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December, 2007
Honda Sets Record for Worldwide Production for November
- December
- 27
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of November 2007, including a record for worldwide production for the month of November and an all-time record for any month for production in regions outside of Japan.
Due to a decrease in production for the domestic […]
General Motors Achieves New Milestone in China
- December
- 27
General Motors became the first global automaker to sell 1 million vehicles in China in a single year today when GM China Group President and Managing Director Kevin Wale handed the keys to a Buick Park Avenue to Mr. Zhang Jianping at Shanghai GM’s corporate showroom in Shanghai.
“Becoming the first global manufacturer to sell 1 […]
Building waste recycling company expands Huski fleet
- December
- 10
An innovative building services company is using Toyota Huski skid-steer loaders in a process that recycles 95 percent of building waste.
Force 5 was the first company in Australia to develop on-site recycling of all construction waste. The company recently won the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Greensmart Partnership Award for its work.
It provides site clean-up services […]
Dongfeng trucks head overseas
- December
- 10
Dongfeng Tianlong, its latest heavy-duty truck model, is a new milestone for Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company. The firm developed the model independently this year, combining advanced international technology and local expertise.
In China, more commercial vehicle manufacturers like Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company are now stepping up efforts to develop their own models independently and launch them […]
Heavy duty workhorse
- December
- 10
An armored truck sold to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office for $1 last month is in the process of being refurbished and could be operational by early next month.
On Oct. 9, Anderson County commissioners voted, 4-1, to purchase an armored truck from the City of Woodway, a city of approximately 9,000 residents located just […]
Australian truck sales motor to record high in October: ERG
- December
- 10
Truck sales hit record levels across all categories in October, fuelled by a combination of the sustained economic boom and the pull-forward effect of new emissions standards that come into play from January 1, 2008.
Heavy duty truck sales hit a new high of 1,319 in the month, up from 1,213 in September and a low […]
Sinotruck Signs 5,000 Heavy Trucks Export Deal with Russia Partner
- December
- 10
China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp or Sinotruck announced that the company has signed a heavy truck export deal with Russia heavy truck maker Likhachev-AMO ZIL, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.
Under the export deal, Sinotruck will supply at least 5,000 heavy trucks to the Russia partner in the coming 12 months.
Founded in […]
Truck breaks down, creates traffic jam for 5 hours in NH-24
- December
- 10
Traffic on the highway linking East and Central Delhi was held up for over five hours on Friday morning when a truck broke down on the busy Nizamuddin Bridge leading to the Ring Road.
The truck, loaded with rice, was headed to one of the mandis in Delhi. When its axle broke down, it collapsed, leading […]
Commercial Vehicle Group Acquires Assets of Short Bark Industries, LLC
- December
- 10
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that it has acquired certain assets from Short Bark Industries, LLC (”SBI”), a supplier of seat covers and various cut-and-sew trim products.
In exchange for the commercial vehicle cut-and-sew assets and operations acquired from SBI, CVG paid approximately $3.6 million in cash and has assumed approximately $1.9 million of net […]
Heavy-duty truck market boom
- December
- 10
In the first nine months of the year, China produced a total of 1,636,100 trucks, an increase of 27.82 percent from the same period of last year, and sold a total 1,622,200, up 27.49 percent, according to the statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Impacted by new highway toll methods, a total of […]