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  • MTU Friedrichshafen Mandates QA-C to Achieve High Quality and Safety-Related Software Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:00AMBOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - 07/18/11) - PRQA | Programming Research announces that MTU Friedrichshafen has made the use of QA-C mandatory for the development of software for the company's high performance diesel engine control units. MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, (part of Tognum Group) manufactures a wide range of high performance diesel engines for ships and locomotives as well as for emergency power ...
  • Wärtsilä to supply main engines for 25 new Russian tankers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:10AMWärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 18 July 2011Wärtsilä, the marine industry´s leading systems integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers being built for Volga …
  • First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 350 4MATIC Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:10AMMercedes proves that more is more
  • Carmakers roll out diesel variants to rev up sales Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:05AMINDIA: With fuel prices and interest rates shooting up, consumer sentiment is on a low in India. But automobile manufacturers, undeterred by the slowdown in demand, are betting big on new launches and diesel variants to rev up sales.
  • The 2,000,000th Fiat Panda Produced Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:57AMThe Fiat Auto Poland plant in Tychy has produced the 2,000,000th Fiat Panda, which was a Fiat Panda Cross in Pasodoble Red with the 75bhp 1.3 MultiJet engine.
  • Boatbuilding gives man new 'tack' on life Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:22AMGrowing up in a Massachusetts seaside town, Ron Lamothe found the love of his life somewhere around kindergarten. One of his dad's cousins was a boat builder, and Lamothe would just hang around and watch him work for hours. He also spent a lot of time at the boatyards near Cape Cod, gladly taking on the menial tasks thrown his way. He soaked it all in, learning how every inch of a boat fits ...
  • Suzuki unhappy with VW stance in partnership Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:04AMSuzuki Motor Corp formed an alliance with Volkswagen AG in late 2009 as equal partners and takes issue with the German automaker's claim that it can wield influence over the Japanese company's management, a top executive said on Monday.
  • New pollution standards are in the air Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:49AMKey air pollution standards may be raised in California and the nation, which could result in more stringent regulations and requirements for the production and sale of zero-emission cars, federal and local officials said.
  • ABC delivers to Texas, N.D. and Pa. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:44PMHouston-based First Class Tours recently took delivery of three 2011 ABC Companies Van Hool C2045s, growing its fleet to 30 motorcoaches.
  • Peugeot 508 1.6 THP 156 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:36PMPrice: £20,050 Top speed: 126mph 0-62mph: 8.6 seconds Consumption: 44.1mpg CO2 emissions: 149g/km Best for: Returning former Peugeot fans Also worth considering?
  • Caltex celebrates milestone with gala dinner Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:13PMINTERNATIONAL fuel brand, Caltex, proudly marked its 75th anniversary by celebrating in style on June 30.
  • AllPennyStocks.com Announces July 18th to July 22nd U.S. Penny Stocks 2 Watch EBIG.OB, WTFS.OB Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:13PMMISSISSAUGA, ON, July 15, 2011 -- AllPennyStocks.com Media, Inc. http://www.AllPennyStocks.com, a leading penny stock / small-cap information site, released its July 18th to July 22nd, 2011 U.S. Penny Stocks to Watch. American Penny Stocks to Watch:EastBridge Investment Group Corp. OTCBB: EBIGEastBridge Investment Group focuses on high-growth companies in Asia ...
  • G.M. Said to Consider Diesel Cruze Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:44PMThe Associated Press has reported that General Motors, which sells a diesel-powered Cruze overseas, may begin selling one in the United States.
  • Pratt & Whitney Celebrates Completion of 50 t h FT8 MobilePac Power Generator. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:08PMGenerator Components Make Up A Portion Of Connecticut's Export Economy; Foreign Customers, Including Disaster-Ravaged Japan, Are Buying The Product Get Business Mobile Text Alerts It was supposed to be a celebration marking the completion of Pratt & Whitney's 50 t h FT8 MobilePac, a self-contained gas turbine generator the size of two rail cars, but the unit on display Friday was actually No. 52.
