CBS Detroit/ WWJ-950AM October 4, 2012 ANN ARBOR – Emissions from new vehicles are down a record 20 percent in the last five years, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute… “Emissions are down because we’re driving more fuel-efficient vehicles and we’re driving less”… Read more…
by Jim Harger MLIVE October 4, 2012 KENTWOOD, MI ‚Äì Thanks to its tiny precision parts that are giving cars better gasoline mileage, Autocam Corp. is poised to grow bigger in West Michigan… Autocam, which has 14 manufacturing facilities and employs more than 1,700 in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, probably will add about 200 employees to the 686 employees it currently has in West Michigan, Kennedy said. Most of the growth will come from Autocam’s production of [...]
by Jacques Couret Atlanta Business Chronicle October 3, 2012 United Parcel Service Inc. introduced to its fleet 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles — 20 in Atlanta and 20 in Baltimore… UPS said the vehicles can improve fuel economy up to 35 percent and improve CO2 emissions by 30 percent over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications. Read more…
by Joseph Szczesny The Detroit Bureau October 3, 2012 For those wondering about the health of the overall U.S. economy, unexpectedly strong September car sales ‚Äì which reached their highest level since March 2008 ‚Äì send a signal things are on the right track… The domestic heavy hitter, meanwhile, was the Chrysler Group which posted its 30th consecutive month of sales gains during September, thanks to growing demand for its new 2013 Dodge Dart. Read more…
by Don Bain Torque News October 3, 2012 FleetAnswers has discovered a combination of uncertain fuel prices, regulations, and reduced operating costs resulting from the smart application of electric vehicles suggests promising returns for certain firms… The move to electrification has proven to be so positive for PG&E that early data for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and solely electric vehicles has shown savings up to 70 percent in operational costs. According to their statistics, the elimination of idling in EV’s [...]
by Burton Speakman The Youngstown Vindicator October 3, 2012 LORDSTOWN — The Chevrolet Cruze is the top-selling small car in the United States for September. General Motors sold 25,787 of the Lordstown-built Cruzes last month. Read more…
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