England Logistics Chooses McLeod FMS
Third-party logistics provider England Logistics said Tuesday it has purchased McLeod Software’s Freight Management Solutions application.
Wright Express Adds Security to Fuel-Tax Reporting System
Wright Express said it has added new security features to its truck-tracking and telematics package intended to prevent abuse of corporate fuel cards and simplify fuel-tax reporting.
BMW ActiveE available for leasing in US in Fall 2011
BMW ActiveE. Click to enlarge.
The BMW ActiveE (earlier post) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2…
2013 Chevy Malibu debuts simultaneously in US and China; new 2.5L 4-cylinder direct injection engine and 6-speed automatic
The all-new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu made its global debut with simultaneous introductions in the United States and China—two of the nearly 100 countries on six continents where it will be sold. Product highlights for North American models include a new…
Toyota announces priority registration website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced the introduction of a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid.
The first phase of the Online Order System, called Priority Registration, will launch o…
BMW 4-cylinder engines return to US in 2011 in the Z4 sDrive28i; approximately 20% gain in fuel efficiency over naturally aspirated 3.0L I-6
Paul Ferraiolo, Manager, Product Planning & Strategy, BMW NA with the new TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine at a news conference in New York. Click to enlarge.
Following the announcement in February of the return of a 4-cylinder engine to the US BM…
Automakers Oppose Bill Mandating 90% of Vehicles be E85 Capable
Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, has sponsored a bill that would require nearly all vehicles to run on a high blend of ethanol fuel by 2016. The Alliance of Automobile Manufactures, a group representing twelve major automakers, opposes the bil…
Will anyone be able to fill the Toyota hybrid void?
Can Honda increase hybrid production?
Are hybrid buyers simply doomed this summer?
To date, Toyota still doesn’t know exactly how bad the production crisis is in Japan. While 50 percent of production has been resumed and will continue through at least …
Volvo Buses and SAIC Motors form joint company for new energy driveline systems; electric and hybrid buses
Volvo Buses and Chinese SAIC Motors have agreed to form a new joint venture company for driveline systems for new energy buses such as hybrids and electric buses. The new company will be owned by SAIC with 60% and by Volvo with 40%. The new company wil…
Meet the Sora, the Tesla Roadster of Electric Motorcycles
What’s as fast as a Tesla Roadster, has more range than a Nissan Life, and costs about as much as a Chevy Volt? The answer is the Sora by Lito Green Motion, an electric motorcycle that’s just badass.
Lito Green Motion, based out of Barthélémy Lon…