  • Opening of price bids for rly engine plant derails again Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:36PMIndian Railways has postponed the opening of price bids for an electric engine manufacturing project. The railways plans to set up the project in Bihar jointly with the private sector, pending final recommendations by a high-level committee on Public Private Partnership (PPP) and vacancies created in some top positions. This could mean further delays in the railways’ plan to augment capacity and ...
  • Huntington Ingalls gets $98M to build LPD-27 on Gulf Coast Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:13PMHuntington Ingalls Industries Inc. received a $98.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue buying materials to build the 11 t h amphibious transport dock ship of the San Antonio class.
  • Transit Dilemma Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:12PMby Karl Grossman The East End of Long Island and public transportation—unlike love and marriage—don’t go together. It need not be that way. Indeed, a lesson through the years here: when public transportation is provided, riders will come. Travel on the East End is auto-based. And there’s been mounting congestion as a result, particularly during the vacation [...]
  • Drivers spending big on small cars to save money at the pump Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:00PMIs the "tipping point" upon us for smaller cars becoming the nation's dominant vehicle models of choice? For several years now, automotive industry analysts have been contemplating a fabled tipping point at which American society finally casts aside its long-lived traditional affinity for road-hogging behemoths in favor of gas-sipping compacts.
  • Castroville natural gas holding tank inaugurated Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:00AMThink gigantic Thermos bottle. A 16,000-gallon tank holding liquefied natural gas is the heart of a clean-energy fueling system inaugurated Wednesday in Castroville by Waste Management's Carmel-Marina Corp. to power its fleet of garbage trucks.
  • Averting disaster Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:30AMOil tanker traffic to Vancouver has doubled in five years. While environmentalists worry about a catastrophic spill, the marine pilots responsible for guiding the massive ships through our harbour say their training will keep the city's waters safe.
  • DART releases paid parking proposal for Plano station Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:35AMKelsey Kruzich / Staff Photo – A DART committee proposed charging riders to park at the Parker Road station in Plano, as well as the North Carrollton/Frankford station in Carrollton. The fee would only apply to riders from cities that don’t have DART service.
  • John McCormick: Gas-sipping cars are on right road into future Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:12AMWhat cars will your kids be driving in 10 to 15 years? When the subject comes up at the dinner table, you can let them know their future rides will likely be a good deal smaller than those we are used to. And they can forget dreams of rumbling V-8s in honking pickups or supercars with 600 horsepower V-12 motors.
  • Emissions From Microsoft, Dell Data Centers Worry Residents Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:10AMSome residents of Quincy, Washington, home of massive data centers operated by Microsoft, Yahoo and others, are growing concerned about pollution.
  • Toyota lifting capacity by 40% Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:37PMToyota Motor Thailand is raising the capacity of its Ban Pho plant in Chachoengsao by 40% to accommodate fast-growing vehicle demand abroad and at home.
  • Chinese electric vehicle company BYD sets up joint venture in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:02PMHong Kong Science Park will host R & D centre to develop future EV. Leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, whose products include the E6 electric car and the K9 city bus, have teamed up with two Hong Kong based organisations to set up an advanced electric vehicle R & D centre in Hong Kong Science Park.
  • The ‘railroad that never was’ Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:01PMBacklot baseball is nothing new to thousands of mountain kids but there is one team that is rather unique. Still hustling around the bases, even though most of the players are in their '60s and '70s; this team has a special story to tell.
  • GM to build diesel Cruze for U.S. sale Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:25PMThe Chevrolet Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will come in a diesel version that could boost gas mileage to around 50 mpg, two people briefed on General Motors Co. product plans said Monday.
  • Zoo Train Photo Contest results in three winners, dozens of pictures Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:28PMThree weeks ago, OnMilwaukee.com announced the Zoo Train Photo Contest, which asked people to submit a photo of their kids - or a friend or family member - riding the Safari Train at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Here are the winners and a photo gallery.
  • 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, an AutoWeek Flash Drive Car Review: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMWhat is it?
  • Tim Solso to Retire as Cummins Chairman and CEO Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:39PMThe Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. today announced the retirement of Tim Solso, 64, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2000.
  • Turbine Truck Engines Announces Return to OTCBB Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:37PMPAISLEY, FL--(Marketwire - Jul 12, 2011) - Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. ("TTE") ( OTCBB : TTEG ), announced the Company's stock quotation coverage has moved from the OTC Markets Group, Inc.'s OTCQB to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) operated OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the same symbol "TTEG." The OTCBB is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last ...
