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September 23, 2008

Ford Plans Conversion for Michigan SUV Plant

WAYNE, MI – Ford Motor Co. will invest at least $75 million to begin converting a Michigan SUV plant to small-car production as part of its strategic shift to sell more of the fuel-efficient vehicles in North America starting in 2010.

Tags: Ford, plant, small-car production, SUV

September 9, 2008

GM Adjusts Pickup, SUV Designs to Improve Fuel Mileage Up to 7%

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. is boosting fuel economy for full-size pickups and SUVs by as much as seven percent by making them lighter and more streamlined.

Tags: Fuel Mileage, GM, Pickup, SUV

July 30, 2008

Raser Developing 100 MPG Plug-in Hybrid Light Truck for Initial Release to Utility and Government Fleets

PROVO, UTAH – Raser Technologies is developing a 100 mile per gallon (mpg) light truck in addition to a 100 mpg SUV.

Tags: E-REV, light-truck, plug-in electric, Raser, SUV

July 9, 2008

Ford Explorer Praised for Affordability, Safety

2008 Ford Explorer - Dark Cherry

DEARBORN, MI – The 2008 Ford Explorer is more resistant to damage and less likely to cause damage to other vehicles in low-speed crashes than other mid-size SUVs.

Tags: Ford Explorer, IIHS, SUV

July 9, 2008

Truckblog.TV Instructional Web Video Series Makes the Top 10 Automotive Apple iTunes Podcasts

SAN DIEGO – X7 Media, an online publisher, has introduced Truckblog.TV, www.truckblog.tv. This online instructional Web-video series has been developed for the pickup truck and SUV enthusiast offering the first step-by-step instructional series of its kind.

Tags: pickup truck, SUV, Truckblog TV, X7 Media

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