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Mopar, Ram Will Sponsor TORC Series
Mopar and Ram Trucks recently struck a sponsorship deal with TORC (The Off-Road Championship) series of 2011. As of this deal, Ram will now be the official vehicle used in the Series, while the Ram Runner from Mopar will be the series' official pace truck. Apart from this, the partnership also includes an off road test drive of the Ram Truck for their fans. Five drivers of PRO-Class will drive in the Ram trucks during this series of 14 races which will get underway on the weekend of Memorial Day in Buchanan, Michigan at Red Bud MX. Mopar and Ram Truck will also share the sponsorship for the team of Traxxas Racing, which is fielded by Mark and Mike Jenkins, along with the team of Menzies Motorsports, which is owned by Steve Menzies. The CEO and President for the Ram brand of trucks [...]
Posted in : News | Apr 07, 2011 | Comments 0
Chevrolet Truck El Camino Could Still Make It To American Shores
According to recent reports the El Camino Chevrolet truck is still in the running for competing in the US pickup trucks market. This truck still has its approval pending for production depending on the rates of gas prices. If the truck manages to get a green signal; however, ute could launch this truck for the 2013 model year. The documents which have been obtained by the GMI have listed this truck, as being under the Z2RC program code. GM had earlier announced their plans to bring the VE Ute who to American shores as the G8 Pontiac sport truck during the auto show in New York in the year 2007. Development work to make the truck US specific was also carried out, which included engineering the side air bags so that they met the federal standards of safety; however the project got cancelled [...]
Posted in : News | Apr 01, 2011 | Comments 0
Freightliner Adds New SD Vocational trucks to its Commercial Line-up
Freightliner recently renewed their line up of vocational trucks by adding two new SD or Severe Duty models to it. These are the 114SD and the 108SD. These trucks will fill up the gap left by the discontinuation of the vocational trucks from Sterling in the industry. Freightliner's strategy and marketing general manager, David Hames, apart from the Coronado 122SD truck, the new trucks will be joining the M2 Business Class of medium duty trucks and the Coronado and Cascadia over the road models, which will give the truck manufacturer a complete line up of commercial trucks. The new trucks were recently unveiled at the Conexpo-Con/ Agg show during their press conference. These two trucks are built for vocational, heavy applications like, cranes, dumps, roll-offs and mixers. Both of these [...]
Posted in : News | Mar 24, 2011 | Comments 0
Freightliner Unveils New Electrical SmartPlex System
Freightliner trucks recently introduced their new Electrical SmartPlex system to be used in their Freightliner 114SD trucks and the Freightliner business class trucks of the M2 platforms. These new electrical systems will provide the manufacturers of truck equipments with a flexibility that is unmatched when configuring trucks to suit the specifications of different body installations. The product marketing director for Freightliner, T.J. Reed, said that with their new SmartPlex technology, they have focused on giving the TEM's one of the most reliable and efficient solution which will help to increase the application programming and body integration with ease as well as to keep their customers hassle free as well as working smarter. The electrical SmartPlex system makes use of Freightliner's [...]
Posted in : News | Mar 17, 2011 | Comments 0
SsanYong’s Concept SUT 1 to Debut at Geneva Motor Show
SsangYong, a Korean automobile manufacture will use the International Motor Show going on presently in Geneva to debut its latest concept Sport Utility Truck 1, before going on sale in the European and various other markets in 2012. The SUT 1 is similar to its preview illustrations which were released last week. The proportions and styling will remind you of the sleeker Honda Ridgeline version pick up truck with a little styling influence by Mercedes noticeable in the flanks. The model is based on the new compact crossover vehicle Korando C of SsangYong. The wheel base of this truck models measures around 120 inches which is not that large, and falls just two inches short of the wheel base of Honda's Ridgeline. This sport truck will be powered by a four cylinder 2.0 liter clean diesel [...]
