Truck

Retailers take a gamble on desperation tactics

Ads plug 90% discounts and 3-for-1 deals

By Jack Healy

When you’re advertising those sorts of price points.

In hard times, Toyota keeps US workers

By Clifford Krauss

But none of the foreign companies have proved any better than Detroit.

Driving towards speedy extinction

The magnificent Expedition EL arrived as a 2007 model, but it is already being considered an endangered species

By Peter Passell

WHAT IS FORD EXPEDITION EL? Full-size four-door body-on-frame sport utility.

Ford to invest $75 mn to retool truck plant

By Reuters

Ford Motor Co plans to invest $75 million to retool a Michigan truck plant to build cars as part of its effort to boost its product line-up with more fuel-efficient vehicles, the automaker said on Tuesday.

Mahindra on track to launch US truck in 2009

By Reuters

Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is set to launch a small pickup truck next year in the United States under its flagship brand as it looks to boost

Govt approves Volvo's JV with Eicher

By PTI

The government today approved Swedish truck major Volvo's FDI proposal to invest 275 million dollar (over Rs 1,150 crore) in their joint venture with

Volvo tops consensus holding market

By Reuters

World number two truck maker Volvo reported a bigger-than-expected second-quarter rise in pretax profit on Wednesday and maintained its outlook for

M&M says lack of charger points a roadblock for electric vehicles

By

Car maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Thursday said despite its ability to mass-produce electric commercial vehicles, lack of infrastructure in the country is acting as a roadblock for the company to launch such environment-friendly products.

Truckers call off three-day-old strike

By PTI

The three-day old truckers strike has been called off following an agreement between the transporters and the government after a marathon negotiation

Toyota may cut sales goal on US slump

By Naoko Fujimura & Tetsuya Komatsu

Toyota Motor, the world’s second-largest carmaker, may cut its 2008 sales target as higher gasoline prices damp demand in the US, its biggest