Penske Truck Leasing has announced that they will add 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors to their rental fleet. "Many full-service truck leasing customers continue to evaluate using natural gas vehicles (NGVs) within their truck ...
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XL Group's Excess Liability business is set to offer umbrella and excess liability coverages for upper middle market businesses in North America. Commenting on the extension, XL Group Global Excess Liability business president Lorraine ...
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US auto maker Chrysler is planning to recall about 630,000 vehicles worldwide, over various issues in different models. The recall affects 409,000 units of the 2010 and 2012 model year Jeep Patriot and Compass small sports utility ...
On Thursday (June 5) Audi said, because of the overseas business is good, the sales rose significantly in May 2013. it sold 137200 vehicles in the world, up 6.4% from a year earlier. Since early 2013, Audi sold a total of 640200 vehicles, ...
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The trade between China and Germany in recent years is more and more competitive. On June 5,the Prognos institute said, the German exports is far behind China exports in the market of emerging countries and other industrial countries beside ...
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PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business hsd introduced the Ultrapax coatings system, a packaged system of pretreatment products and powder coatings engineered together to meet stringent standards for the protection of metal ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has secured a contract to supply Lithium-ion batteries to power plug-in hybrid trucks from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The deal is part of DOE's electrification initiative, under which 120 ...
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Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested that Chrysler initiate a safety recall of the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty to address a performance and design defect. NHTSA ...
Sherwood Ross, better known in the industry as Jerry Ross, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92. Ross was an engineer and former president of Ross Bicycles, one of the top U.S. bike manufacturers from the 1950s to late 1980s. Through the ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor is investing about JPY3bn ($30m) to increase production in Malaysia by acquiring an assembly facility and building a new plant. As part of plan, Mazda Malaysia, a joint production and sales firm, will ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota will recall about 87,000vehicles in the US over a problem with the defective brakes. The recall affects 2010 model year Toyota Prius and the Lexus HS 250h vehicles manufactured between March and October 2009. ...
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The entry price of the Fiat 500 range has been lowered dramatically, with a new base model Fiat 500 Pop priced from just $14,000 drive-away. The Fiat 500 range, which previously started from $18,300 for the 0.9-litre TwinAir, has been ...
US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor will expand the production of the EcoBoost engine at its Cologne engine manufacturing plant in Germany. The company will increase the production of the 1L EcoBoost by two times to over 1,000 ...
Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has unveiled its new compact car, the Verito Vibe in India. The vehicle will be powered by the Renault's 1.5 litre dCi diesel engine that generates maximum output of 65PS and torque of ...
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Fans of defunct British sports car manufacturer TVR may feel heartened by the latest update to the brand's website. The homepage of TVR.co.uk now features the car maker's badge alongside the words 'Never say never', potentially providing ...
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