ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9 percent in April. This followed a 0.4 percent increase in March. The latest improvement put the SA index at 110.2 (2000= 100), which is the highest level [...]

U.S.A.- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has held that an exemption from the 12 percent federal excise tax on trucks applied to coal trucks that had been specially designed for off-highway use, even though they were used to some extent on the highways as well. The taxpayer here was a truck [...]

Ireland-Toyota Ireland are delighted to announce that an extra €10 million in new funds are now available for new and used car finance. Simply call Toyota Finance on 1850 200 583, answer a standard set of questions and you could receive finance approval in less than 90 minutes. Once approved, the Toyota Finance team offer [...]

DEARBORN, Mich., – Music lovers and Ford Fiesta customers share a common bond – both are passionate about expressing their individuality. So it’s no coincidence that fans who flock to two of this year’s hottest music festivals will see a lot of the 2011 Ford Fiesta, but Ford’s new small car will be more than [...]

DEARBORN, Mich., – SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International Company and industry leader in fire and life safety systems and services, recently ordered 200 Ford Fusion Hybrids as part of a company-wide effort to replace 25 percent of its sales fleet with hybrid vehicles. The majority of SimplexGrinnell’s 7,000-vehicle fleet is comprised of large commercial trucks and [...]

YPSILANTI, Mich., – Ford Motor Company – moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification – today announced it is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford engineers in Dearborn will design the battery packs while engineers in Livonia will design [...]

China- Following the good news that GWFlorid won the sales champion in Chinese A0 passenger car segment during the first quarter of 2010 successfully, Great Wall Haval SUV won the sales champion of SUV segment in April with the total sales of 12,755 units and the comparable increase of 175 percent. As the everlasting passenger [...]

U.S.A.- One of the earliest pioneers of this multi-coloured public, yet secretive urban art form is simply known as Loomit. The German started experimenting with painting and street art at the age of 14 and has travelled all over the world, leaving his mark in many cities in Europe, North and South America, Africa and [...]

DUBAI – Cummins Inc. announces the opening of the joint headquarters of the Cummins Middle East Regional Distribution Organization (RDO) and Cummins Middle East FZE, the wholly-owned distribution entity of Cummins Inc. in the Middle East, joint headquarters in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The state of the art 6,000-square-meters, LEEDS Silver-qualified complex opened [...]

Canada-The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that the all-new Toyota Sienna van and redesigned 2011 Avalon full-size sedan have each earned “Top Safety Pick” awards. The “Top Safety Pick” is the highest safety designation awarded by the IIHS. To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of “good” [...]