Archive for May, 2011

Dynapac presents the world’s first emission free asphalt roller

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

When it comes to sustainable, innovative product development and ergonomics, compaction equipment from Dynapac is in the forefront. The company now presents the first completely battery driven roller of its type, the conceptual CC900E.
The new roller offers many benefits. In addition to being emission free, it is very quiet in operation and offers the same [...]

CC722 with Tier4i/Stage IIIB engine installation

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The CC722 is now ready for the Stage IIIB/Tier4i legislation. This means an extraordinary combination of performance and emissions. Yet another example of successful Dynapac technology focusing on the needs of our customers and communities.
The CC722 is the largest Dynapac asphalt roller, offering great compaction performance. It is also the first Dynapac roller to have [...]

Bosch Electrical Drives India to set up Manufacturing facility at Chennai

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Ltd. (A joint Venture with Igarashi Motors India Pvt. Ltd) has announced that it shall be setting up a plant in the Chennai region during the recently conducted ground breaking ceremony of the facility. The plant that is expected to be functional by end of 2012 will produce Wiper systems, [...]

New Car Sales Figures

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Sue Robinson, Director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers across the UK and Northern Ireland, commented “April market has performed relatively well during a period that has seen a lot of disruption with a number of factors slowing the market. There have been a number of [...]

Speak out against a change to MOT

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

“The Retail Motor Industry (RMI) have taken a leading role in the fight against the possible change to the frequency of MOT testing and will continue to lobby on behalf of its members. The MOT debate is already very much underway on the Red Tape Challenge site and it is important that our views and [...]

FISITA supports United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

FISITA is proud to support the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 along with governments, international agencies, civil society organisations and private companies from more than 100 countries.
From Tanzania to Sri Lanka and from Namibia to Mexico, presidents and prime ministers are expressing their commitment and launching national plans for the Decade. [...]

Conexpo 2011

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

TADANO and TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION would like to thank all of you who stopped by our booth and visited with us during Conexpo-Con/Agg 2011.
The show was very successful for all of the Tadano group companies. We saw a lot of returning customers and end users as well as new ones, which gave us a well [...]

KAMAZ lowers prices for spare parts

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Beginning June 1, the value of certain spare parts manufactured by Kamsky motorcar giant for KAMAZ vehicles will be significantly reduced.
Thus the company seeks to strengthen its position in the aftermarket and offers consumers an opportunity to buy spare parts for KAMAZ vehicles at more affordable prices. The action provides for the reduction of prices [...]

KAMAZ salary increases together with the production

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

In June, another will rise in wages of employees of KAMAZ.
In April and May salaries at KAMAZ has significantly increased compared with January-February. But then it happened as a result of natural growth in production volumes. Now, plus this will also increase due to additional funds allocated to the payroll. Given that in the summer [...]

KAMAZ” to “AUTOSIB-2011

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Leader of Russian cargo automobile KAMAZ has actively participated in the XXI International specialized exhibition of cars AUTOSIB-2011, which ends today, May 27, the city of Novosibirsk.
In recent years, “AutoSib acquired status as the largest automotive forum in the Siberian Federal District. KAMAZ Inc. is not the first show at the show its best achievement [...]

New KAMAZ trucks in Ukraine

Monday, May 30th, 2011

KAMAZ sees Ukraine as one of the priority markets. Event of this scale company organizes in Ukraine for the first time. Customers and partners will have a lot program and the opportunity to purchase vehicles at special prices. Them to the proposed KAMAZ upgraded restyling lineup, in particular, on-board vehicle KAMAZ-65115-6010-78, truck KAMAZ-43255-6010-99 with a [...]

Ample Opportunity for Progress on the Bike-Car Relationship in Canada

Friday, May 27th, 2011

VANCOUVER – Better infrastructure, more emphasis on driver and cyclist safety, and increased dialogue are the three ingredients for progress on the bike-car relationship, panellists said today at a national conference organized by the Canadian Automobile Association.
Changing Lanes: Improving the Bike-Car Relationship on Canada’s Roads was organized by CAA in conjunction with the British Columbia [...]

CAA Seeks to Find Common Ground Between Cyclists, Drivers, and Governments

Friday, May 27th, 2011

VANCOUVER – The Canadian Automobile Association is bringing drivers, cyclists and experts together for a one-day national conference to discuss ways to enable cyclists and drivers to get along better on Canada’s roadways.
Canadians, including the 5.6 million members of CAA coast-to-coast, are faced with the challenges of bike-car coexistence, whether they are behind the [...]

Yokohama Rubber Supports Chinese NGO’s Environmental Protection Activities Through its Chinese Subsidiary

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., its holding company in China, had decided to support an environmental protection project carried out by a Chinese environmental NGO, the Beijing SanSheng Environment and Development Research Institute.
The project will benefit Heyuan, an ethnic minority village in the Laojun Mountain [...]