International Business News - Paccar http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Commercial truck maker Paccar Inc. said Thursday its board has promoted two executives. Dan Sobic, an 18-year company veteran who has been a senior vice president since 2007, was elected to the position of executive vice president. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/truck-maker-paccar-promotes-2-executives.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:32:40 EDT Commercial truck maker Paccar Inc. said Wednesday that its board elected Tom Plimpton as vice chairman effective Sept. 1. Plimpton has been with Paccar for 31 years and served as its president since 2003. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/paccar-board-elects-new-vice-chairman.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:58:19 EDT Commercial truck maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 5.1 percent, as higher overseas demand offset a drop in U.S. sales. Paccar earned $313.5 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with $298.3 million, or 79 cents per share, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/paccar-2q-profit-rises-on-overseas-sales.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:34:14 EDT Heavy truck maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday that it will increase production at its Netherlands-based DAF Trucks division by 5 percent in September to accommodate strong customer demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/paccar-to-boost-production-at-dutch-daf-unit.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:28:22 EDT Heavy truck maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday that its board approved the repurchase of an additional $300 million of its common stock. Paccar said that it is nearing the completion of its previous $300 million buyback program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/paccar-expands-buyback-program-by-300-million.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:10:28 EDT The chairman and chief executive of commercial trucks and parts maker Paccar Inc. exercised options for 200,598 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/paccar-ceo-exercises-options.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:56:05 EST Shares of Paccar Inc. dropped Wednesday, a day after the heavy-truck manufacturer reported a 31 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit and a 14 percent drop in truck sales, blaming the ongoing slumps in the automotive and construction markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080130/paccar-shares-fall-on-outlook-worries.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:59 EST Paccar Inc., which makes Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF trucks, said Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings declined 31 percent as slumping housing and automotive markets curbed demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/paccar-4q-profit-drops-31-percent.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:05:57 EST