Mitsubishi is determined to stay in America, will gradually expand its lineup and has learned a lesson or two from a cool U.S. market response to its small electric car, a company executive says. With fellow Japanese auto maker Suzuki closing down its U.S. sales unit, many industry observers have predictedMitsubishi will leave, too. They say that’s because the […]
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Conway Jeffress has settled into his new role as global director of automotive at freight forwarding and logistics provider, Jas Forwarding Worldwide. Jeffress was previously vice-president of automotive at Panalpina but said that because of its restructuring of industry verticals and executive responsibilities, the time was right to make a move.
Carmakers and logistics providers are doing their best to cope with the sixth straight year of decline in European sales by adjusting transport networks to find efficiency savings and to better serve growing markets abroad. However, their efforts in finding more efficient multimodal solutions could be better supported by changes to existing EU legislation according […]
Reducing barriers in the supply chain could provide gains of between 5-6% greater than those gained by removing tariffs, equal to a GDP boost of $2 trillion, with direct benefits for the automotive industry. Speaking at last week’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference in Germany, Sean Doherty, director of Supply Chain and Transport Industry at the […]
Kenworth debuted this morning at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., a new T680 model with a 52-inch sleeper. The T680 released last year at the show has a 76-inch sleeper and is designed for long-haul application. The 52-inch model unveiled today, however, is ideal for regional haul applications, Kenworth said, and is designed […]
Meritor WABCO says its new hydraulic anti-lock braking system with integrated ESCsmart stability control now goes a step beyond pervious stability control systems with “breakthrough†continuous learning software. According to John Morrison, president and general manager of WABCO, the new system uses electronic control units to continuously monitor driver behavior and vehicle dynamics to establish […]
Hendrickson today announced Ultimaax, “our next generation rubber suspension†for the severe service market, said Doug Sanford, vice president and general manager for the truck market. The product address the need for severe duty suspension around the 46,000-pound segment.
Peterbilt unveiled its all-new vocational Model 567 Tuesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., “From the 567’s rugged design and versatile configurations to its enhanced visibility and new spacious interior, this new model exceeds
