Bad news for single males driving around in expensive sports cars: women aren’t attracted to you. A poll by UK website Motors found more than half the women surveyed are not attracted to men in expensive sports cars, assuming they ...
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A mule of the all-new ‘baby Jeep’ has been spied undergoing high-altitude testing ahead of its international unveiling and launch in 2014. Hiding under a roughly cut collection of Fiat 500L body panels is the sub-compact ...
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Sterling Group Partners III, an affiliated investment fund of The Sterling Group, has acquired ROM and Specialty Manufacturing (SMI), which are owned and independently operated and financed by Century Park Capital Partners. The ...
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Six partners, including Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total, of the H2 Mobility initiative have signed an agreement to establish hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles across Germany. The ...
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Volkswagen of America has reported sales of 314,833 units for the first nine months in 2013, down by 2.6% from the same period in 2012. The company has delivered 31,920 units in September 2013 across the US. Chattanooga-built Passat ...
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Consumers can earn a $10 rebate with the purchase of Wagner Lighting premium headlamp capsules from Federal-Mogul Corp. between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 2013. The promotion offers a $10 rebate for the purchase of any pair of Wagner BriteLite, ...
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The National Pronto Association has selected DENSO Products and Services Americas Inc. for its OE Supplier of the Year award for the seventh time in the past eight years (see Pronto honors DENSO: 6X Supplier of the Year). Pronto members ...
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Titan International Inc. closed its offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 on Oct. 7, 2013. The notes were offered and sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers ...
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Navistar International got a much-needed boost last month, securing orders for 5,900 Classes 6-8 trucks in September. That marked the company's best month since December 2011. The order intake included 2,100 medium-duty trucks with the ...
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Turnover at large US truckload fleets continued to increase in the second quarter, according to The American Trucking Associations' Trucking Activity Report. Turnover in the second quarter rose two percentage points to 99%. "Continued ...
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Looking to grow by acquisition? Or perhaps after many years in the industry you are ready to sell. Either way, finding the right fit in the seller-purchaser dynamic is critical. On October 16th, Mike McCarron, the well-known former owner of ...
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Canadian spot market freight availability took a small step back in August, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. The company noted month-over-month and year-over-year load volumes were down about 2%. Load volumes ...
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Cummins has announced it is launching a five-litre V8 diesel engine, designed for pickup-and-delivery applications and other light- and medium-duty trucks. The ISV5.0 will be assembled at Cummins' Columbus Engine Plant, which has received ...
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Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today addressed participants at the 33rd Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Conference about the important role that women play in the marine sector. Minister Raitt stressed the ...
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Today Bridgestone Commercial Solutions rolls out a new edition to its Ecopia product line. The R268 premium all-position radial is designed for regional and pickup and delivery fleets providing tire performance that stands up to high ...
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