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REPORT: 9 of Top 10 clunkers being traded in are large trucks

The fickle nature of the American consumer is on obvious display in car dealerships across the country right now. With the government sponsoring a giant garage cleaning through the CARS ("cash for clunkers") program, people are taking old vehicles and turning them into new ones, with a fancy $4,500 check attached. Now that CARS has been active for a short while, early numbers are in: the trucks and SUVs that were so incredibly popular just a few years ago are being dumped by the thousands for smaller, more efficient vehicles. According ... Read more →

REPORT: Mahindra capitalizes on Detroit 3 dealer closings, picks up new outlets Chris Shunk

Many communities have felt the sting of closing dealerships, but it appears for some that capitalism Mahindra is coming to the rescue. The Indian truck manufacturer is sweeping in to sign up recently ...

As gas prices fluctuate, so do pickup and SUV sales Jeremy Korzeniewski

The American buying public may have a very short attention span. Could it be that memories of the record high gas prices of a few months back have already faded away into oblivion? The answer is a ...

Volvo trucks offers Fuelwatch to help reducing fuel costs up to 10 percent Xavier Navarro

Electronic fleet management is becoming a useful resource for operators keeping an eye on operational costs. Probably, the most important part of these systems is monitoring fuel consumption for all ...

Full-size SUVs from GM to get lighter Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more high-res shots of the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid It was only a few years ago that General Motors was bullish on the U.S. market for full-size, body-on-frame sport utility vehicles. ...

American love affair with trucks seems to be waning 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The days of Americans migrating from cars to ever larger pickup trucks and SUVs may finally be behind us as a perfect storm seems to be hitting the big truck segment. The combination of high fuel prices and the implosion of the real estate bubble has led to full-size pickups dropping to an 11.7 ...

Nissan faces the music: abandons heavy duty truck program 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With gas prices on the rise again, and the fact that Nissan Titan sales have never really taken off, Nissan has apparently abandoned plans to create an even larger heavy-duty truck. The Titan platform also currently underpins the big Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs and the next generation of those ...

Volvo Agrees to Buy Nissan Diesel for $1.1 Billion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The world's second-largest truck company, Volvo AB, has agreed to buy Nissan Diesel Motor Co. for $1.1 billion in a bid to gain a greater foothold in the booming Asian market. Asia has been a weak spot for Volvo thus far, comprising just seven percent of its sales in 2006. By buying Japan's fourth ...

Hybrids are becoming the economical choice for commercial vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The return on investment for hybrid technology in commercial vehicle technologies is reaching the tipping point, according to a study performed by ABIresearch. While consumer hybrids generally get the attention, many commercial vehicle customers, who are normally very wary of unproven technologies, ...

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