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.
Read More →"Greenest" vehicle for 2007 is Honda's natural gas-powered Civic GX; "meanest" is the diesel-powered Volkswagen Touareg.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – Equipped with new Cummins clean-diesel technology, Dodge will introduce an all-new turbo diesel engine in its light-duty pickup trucks after 2009.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – All major heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers have met new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for emissions cuts and have been certified by EPA for full production.
Read More →RALEIGH, NC – Truck manufacturer Freightliner LLC said it would lay off up to 1,180 workers at its assembly plant north of Charlotte, N.C., due to falling orders.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – During his State of the Union speech, President Bush called on Americans to “expand the use of clean-diesel vehicles” as part of his new energy plan to cut gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next decade.
Read More →The 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 3.0-liter common rail turbo diesel (CRD) engine will arrive at dealerships in March.
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