Light and Medium Truck Magazine
Despite the drop in consumer confidence and less-than-glowing economic reports in September, sales of medium-duty trucks continued to grow at a steady pace.
Truck makers reported selling 240,356 new medium-duty (Classes 3-7) trucks through September, 24 percent more than over the same time last year, according to figures released Thursday from WardsAuto.com.
Research Triangle Park, NC - Presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, the annual Heavy Duty Dialogue conference provides an exceptional industry outlook on the global, domestic on and off-highway commercial vehicle industries. The conference will be held January 23, 2012, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at The Mirage in Las Vegas, immediately preceding Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week ’12.
This outstanding program will address several strategic areas within the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry. Topics to be discussed include the Global Economic Landscape, a Strategic Look at Manufacturing Near-Shoring, the Global and North American Truck and Trailer Outlook for OEM and Aftermarket, the Global Off-Highway Vehicle Outlook and an update on major legislative and regulatory issues in the US and abroad. This will include specifics on trends and developments with major customers, a strategic look at the NAFTA aftermarket, as well as a perspective on doing business in major emerging markets.
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Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems and Takata Corp.’s U.S. subsidiary, TK Holdings, Inc., have signed a letter of intent to establish a strategic alliance in which the companies will work together to develop new active safety systems products for North American commercial vehicles.
The alliance was announced at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition.
Wall Street Journal
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a 9.8 percent stake in truck maker Navistar International Corp., according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday.
Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine
The deadline for meeting California's Truck and Bus regulation diesel particulate filter retrofit requirement is January 1, 2012, but fleets can still apply for staggered implementation schedule or flexible phase-in option.
The Air Resources Board is reminding owners of heavier diesel trucks that they need to act now in order to comply with California's Truck and Bus regulation, which has its first diesel filter deadlines in January 2012.
Washington Times
President Obama on Friday signed the nation's largest free-trade agreement since NAFTA — and the first of his administration — with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
"These trade agreements will significantly boost American exports, support tens of thousands of American jobs and protect labor rights, the environment and intellectual property," the White House said in a statement.