Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business unit of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, says operators who equip their vehicles with new Firestone-brand commercial tires can save up to $1,200 a year. During an event kicking off its ...
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Firestone and North America's owner/operators and small fleets have much in common: they've both been essential to getting trucking to where it is today, and they both deserve a lot more respect and attention than they've been getting of ...
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Ford is launching a "customer satisfaction campaign" to address shortfalls in fuel economy that CR reported since we tested the company's current hybrids. Ford will make software updates to new cars and send out letters to existing owners ...
General Motors has reportedly pushed pack the launch of the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze by 12 months as a result of engineering changes. According to a report from Reuters, sources with knowledge of the US car maker’s plans say ...
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The all-new Mazda 3 will be up to 30 per cent more fuel efficient and feature advanced safety systems when it goes on sale in Australia in late January. Entry- and mid-level models in the third-generation Mazda 3 range will be powered by ...
The 2013 Ram 1500 has both muscled and finessed its way to the top of our full-sized pickup truck ratings. The updated truck delivered impressive performance in our tests, balancing work capability and refinement in a way that sees it ...
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Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has teamed up with trucking PR firm LaunchIt, to expand its presence in the US. PIT is a Montreal-based group within FPInnovations, which performs fuel economy trials on products and techniques ...
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The 2014 Mazda 3 is entering a segment that has never been so globally competitive. With a worldwide trend of consumer downsizing, the third-generation Mazda 3 aims to offer the cutting-edge technology and refined driving dynamics ...
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Southern Alberta is the ideal place to showcase the towing capabilities of the new 2014 GMC Sierra. Alberta represents an important market to GMC, accounting for a quarter of its Canadian truck sales. The southern reaches of the province ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant. T The newest addition to the Ecopia tire line, the M760 delivers high traction and long ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a premium drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB (California Air Resource Board) ...
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Hybrids get great mileage, but some leave their owners disappointed because their window stickers promise better fuel economy than the cars deliver. We analyzed more than 315 cars and compared the results of our own tests with EPA window ...
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A new rear-wheel-drive base model, a new eight-speed auto and improved fuel efficiency form three of the major changes to the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. This is the first significant makeover for the current generation of the American ...
The roads and the cars on them are set to form an intelligent, connected network within three years when a number of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers bring Car 2 Car (C2C) communication technology to the market. C2C allows ...
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We're in the thick of summer travel season and vacationers are packing up their cars for getaways. Bringing bikes on vacation is a great way to get exercise and save gas touring your destination. But, our tests show that taking bikes with ...
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