moving in Los ...
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks has completed delivery of 250 Actros vehicles to Iraq's State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI), which will be used to assisting the country in various areas of reconstruction. The deal between Mercedes Benz and ...
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Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) has recieved an order to supply 245 Fuso light-duty trucks from mineral water supplier National Plant for Healthy Water in Saudi Arabia. The order of 245 ...
US based Smith Electric Vehicles has reduced its production target by nearly 40% due to supply troubles. The company had planned to produce 620 vehicles in 2012 but now is aiming for 380. In the first six months of 2012, the company ...
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Crown Holdings, a supplier of cans and other metal packaging products has announced that the company cut its direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 8% from 2007 to 2010, according to its first sustainability report. During the period, ...
Tags: metal packaging products, gas emissions, indirect emissions