Archive for 'Commercial Trucks'
Big Trucks at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Unlike many auto shows, the Chicago Auto Show puts a spotlight on big commercial trucks and custom trucks. So while your average car buyer may not be interested in, say, a fire engine with a joystick-operated water cannon, there is no mistaking that big, awesome trucks are still fun to look at
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Ricardo Almost Ready to Demonstrate Ethanol Engine In Heavy Duty Pickup
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Can a small, turbocharged flex-fuel spark-ignited engine perform as well as a heavy-duty diesel engine -- but at a much lower cost? Ricardo Inc
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Report: Mahindra Could Partner with Navistar To Assemble Pickups
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Indian automaker Mahindra could partner with Navistar to build its upcoming TR Series pickups at a Navistar-owned factory in the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal . Such a move would allow Mahindra to avoid the so-called "chicken tax" that adds a 25 percent tariff to pickup trucks produced in most countries outside of the U.S. "Once we decide to assemble in the U.S., we would look at Navistar's facilities to see if there's something available which is right for us and if that works out," Pawan Goenka, Mahindra's president of automotive operations, told the WSJ.
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$858 Million Left in Cash for Clunkers Pot
Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by admin.
If you remember the movie “Brewster’s Millions,” you might recall how hard it was for Richard Pryor to spend $30 million in 30 days with nothing to show for it in order to later win an inheritance of $300 million. The 1985 comedy showed how hard it was to spend money and get nothing in return, but now the U.S. government has put Brewster to shame
