The all-new 2009 Kia Borrego SUV was a better idea when it was conceived, probably at least four or five years ago. That was before gas prices started cutting deeply into SUV sales. Today, the Borrego is a nice SUV, but its timing is poor for the market. by Jim...
New Vehicle Manufacturing Company Forms to Produce Advanced Hybrids Using Ultra-Lightweight Stainless Steel Unibody Construction TROY, Mich. -- Fisher Coachworks LLC announced on July 22, 2008 its formal launch and plans to manufacture energy optimized lightweight hybrid vehicles using advanced materials and propulsion systems, as well as new...
New Ground Robot System Extends Warfighter's Reach and Provides Both Non-Lethal and Lethal Combat Capabilities MCLEAN, Va., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In mid-2007, Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc. TMHU launched the first models in its diesel tow tractor line into the U.S. market. Now within the last several weeks, the company has begun manufacturing the 2TD20 and 2TD25 tow tractors at its Columbus, Ind.,...
Aftermarket center opens at Mich. college MIDLAND, Mich. - A new education center on Northwood University's Michigan campus focuses on aftermarket management. The Sloan Family Building for Aftermarket Studies honors O. Temple Sloan Jr., who founded General Parts International Inc....
Byline: Hans Greimel Armed with a new CEO from Toyota, driveline supplier Dana Holding Corp. aims to expand its business with Japanese carmakers, particularly in emerging markets. Dana, which emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization in February, ...
Moveable-Pad Lift The SL210-MP8 Moveable Pad SmartLift inground lift features an ultra-low profile of 2% in. (60mm). This reduces concerns about scraping the undersides of lower profile vehicles on the lift superstructure, minimizes technician trip hazards and provides a wide, unobstructed service area under the vehicle (36% in....
Byline: Rick Kranz A wave of lifestyle pickups is on the horizon. Traditionally, a pickup has been a body-on-frame, rear-drive vehicle emphasizing ruggedness and power. But early in the next decade, automakers will develop carlike pickups on...
The MUTT allows a technician to quickly inspect, troubleshoot and diagnose most trailer electrical systems, the maker said. Made in the U.S., MUTT is built on a rugged unibody cart sitting atop two 10-in. pneumatic tires that can handle rough terrain, steps and mud. The MUTT draws its power...
Byline: Kathy Jackson Kia appears close to a decision to build a pickup for sale in the United States. Planning for a truck has long been in the works and was a subject that new Kia Motors...
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Leave it to the Aussies to build the next Chevrolet El Camino or GMC Caballero sport truck. They've been tearing around for years, from downtown Sydney to the deepest Outback, in car-based Holden Ute pickups. "For...
Byline: Richard Truett Editor's note: We turned , one of our ace car guys, loose at the Chicago Auto Show and asked for his unvarnished opinion. We asked for it, and we got it. Here's Truett's report from the Windy ...
Byline: Rick Kranz Chrysler will spin a variety of vehicle types off its new mid-sized global vehicle platform, including sedans, hatchbacks, cross-overs and small pickups. "It has to be a pretty flexible platform,'' said Frank Klegon,...
Byline: Rick Kranz The four-passenger GMC Denali XT hybrid concept debuting in Chicago shows General Motors' potential styling direction for a small, rear-drive pickup developed on a unibody architecture. GM says the advantage of the unibody structure...
Byline: Rick Kranz You can call Chicago's auto show GM Town - nearly half of the world debuts belong to General Motors. From a sales standpoint, the mid-sized 2009 Chevrolet Traverse crossover is the most important GM...
Saturn FlexTreme Vehicle type: 4-door sedan Engine: E-Flex plug-in hybrid technology with a 1.3-liter turbodiesel Who designed it: Anthony Lo What's cool: Futuristic styling with suicide doors and lightweight...
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER What you're seeing on these pages and in the illustration on our cover is nothing less than a revolution in sport/utility vehicles, and not just for Ford. Make no mistake: The Ford Explorer America concept revealed at...
Byline: Mark Rechtin Toyota's vehicles tend to get bigger with each new product generation - especially the trucks. The current Tacoma "compact'' pickup is larger than the T100 "full-sized'' pickup that arrived in 1993. So Toyota has come up...
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 January 2008-Research and Markets: New Report Examines the Market for Automobile Manufacturing in the USC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14012008 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c79241) has announced the addition of Automobile Manufacturing in the US to...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c79240) has announced the addition of Automobile Manufacturing in the US to their offering. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacture complete automobiles (i.e., body and chassis or unibody) or (2) manufacturing automobile chasis only. This report covers the scope,...
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