Federal Tires is pleased to announce that it has recently delivered the shipment of Himalaya WS2 winter tire for the first time from its China factory to the Canadian loyal customer this season. The tires are ready for immediate distribution with a total six main key sizes of 175/65R15, 195/65R15, 215/60R16, 205/55R16, 215/65R16 and 215/45R17 [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Federal Jiang Xi Tires (JFT) Plant of China Meets its Schedule for the First Shipment of Himalaya WS2 to Canada
Friday, July 29th, 2011Kubota Fleet Helps Jimmy’s Farm Run Smoothly
Friday, July 29th, 2011Kubota Tractor and Groundcare has loaned the famous farm a B2530 compact tractor with power harrow and conventional plough, an M9540 agricultural tractor with loader and an RTV900 all-terrain utility vehicle for its new masterclass programme.
The Suffolk-based farm run by Jimmy Doherty comprises 150 acres of land and specialises rare breed pork, sheep, cattle and [...]
Cut Back At Saltex With Kubota Tractor and Groundcare
Friday, July 29th, 2011With this in mind, Kubota Tractor and Groundcare is offering a range of solutions from affordable, versatile equipment to competitive finance to ensure specifiers can make savings while getting to grips with their groundcare requirements.Local authority cuts are particularly well documented with many looking to reduce the frequency of their mowing cycles, but this means [...]
Kubota Comes To The Rescue
Friday, July 29th, 2011As the weather has worsened, Kubota tractors of all sizes have been called into service to help keep Britain moving during the big freeze.
Fortuitously, the day before the snow hit Colne in Lancashire, retailer Boundary Mills took delivery of a Kubota M9540 agricultural tractor from Gibsons Garden Machinery specifically to help deal with winter weather. [...]
RMI warn consumers ‘Don’t delay servicing’
Friday, July 29th, 2011“With the complexities of the modern motor car the implications of missing services could be serious with regard to safety and cost. If the only time a motor industry professional looks at a car is at its annual MOT then the failure rate is destined to increase and a reactive repair will leave the consumer [...]
New Motorcycle Sales Still Down on 2010
Friday, July 29th, 2011The latest new motorcycle and scooter figures show year on year overall sales were down 3.8% against 2010 and down 2.1% year to date. Scooter sales were up by 16.5% in June whilst larger bike registrations fell by almost 11%. The year-to-date figures show that Scooter sales have increased by 15.9% but larger bike sales [...]
Chang Development and Reform Commission for approval by PSA Peugeot Citroen
Friday, July 29th, 2011Pass through Development and Reform Commission approval, the new joint venture operations work started. Chang Peugeot Citroen factory located in Shenzhen, the production of light commercial vehicles and environmentally friendly passenger cars, a construction of a capacity 20 Wan vehicles to match the vehicle and the engine, the future will be based on market demand [...]
PSA Peugeot Citroen Group reports 2011 first half results
Friday, July 29th, 2011In this context, the first half of 2011, PSA Peugeot Citroen Group’s global sales of 1.86 million (vehicle and CKD vehicles), an increase of 0.2% over same period last year. Group vehicle sales increased 2.1% to $ 1.652 million. CKD cars in 2010, following a record high of 238,000 over [...]
Ashok Leyland and Nissan celebrate Job One of DOST
Friday, July 29th, 2011DOST is a brand new offering, which in comparison to the products presently available in the SCV (Small Commercial Vehicle) segment, offers its users a new experience and contemporary technology. Designed for a higher payload of 1.25 Tonnes, it is equipped with a state-of-the-art 55 hp, 3 cylinder 1.5 litre CRDI engine. This brand-new engine [...]
Passenger Cars: Registrations Down 2.1% In First Semester 2011
Friday, July 29th, 2011Over the first six months of 2011, a total of 7,120,499 new cars was registered, or 2.1% less than in the first half of last year. In June, new passenger car registrations dropped by 8.1% in the EU*, amounting to 1,233,298 units. The month counted on average 0.7 working day less across the region.
In June, [...]
VAMA Sales figures in June 2011
Friday, July 29th, 2011In June 2011, total sales volume of VAMA’s members reach 7,611 units, decrease 25% in comparison with June 2010, in which, PC and SUV/ MPV/ Cross-over segment decrease 1% and 40%; CV decrease 32%.
VAMA sales figure up to June 2011 reach 52,588 units, increases 4% in comparision with the same period in 2010 in [...]
Robust trends in most markets help Volvo CE post solid Q2 results, with sales up 32%
Thursday, July 28th, 2011The global construction equipment industry continues to demonstrate strong market conditions, evidenced by Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) solid set of second quarter 2011 financial results. The period also saw the company strengthen its market leadership position in wheel loader and excavator sales in China, taking an 11.8% share of this important market.
Despite an overall [...]
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8% in June
Thursday, July 28th, 2011ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June after decreasing a revised 2.0% in May 2011. May’s drop was slightly less than the 2.3% ATA reported on June 27, 2011. The latest gain put the SA index at 115.8 (2000=100) in June, up from [...]
Trucking Executive Urges Congress to Advance Safety Initiatives
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Arlington, Va. – In testimony before a Senate subcommittee today, Dan England, chairman and president of C.R. England Inc., and vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations urged Congress to adopt several ATA-suggested initiatives to improve highway safety.
Specifically, Mr. England urged Congress to raise the bar for new companies entering the industry by requiring them [...]
