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General Dynamics Bags $41m Order For RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has bagged a $41.5m delivery order modification for spare parts in support of RG-31 Mk5E vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program from US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).

Continental To Supply Tires For Ram Chassis Cab Trucks

Continental Tire the Americas ('Continental'), an automotive supplier, said that it will supply the original equipment truck tires for Ram medium-duty chassis cab trucks starting in 2010 with the new 2011 model year trucks.

ArvinMeritor Divests More Light Vehicle Chassis Business

Completes the sale of the US portion of Gabriel Ride Control Products’ North America business

ArvinMeritor Divests Ownership Stakes In Two Chassis Businesses

This would result in the divestiture of 45% of the chassis systems business

Balqon Collaborates With Autocar To Develop On-Road Zero Emissions Drayage Vehicles

Balqon has signed an exclusive supplier relationship with Autocar, to jointly develop and market zero emissions Class 7 and Class 8 heavy-duty electric vehicles, for on-road short haul drayage applications.

Making Fuel-Efficient Cars Now Easier With High-Strength Steel

Manual assists automakers in achieving their goals of strength, safety and reduced mass at an affordable cost

Tongxin Q1 net income up 7%

Tongxin International, a manufacturer of engineered vehicle body structures, has reported a net income of $4.1m, or $0.36 per share in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 6.6% compared to $3.8m, or $0.34 per share for the same period of 2008.

Spartan Motors Q4 net earnings down

Spartan Motors reported net earnings of $2.9m in Q4 08 compared to net earnings of $8.2m in Q4 07

Scania to deliver 250 intercity coaches to Angola

Coaches expected to be produced and bodyworked at Brazil and delivered during 1st half of 2009

ExxonMobil Chemical develops Exxtral performance polyolefin for VW Golf VI

Polyolefin is designed for tolerances & dimensional stability


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