USA - Since Quigley Motor Co., Inc. (Manchester, PA) retired its solid axle 4×4 GM products, the company has been developing, designing and testing a new product to take its place. Quigley now introduces the LIFS (Lifted Independent Front Suspension) 4×4 system. Compared to the standard IFS 4×4 system, the LIFS will incorporate a 3.0″ [...]

USA - Amtech LLC (Wapato, WA), a Blackford Capital portfolio company and diverse manufacturer of composite-based products and parts, announced a joint manufacturing agreement with Astoria Industries (Osceola, IA).
Amtech has been recognized as one of the fastest growing and most innovative small businesses in Washington. The company manufactures custom parts and assemblies in the transportation, [...]

Germany - During the International Motor Show (IAA) taking place in Hanover from 23 to 30 September, Renault Trucks will be particularly highlighting two of its most important themes: the savings in energy achieved using Optifuel Solutions, plus the alternatives to the use of all-diesel energy, now known as “Clean Tech”. This 2010 edition will [...]

Germany - At the Germany grand prix in Nürburgring, the heat was not coming from the sky but from the track. More exactly from the stands, where over 200,000 truck racing fans had gathered from all over Germany. And sometimes from further afield still… With an audience already won over by this particular brand of [...]

India: Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship, has registered a 156% increase in turnover to Rs. 2,347.98 crores (Rs. 918.07 crores) in the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net Profit at Rs. 122.64 crores was up 15 times against Rs. 7.77 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Sale of vehicles for the quarter [...]

Toyota City, Japan —Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for June 2010.
June 2010 Highlights (year-on-year)
PRODUCTION IN JAPANToyota - Increase
Daihatsu - Increase
Hino - Increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino - Increase
SALES IN JAPAN
ToyotaEleventh consecutive month of increase
Lexus-vehicle sales totaled [...]

Kawasaki - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, announced that its January-to-May sales in Indonesia more than doubled over the same period in 2009, achieving a sales record for the first five months of the year. Amidst the positive market conditions, market leader Mitsubishi Fuso is [...]

Stuttgart - Recovering automotive markets around the world, strong growth in major car and commercial-vehicle markets, an attractive product portfolio and the implementation of efficiency improvements had a very positive effect on Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol DAI) in the second quarter of 2010.
“Our strategy is paying off: We have a very dynamic development of unit [...]

MUSCATINE, Iowa –Alex Debogorski, “The Original Ice Road Trucker” and star of a television show, will meet fans and sign autographs in the Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions booth at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, on August 26-28, 2010. Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, will be [...]

Australia - A Sydney-based transport company relies on the strength and dependability of Hino trucks to deliver food and dangerous goods throughout New South Wales.
Chemsafe Logistics employs a fleet of 33 Hino trucks, ranging from a small Dutro 300 Series with a van body through to a heavy-duty 700 Series SS prime mover, and many [...]