  • Airgas Partners to Supply AiRx DEF Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:10PMAirgas Inc. partners with MacEwen Petroleum Inc., Maxville, Ontario, to distribute AiRx Diesel Exhaust Fluid in Canada.
  • VRFA receives DOE grant to go 'green' Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:03PMThe Valley Regional Fire Authority recently received a $16,000 grant to install "green" technology on two new fire engines that will cut diesel emissions and save fuel.
  • Volvo Packs More Buckshot in Its Electric Shotgun Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:52PMVolvo is taking a shotgun approach to vehicle electrification, essentially blasting away with a whole lot of concepts to see what hits the bullseye. The Swedish automaker’s already wowed us with the slick C30 Electric , a car that it really ought to go ahead and sell already.
  • The Real Chinese Risk (It's Not Dodgy Small Caps) Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:39PMChina's not immune to this problem.
  • Changes to Empress Steam Train Trip Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMChanges announced to the 2816 Empress Steam Train Trip
  • India-EU trade and investment pact talks almost complete: Sharma Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:18PMNew Delhi, July 11 : Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Monday said negotiations on the trade and investment agreement between India and the European Union are nearing completion with 13 rounds of negotiations having been held so far.
  • Economy Briefs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:15PMMICHIGAN GM to sell diesel version of Chevy Cruze in U.S. DETROIT — The Chevrolet Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will come in a diesel version that could boost gas mileage to around 50 mpg, two people briefed on General Motors Co. product plans said ...
  • AP Sources: GM to sell diesel Chevy Cruze in US Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:15PMThe Chevrolet Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will come in a diesel version that could boost gas mileage to around 50 mpg, two people briefed on General Motors Co. product plans said Monday.
  • GM Lordstown to produce diesel version of Cruze, sources say Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:09PMAssociated Press Detroit The Chevrolet Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will
  • Chesapeake Forms $1 Billion Fund to Boost Natural-Gas Demand Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:06PMChesapeake Energy Corp., the most- active U.S. natural-gas driller, will form a $1 billion fund to invest in companies that develop infrastructure or technology to increase the use of gas as a motor fuel.
  • Chesapeake invests in natural gas fueling firm Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:55PMNatural gas driller Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Monday it is investing in a company that plans to build liquefied natural gas fueling stations at truck stops and another that expects to build a refinery to produce fuel from farm crops.
  • Business Highlights Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:17PM___
  • Supplier News: Related News Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:07PM7/8/2011 - Cummins Pays $500,000 in Penalties to California, EPA The California Air Resources Board today announced that Cummins paid $500,000 for failing to properly retest its engines already in use....
  • Airgas Partners with MacEwen Petroleum, Inc. to Distribute AiRx™ Diesel Exhaust Fluid in Canada Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:12PMRADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced it is partnering with MacEwen Petroleum, Inc., Maxville, Ontario, to distribute Airgas AiRx™ Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) in Canada. MacEwen has over 35 years of experience as a leading supplier of petroleum products to a variety of customers, including retail, wholesale, commercial and residential markets. Through their C ...
  • Chesapeake Energy to Invest $150 Million in Clean Energy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:56PMIn a major alliance supporting the growing transition by major shippers and trucking operators from diesel to natural gas fuel, Chesapeake Energy Corporation ...
  • Retro Fiat 500 bellissimo Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:02AMIain Dooley checks out Fiat’s adorable little cult classic – the 500 supermini.
  • Committed to Growth Opportunities - Smart Actuators Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:40PMCTS designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells a broad line of electronic components and sensors.
  • Quantum of comfort Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:51PMThe BMW 6-series was always a special car, not in the sense that it was a hoot to drive, but for the fact that it properly represented a grand touring coupe{aac} for the blue and white propeller marquee.
  • North Vancouver boatbuilder wins $650K federal contract Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:38AMBill Hourston of Hourston Glascraft gives parliamentary secretary Randy Kamp a tour of his Main Street boat-building business after the Canadian government awarded the longtime North Vancouver business a contract to build four vessels to map the ocean bed.