Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux insists he was telling the truth at yesterday’s Productivity Commission hearing when he said no decision had been made on the company’s local manufacturing future. Devereux ...
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Manufacturing metal three-dimensional objects using 3D printer print Metal Structuresers (additive manufacturing) could soon be ready for use in series production. As early as the 1980s, companies recognized the time, cost and design ...
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Deret Transport, one of France's largest logistics companies, has recently opted for the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid. The Deret Group is among the pioneers of electric mobility in France and now has one of the largest hybrid fleets in Europe, ...
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Italian luxury car maker Maserati has introduced its new Maserati Quattroporte generation cars in two models in Malaysia. Models of the new concept available for sale include Maserati Quattroporte S and GTS, which are equipped with direct ...
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Indian automobile maker, Eicher Motors has unveiled new 'Pro' series range of future generation trucks and buses. The timing of the launch coming at a time when the Indian commercial vehicle (CV) segment has been on the decline for many ...
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Thanks to good reputation in Shanghai, Sinotruk wins one more order of 25 HOWO-T7H trucks with AMT gearbox. The 25 trucks are purchased by Shanghai Houyi Junjie Logistics Company. The purchaser is a large commodity transportation company ...
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When it comes to removing weight from a Class 8 truck, how do you determine the value of a single pound removed? That's one of the questions Volvo sought to answer when optimizing its regional haul tractors for lighter weight. To find an ...
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When your company is responsible for rebuilding, repairing, and upfitting vehicles that deploy to firefighting and rescue situations day in and day out, quality is non-negotiable. Every component must be precisely tooled, every weld ...
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Volvo Trucks North America is constructing a road course and vocational track at its New River Valley Truck Plant, where customers can put new vehicles through their paces with or without a commercial driver's licence (CDL). Work on the ...
Shell today became the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), which will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Avgas is one of the last common transportation fuels ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Wednesday that total October exports of $192.7 billion and imports of $233.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of ...
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ABS Consulting recently completed design review services for an approval in principle of the design of Hyundai Heavy Industries' (HHI) Modular Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Tanks. ABS Consulting reviewed the system design for HHI's ...
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A Mazda CX-5 has joined the CarAdvice long-term test fleet, though this one will be around longer than usual: I’ve bought one. If you had been keeping up to date with our Santa Fe long-term reviews, you’ll know the Mazda CX-5 ...
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Volvo has unveiled the engine that will power its Volvo Polestar Racing S60s in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship. Announced in June, the racing engine has been modified and built by Volvo’s performance partner, Polestar, in ...
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Starting Jan. 1, 2014, heavy-duty engine and truck makers must offer new models of diesel engines to comply with the new standards for lower emissions of carbon dioxide and minimum fuel economy levels, as required by EPA and the U.S. ...
Tags: diesel truck, transportation