Volvo Group says it aims for 20 to 25 percent market share in Asia, about the same it controls in the U.S. and Europe.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY – United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), which already operates the largest private alternative-fuel-powered fleet in the United States, is expected to announce soon that it will begin operating at least part of its vehicle fleet in Kentucky using biodiesel.
Read More →ISELIN, NJ – BASF Catalysts, a provider of diesel emissions control technology, has launched www.dieselretrofitdaily.com — a new, Web site featuring updates on diesel retrofit technology, programs, regulations, and funding, as well as online discussions about cleaning emissions from existing diesel trucks and buses.
Read More →First U.S.-bound production diesel model, the Audi Q7 3.0, was announced in 2006.
Read More →JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Seventeen major biodiesel producers, representing 40 percent of the market, are now certified as meeting the National Biodiesel Board's BQ9000 quality standard..
Read More →HOUSTON, TX – The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo 2007 opened with a record crowd, including members of Congress and celebrities.The attendees included farmers, equipment makers, and environmentalists, as well as investment bankers, risk-management consultants, and software providers.
Read More →HOUSTON, TX – Shell Lubricants has announced that Shell ROTELLA T with Triple Protection technology heavy-duty motor oil meets new Caterpillar specifications, ECF-1-a, ECF-2 for pre-2007 on- and off-highway diesel engines.
Read More →DETROIT – Journalists throughout North America got behind the wheel of the new F-Series Super Duty and its new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel last month in Texas. Richard Truett and John Stewart were two journalists on hand for the test drive.
Read More →ANDERSON, IN – Remy International, Inc. has signed an agreement for the sale of its light and medium truck diesel engine and component remanufacturing business conducted by Franklin Power Products, Inc., and International Fuel Systems to Caterpillar Inc., for a cash purchase price of $150 million.
Read More →COLUMBUS, IN – Cummins QSB3.3 engine earned the title of “Diesel of the Year 2007” recognition from a leading European publication. The award recognizes the technology that enables the 110-hp (82 kW) rated 3.3L engine to offer equivalent performance to that of larger 4.0 to 4.5L engines, but with a 30 percent smaller and lighter installation package.
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