Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a £15 million contract by STX OSV to supply an extensive deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman AS.
The package, which is designed to improve operational safety, will include a new anchor handling frame (AHF) and a hydraulic anchor [...]

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a £15 million contract by STX OSV to supply an extensive deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman AS. The package, which is designed to improve operational safety, will include a new anchor handling frame (AHF) and a hydraulic [...]

Hyundai Motor America, the most fuel efficient automaker in the U.S., announced an all-time April sales record of 62,264 units, up 1 percent over last year’s all-time April record, and the second best sales month in company history after last month’s all-time record. With three fewer selling days this April versus last April, Hyundai’s average [...]

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces details of its 2012 Toyota Community Concerts, a classical music concert program TMC holds annually throughout Japan in collaboration with its domestic sales companies as part of its social contribution activities. This year 44 concerts will be held in 22 prefectures throughout Japan.
The Toyota Community Concerts program showcases amateur [...]

Toyota will open voting for the second year of 100 Cars for Good, a national philanthropic program that will award 100 cars to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 consecutive days.
At Toyota, we appreciate what a big difference a new car or truck can make for organizations working to improve lives and strengthen communities [...]

When the first DTM race of the year gets underway at the legendary Hockenheimring on Sunday, the co-operation between Hankook as the exclusive tyre partner and the most popular international touring car series is entering its second season. After the successful premiere in 2011, Hankook’s engineers have constructed a largely new tyre that will prove [...]

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that its sales and earnings increased solidly in the first quarter of the present fiscal year. Net sales in the three months from January 1 to March 31 increased 7.4% over the same period of the previous year, to 135.3 billion yen; operating income increased 403.3%, to 9.3 billion [...]

Medium and heavy truck sales were up 18% in April over the same period a year ago and down 13% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications.
Dealers sold 45,048 trucks with GVW ratings above 10,000 pounds during the month, up from April 2011 (38,116) and down from March 2012 (51,734).
Compared with April [...]

The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) published its monthly market report for April. The report shows that during April typical seasonal trends emerged resulting in the average values of used cars sold at auction across the board decreasing from £4,648 to £4,550, equivalent to a 2% decrease between March and April.
The manufacturer/rental sector has [...]

April 2012 sales figures saw a dip in the overall commercial vehicle market, down 13.7%. While truck registrations continued to rise, up 17.7% in April, van registrations fell by 19.8%. said Sue Robinson, Director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association which represents commercial vehicle and franchised car retailers across the UK, commenting on the [...]

Bosch Limited has registered a net sales growth of 10 % in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year despite a sluggish economy, a noticeable slowdown in the automotive industry and continuing challenges in the export market mainly in Europe.
Net sales and income from operations stood at Rs. 2,267.5 crores [...]

The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) released April 2012 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIADA represents America’s approximately 10,000 international nameplate franchises whose brands accounted for 55.3 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States last month.
The unusually warm winter had some analysts fearing a decline in spring auto sales, [...]