Posted in : News | Mar 03, 2011 | Comments 0
Ford F-150 Trucks Used for Developing Hydraulic Hybrid Powertrain of 40 MPG
The Ford Motor Co. is currently working with Folsom Technologies and Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power so that it can develop an F-150 prototype of the light duty pick up truck which will be propelled by an hybrid hydraulic powertrain. The Hydraulic hybrids will be different from the hybrids of gas and electricity, like the 1500 Hybrid Chevrolet Silverado, however the goal remains the same which is improve the fuel efficiency. The CCEFP's Co-Deputy Director, Perry Li, said that they have a potential to be able to reach a goal of 40 mpg or more with this hydraulic power. The however feel like they don't sacrifice on anything compared to the electric hybrid models, and furthermore they don't have any batteries and nothing which will require recycling. Instead of making use of [...]
Posted in : News | Feb 24, 2011 | Comments 0
Hino Trucks Will Unveil New Hybrid Technology at World Truck Show
The Hino Trucks Company which is a part of the Toyota Motor Group announced recently that they would be introducing new vehicles at the World Truck Show of 2011 which will take place at Indianapolis. By the use of this show, the company plans to introduce its next generation of hybrid diesel electric system that will be integrated in the (COE) cab over engine of the Class 4 and Class 5 truck ranges which are specifically designed to meet the needs of the American market. The press release of the company said that they have announced plans for unveiling more additions to their product lineup at the 2011 World Truck Show. Hino Trucks which are the world leader in building hybrid technology for commercial trucks will introduce their next generation, latest proprietary hybrid diesel electric [...]
Posted in : News | Feb 17, 2011 | Comments 0
Egypt Unrest Causes Nissan to Halt Giza Plant Production
The Japanese manufacturer, Nissan had suspended the production of its vehicles for a week at its Egyptian plant, according to a statement released by the company. The decision behind this move comes after the movements of civil unrest to hit the country following anti-government protests going on in the state. The Nissan company spokesperson, Yoshie, Yamakazi stated that the company's operations in Giza which is South of Cairo won't resume till a week. The Giza plant currently manufacturers 10,000 units every year. It mainly manufacturers the SUV, X-Trail and other pick up truck models. The Nissan Co. currently has four employees located in the Egyptian nation. They have been directed to reside in hotels located out of Cairo city for their own safety. According to finance article by yahoo, [...]
Posted in : News | Feb 14, 2011 | Comments 0
US Xpress Receives its 50,000th Freightliner Truck
US Xpress is one of America's biggest freight carriers. These carriers were recently presented with its 50,000th truck of the Freightliner brand by the North American division of Daimler Trucks. The Daimler Trucks of North America has been presenting these freight carriers with trucks continuously over the last 26 years, from 1985 onwards. The North American division of the Daimler Trucks has been presenting Freightliner trucks to the company from the year 1985 onwards, delivering trucks at the rate of 3,000 to 4,000 a year. The Freightliner truck which marks this anniversary is the Cascadia heavy duty truck which is equipped with a raised roof of 72 inches as well as a DD15 Detroit Diesel engine. It is also a coronation for the co-Chairman of the US Xpress Enterprises because of his passion [...]
Posted in : News | Feb 07, 2011 | Comments 0
Navistar and Cummins Joint ventures with Chinese Companies
The White House has given green signal to Chinese to the Chinese government to import goods worth $45 billion from 12 states, including the state of Michigan, imports include hybrid bus system, electric vehicle batteries and other Auto parts. The bulky US exports to china also includes 200 Boeing airplanes which values $19 billion. China is worlds largest auto market as of 2010 as the nation experienced a jump in sales by 30%. 13.8 million were sold in China, 2010 where 11.6 million vehicles were sold in the United States. The new deal includes China’s import from two US engine makers, to include Navistar Inc and Cummins Inc. Navistar stated that they have won approval of Chinese government for a joint venture with Anhui Jianghuai Auto Company; the joint venture is worth $400 [...]
Posted in : News | Jan 24, 2011 | Comments 0