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Future Jeep models in the United States could be powered by diesel engines, says the CEO of the Chrysler’s Jeep brand.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB), in coordination with six local air districts, is offering $106 million in funds to assist qualified diesel semi truck owners with upgrades, retrofits or replacements of their rigs in an effort to reduce emissions.

The Global Automotive Powertrain Market expects to reach 116.19 Million Units by 2017, according to new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. The 67-mpg Ford Focus ECOnetic debuted here on Wednesday, with a European introduction date set for early 2012, but the Dearborn automaker told Inside Line there are no plans to sell this fuel-squeezing […]

Leadership is a word that we have heard many times. Look up the word “leadership” in the dictionary and you’ll find a definition of “the position of a person in front, showing the way.” Leadership is about more than being in the front of the line. Some individuals don’t know what true leadership is, only […]

Injector Drive Module Service Tips IMPORTANT Read Before Injector Drive Module Replacement or Troubleshooting The Injector Drive Module (IDM), responds to commands from the PCM, steps up the vehicle 12V power to 115V, supplies the 115V to activate the injectors and monitors faults in the IDM and injector electrical circuits. IDM codes can indicate a […]

Caterpillar has unveiled its first Cat Vocational Truck, the Cat CT660 …”Our goal was to design and manufacture the ideal truck, the truck that customers have always wanted for their specific vocational application,” said George Taylor, Director and General Manager of the Cat Global On-Highway Group, who leads the design, development and launch of the […]

All-new Jetta leads sales, with strong performances from CC and Tiguan HERNDON, Va., March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported 21,461 units sold in February 2011, an 18.5 percent increase over prior year sales. The company has sold 39,862 vehicles in the first two months of the year, a 10.3 percent […]

There seems to be a quiet transformation going on in the Canadian auto industry as people are shifting toward diesel products. There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t receive emails from the public asking about the availability of more diesel vehicles here in Canada. Many ask why cars found in other parts […]

The USA is a big country: there’s 9,826,000 square miles, and 307 million people. By comparison, Europe covers just 3,930,000 miles, yet there’s 852 million people there. Cram that many more people into an area that’s a third the size of the U.S., and you could see where size would become an issue – especially […]

Bosch’s new powertrain initiative Bangalore, Feb 16, DHNS: Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited (RBEI) will share global responsibility for powertrain electronics development, together with Diesel and Gasoline Systems-Electronic Controls business unit, within the automotive division of Bosch Group. Briefing reporters, Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Managing Director Vijay Ratnaparkhe said RBEI will […]

Carnegie Mellon University has released a study of diesel engines that show they recuperate their extra cost quickly. ——————————————————————- BorgWarner now supplies the latest generation of variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers for the newly developed 1.6-liter four-cylinder common-rail diesel engines. Bosch has returned to its growth course, and has already regained the level of sales […]

The Mercedes-Benz W138 260D was the first series-production passenger car with a diesel engine. This model was launched in 1936 at the International Motorcycle and Automobile Exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Since 2005, the Audi Q7 has played a pivotal part in Audi’s goal of reaching one million car sales worldwide. ——————————————————————- Cummins Inc., plans will […]