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All 2012 Freightliners equipped with Detroit Diesel engines will include Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Virtual Technician as standard equipment

GM confirmed that the smallest Chevy ever sold will come to the U.S. as a 2013 model. . . The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI), which is based on diesel consumption fell 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted.

The United States unveiled fuel-efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for long-haul trucks, heavy- and medium-duty work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles requiring mileage improvements of 9 percent to 23 percent, depending on the category. Looking ahead to 2012, it is unclear whether Congress will continue to fund the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]

It is not too early for operators of refrigerated truck and trailer fleets to consider how Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 Final emission standards will affect their operations and equipment budgets over the next several years. The new EPA standards will take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

After many fits and starts, diesel cars are gaining traction in the U.S. market, fueled largely by German carmakers including Volkswagen, which opened a Tennessee plant in May. Volkswagen officials confirmed that the company is bringing the first diesel convertible to the U.S. in the form of the new Beetle Cabrio TDI. Audi reported its […]

The EPA’s proposed increases in the 2012 percentage standards for advanced biofuels and renewable diesel fuel is another important step in helping the United States achieve a sustainable energy future, according to Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF).

Obviously, diesel oil is synonymous with the diesel engine because it is the most common fuel used in the diesel engine. However, as society’s demands increase and technology advances, experts are developing more and more alternative fuels for use in the diesel engine.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded Navistar Inc. with a development contract under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles. Navistar’s re-powered diesel vehicle effort is designed to significantly reduce the escalating service and fuel costs associated with the USPS’s aging fleet.

Established in Stuttgart, Germany in 1886 as the “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering,” Robert Bosch is celebrating its 125th anniversary, as well as Bosch’s the 150th birthday at this year’s event.

By TONY BRISCOE, AUTOMOTIVE NEWS on 5/27/2011 http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110527/IRL/110529845 BorgWarner will be the exclusive provider of turbochargers for the Izod IndyCar Series starting in 2012. The deal runs through the 2016 season, and the announcement was made on Friday, days before the 100th anniversary of the first running of the race. BorgWarner’s Engineered for Racing (EFR) […]

While consumers often cite fuel savings as the primary benefit of owning an alternative powertrain vehicle, the reality for many is that the initial cost of these vehicles is too high. Sales of clean diesel vehicles are outpacing sales of hybrids by a full 17.1 percent. Additionally, the total cost of ownership is lower for […]

A study found that if one-third of Americans fueled their vehicles with clean diesel instead of gasoline, the United States could send back 1.5 million barrels of foreign oil per day.