Mack Trucks has named Matthew Walsh vice-president, export for its international operations business, effective immediately. In his new position, Walsh will be responsible for Mack’s international export business, sales and distribution development. His duties will include overseeing export marketing, truck and parts sales, logistics, customer support and distributor development. “The export component of Mack’s international [...]
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With truck sales sagging nationwide because of the slowdown in home construction, General Motors is taking its latest truck models to work sites and marketing directly to the people most likely to buy them. The Hard Days Work Tour is another twist in the latest trend in the highly competitive automotive business: Targeting specific groups [...]
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If you think things are tough at Ford right now, imagine what it’s like for the Dodge guys. They all have new owners. Most probably have new bosses. And now they have to make a new Dodge Ram. Not to belabor the point, but competition couldn’t be more fierce, the economy couldn’t be gloomier, and [...]
It’s been five years that the battle has been going on between Freightcar America and the United Steel Workers Union. There was a glimmer of hope recently, but now there are new details and new questions about the future of the plant. According to the union, a court injunction was supposed to put workers back [...]
North American Car, Truck Of Year Awards Given The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu and 2008 Mazda CX-9 were voted as the 2008 North American Car and Truck of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The winners were chosen by 45 automotive journalists who represent newspapers, magazines, television, radio and Internet outlets [...]
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Freightliner says its Business Class M2 106 hybrid drop-frame beverage truck is now available for order. The company has said it will build 1500 hybrid trucks over the next three years, in various configurations for utility and P&D applications as well as beverage hauling. It first showed an M2 hybrid in late 2006. The class [...]