Automotive Supply Chain – The key point raised at the Daimler European Carrier Day 2012 in Rastatt was the employment of substandard subcontractors, responsible for damage to vehicles in transit.
Automotive Supply Chain – The key point raised at the Daimler European Carrier Day 2012 in Rastatt was the employment of substandard subcontractors, responsible for damage to vehicles in transit.
Having languished for decades in a crowded field of mass-market nameplates, Mazda will reposition itself as a more premium brand, Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said. “The question is: In the global market, what is the significance of a player with a mere 2 percent?” Yamanouchi told Automotive News last week
The weak European market is slowing Kia’s growth plans in the region. A target of 3 percent market share, originally set for 2013 and then delayed to 2015, has been postponed to 2016 or 2017. Nevertheless, Kia expects European sales to rise 13 percent
TIPS FOR FLEET MANAGERS Fleet managers – including IT professionals, safety directors and operations managers – all can put pencil to paper and contribute to lowering fuel consumption by employing any number of strategies and technologies.
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese carmaker Chery for production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles at a new $1.7 billion facility in Changshu near Shanghai, due for completion in 2014. It will be the first time that the company has manufactured vehicles from the ground up outside of the […]
Recognizing that cultivating a strong pipeline of qualified drivers is vital to the future success of the trucking industry, Mack Trucks partnered with the U.S. Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (JCCCC) to offer a ride-along opportunity for a Job Corps student.
With companies like Hostess, Campbell’s, and Comcast closing down, some workers are now applying for jobs for the first time in decades. One industry that’s booming is truck driving, a career that’s attracting young and old from all walks of life.
Standing against a poster of a product well-known to truckers and four-wheelers, Sen. Dick Durbin appeared on the Senate floor Nov. 15 to again request the Food and Drug Administration further investigate potential health risks of energy drinks
Overdrive Magazine – The mother of the Dallas trucker being detained in Mexico says Mexican officials have given little explanation for holding her 27-year-old son Jabin Akeem Bogan following