International Business News - vehicles 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 Shipping giant UPS Inc. is bullish on the prospects of fuel savings and environmental benefits from hydraulic hybrid technology, but whether it will ever decide to or be able to mass produce delivery trucks with the systems remains to be seen. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/ups-to-deploy-7-hydraulic-hybrid-vehicles.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:13:57 EDT An analyst downgraded recreational vehicle industry stocks Monday, saying that a recent rally in share prices might be coming to an end due to "dreadful" fundamentals for the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/ahead-of-the-bell-rv-makers-downgraded.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:10:26 EDT Defense and aerospace contractor BAE Systems inked a $742 million U.S. Army contract to retool more than 300 Bradley vehicles with more armor to protect soldiers, the British-based company said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/bae-inks-742m-to-remanufacture-bradley-vehicles.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:25:00 EDT The federal government is telling emergency managers to be on the lookout for fake emergency and commercial vehicles, as security tightens in the two cities hosting this year's presidential conventions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/officials-told-to-look-for-fake-emergency-vehicles.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:26:09 EDT Representatives of the British Defense Ministry are visiting South Carolina to take delivery of a new mine-protected vehicle. The U.K. officials were in Ladson on Tuesday, where they've ordered 157 modified Cougar vehicles from armored vehicle maker Force Protection Inc. The company said the total amount of the contract awarded in May was $94 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/british-takes-delivery-of-us-made-armored-vehicle.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:04:50 EDT Shares of recreation vehicle manufactures tumbled Monday on a report showing a drop in consumer spending and a steep increase in prices. The Commerce Department said consumer spending dipped by 0.2 percent in June, after adjusting for inflation, the poorest showing since a similar drop in February. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/sector-snap-recreational-vehicles.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:24:28 EDT Entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin's Visionary Vehicles has filed a lawsuit accusing China's Chery Automobile Co. of defrauding the company after the two formed a joint venture to import Chinese cars to the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/visionary-vehicles-sues-former-partner-chery.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:44:40 EDT The Defense Department will send close to 800 more bomb-resistant vehicles to Afghanistan, where a resurgent Taliban has military leaders developing plans to add thousands of U.S. troop reinforcements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/gis-getting-more-bomb-protection-in-afghanistan.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:28 EDT The accelerated pace the military has used to buy and deploy thousands of heavily armored mine resistant vehicles for Iraq and Afghanistan could lead to problems with maintenance and cost overruns on the top priority project, according to congressional investigators. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/gao-says-armored-vehicles-could-get-costly.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:01:04 EDT General Motors Corp. on Thursday announced a five-year, $5 million plan to fund research at Carnegie Mellon University into driverless vehicles that would ferry people to their destinations with greater safety and efficiency. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/75427-gm-driverless-vehicles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/gm-carnegie-mellon-to-announce-5m-research-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/gm-carnegie-mellon-to-announce-5m-research-deal.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:36 EDT As the price of gas continues to rise, Ohio is preparing to welcome fuel-efficient, three-wheeled vehicles onto its roads. The nascent movement to promote the small, cheap vehicles, long popular in China and India, has been stalled in Ohio--albeit unintentionally. Three-wheelers aren't allowed on the roads because they lack a specific designation: They don't classify as motorcycles because they lack a saddle, and they can't be termed automobiles because they don't satisfy state safety regulations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/ohio-backs-fuel-efficient-3-wheeled-vehicles.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:45:18 EDT Ohio is about to let three-wheeled electric vehicles on the road in these times of high gas prices and environmental concerns. The vehicles cost around $30,000 and can go about 30 miles on one charge. Fuel-efficient gas-powered versions cost about $10,000 and get up to 50 miles per gallon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/ohio-to-allow-3-wheeled-vehicles-on-roads.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:58:44 EDT Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will invest $214.6 million to raise annual vehicle output capacity at a joint venture plant in north China. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/toyota-expansion-china-plant-vehicles.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 15:45:56 EDT The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45182-armored-vehicles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/ap-military-adds-armor-to-vehicles-as-roadside-bombs-surge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/ap-military-adds-armor-to-vehicles-as-roadside-bombs-surge.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 00:53:49 EDT The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45129-armored-vehicles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/military-adds-armor-to-iraq-vehicles-as-roadside-bombs-surge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/military-adds-armor-to-iraq-vehicles-as-roadside-bombs-surge.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 16:30:56 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers traded mostly lower Monday afternoon as an analyst said GE Money's plan to leave the consumer RV and marine lending business will put further pressure on a sector already dealing with weakening economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/sector-snap-rv-cos-mostly-decline-on-ge-moneys-plans.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 15:18:09 EDT