Automotive Fleet News

GRAPEVINE, TX - General Motors' new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine has been substantially revised to include B-20 capability, as well as meet strict new emissions standards effective this year.

Tags: biodiesel, Diesel, GM

LANSING, MI - Michigan lawmakers have proposed a 6-cent increase in the state's diesel tax to help pay for road improvements.

Tags: Diesel, Michigan, tax increase

HERNDON, VA - Audi's been delivering diesel engines in passenger cars for 20 years now, and they're one of the few carmakers in the U.S. offering diesels in a luxury vehicle.

Tags: Audi, Diesel, TDI

MT. LAUREL, NJ - Automotive Resources International announces proactive consultation services to clients with diesel fleets that will enable them to remain compliant with California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations.

Tags: ARI, California Air Resource Board, CARB, Diesel

GAITHERSBURG, MD - Crude oil closed within a few dollars of its 2009 high, but gasoline and heating oil are some 5-8 percent or so below top levels witnessed earlier in the month, according to the Oil Price Information Service.

Tags: crude oil, Diesel, fuel, fuel demand, Oil Price Information Service, OPIS, petroleum

WASHINGTON - On June 22, the U.S. average diesel price rose a fraction of a penny to $2.63 a gallon, up almost 32 cents since last month, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

Tags: Diesel, fuel, Trucking Industry

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Volvo Cars sharpens the company’s diesel offer. Two entirely new, five-cylinder, 2.4L turbo diesels give customers the possibility to combine more power with class-leading fuel consumption and CO2-emissions.

Tags: 2.4D, D5, Diesel, Five-Cylinder, Volvo, Volvo S80, Volvo V70, Volvo XC60, Volvo XC70

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average diesel price slipped 4.9 cents last week to $2.615 per gallon, 80.1 cents below the price a year ago and the lowest since Feb. 26, 2007, according to a Dec. 3 report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Tags: Diesel

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average price for diesel fuel fell 14.5 cents to $2.664 per gallon, the lowest price since March 5, 2007 and 78 cents lower than the price a year ago, the Energy Information Administration reported on Nov. 26.

Tags: Diesel

STUTTGART, BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division said it will look to diesel fuel to power a number of its high-performance rides in three years.

Tags: C230, Diesel, Hammer, Mercedes-Benz, Super Hammer

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average price for diesel fuel slid 13.5 cents to $2.809 per gallon, the lowest since June 18, 2007 and 60.1 cents less than the price a year ago, the Energy Information Administration reported on Nov. 19.

Tags: Diesel

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average price for diesel fuel fell below $3 a gallon for the first time since Sept. 17 of last year, decreasing 14.4 cents to $2.944 per gallon, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Nov. 13.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Diesel prices throughout the country have continued their downward slide, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its weekly report released Nov. 5.

Tags: Diesel

STUTTGART, BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, GERMANY – The current Mercedes-Benz SLK has been on the market since 2004 and recently underwent a mid-cycle facelift to keep it fresh until the arrival of the next-generation model sometime early next decade.

Tags: Diesel, Mercedes-Benz, SLK

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Diesel prices fell sharply throughout the country last week, but still remained above last year’s levels in all regions except the West Coast, the Energy Information Administration reported Oct. 29.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average diesel price plunged 17.7 cents to $3.482 per gallon, the lowest price since Feb. 18 of this year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its weekly report issued Oct. 22.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Plunging 21.6 cents, the U.S. average diesel price hit $3.659 cents per gallon, according to an Oct. 16 report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average diesel price dropped 8.4 cents to $3.875 per gallon, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Tags: Diesel

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average diesel price was essentially unchanged at $3.959 per gallon, an increase of just 0.1 cent, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in an Oct. 1 report.

Tags: Diesel

INGOLSTADT, GERMANY – Hoping to drum up public awareness of the TDI diesel engines that Audi will be launching soon in the United States, the company has staged a 4,800-mile endurance road test across the country called the Audi Mileage Marathon.

Tags: Audi, Audi Mileage Marathon, Diesel

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – At the Paris Motor Show in early October, Volvo Cars will present economical new diesel variants of the C30, S40, and V50 models with fuel consumption of just 4.4L/100 km (C30) or 4.5L/100 km (S40 and V50).

Tags: C30, C30, S40, and V50 , Diesel, DRIVe, S40, V50 , Volvo

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The average U.S. retail diesel price continued its downward slide, dropping another 3.6 cents to $4.023 per gallon, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported last week.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the eighth week in a row, diesel prices dropped in all regions of the U.S., the Energy Department reported Sept. 10.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The average U.S. retail diesel price dropped another 2.4 cents to $4.121 per gallon, reaching its lowest point since April 14, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Sept. 3.

Tags: Diesel, Energy Information Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- According to Oil Price Information Service, wholesale diesel prices have plunged by an average of more than 3.75 cents per gallon per business day since mid-July.

Tags: Diesel, Oil Price Information Service