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May 22, 2006

U.S. DOT Releases New Standards Fact Sheets
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released five new "plain English" standards fact sheets in the areas of traffic management, transportation ... more

May 15, 2006

Allison Transmission to Supply Beijing Public Transport Holdings Limited
Allison Transmission of General Motors was awarded contracts to supply 3,435 Torqmatic fully automatic transmissions to Beijing Public Transport ... more

May 15, 2006

GM Announces E85 Fuel Card Promotion for FlexFuel Vehicles
, to encourage the use of E85 ethanol, a renewable fuel containing a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. The promotion applies to the purchase ... more

May 12, 2006

Delphi Cylinder Deactivation Technology May Help Cut Fueling Costs
Delphi Corp. introduced a cylinder deactivation valve-train technology that can improve vehicle fuel economy by up to 8% based on federal testing ... more

May 5, 2006

Frost: Auto Industry Demand to Sustain Measurement Gauges Market
Rising measurement needs, particularly in the automotive industry, are fueling demand for measurement gauges. At the same time, increased manufacturing ... more

May 4, 2006

Frost: PLD Market in Passenger Cars to More than Double in Revenue
Highly programmable and reprogrammable logical devices cater to a variety of applications in the passenger car market. Their flexible nature ... more

May 1, 2006

AIAG Develops Problem Solving Guideline for Automotive Supply Chain
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) created a guideline to help the automotive supply chain gain the most value from their problem solving ... more

May 1, 2006

Poll: New Car Purchasers Will Consider Alternative-Fueled Vehicles
A Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive personal finance poll revealed 33% of U.S. adults who plan to purchase or lease a new vehicle ... more

May 1, 2006

EU Adopts Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, Vehicle Air Conditioning Rules
The Council of Ministers for the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases (FGG) and a directive on emissions ... more

May 1, 2006

GM Delivers Hybrid-Powered Buses to Montgomery County, MD
Ride On, the Montgomery County Division of Transit, announced the addition of five buses powered by General Motors (GM) diesel-electric hybrid ... more