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News•by Paul Clinton•October 22, 2015

USPS Requests Vehicle Prototypes for Testing

The U.S. Postal Service has requested prototypes from 15 qualified suppliers for a purpose-built delivery vehicle that would replace its aging fleet of Long Life Vehicles (LLVs).

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News•October 22, 2015

GM Expands Car Assembly at Mich. Plant

General Motors is adding more than 1,200 jobs to its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant as part of a new second shift that will nearly double its workforce at the plant for producing passenger cars.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•October 22, 2015

Ram Demonstrates Heavy Hauling

Fleet managers rely on pickup trucks to deliver cargo. But, as the following photos demonstrate, today's pickups have the capability to haul tens of thousands of pounds. Ram Trucks invited media to put the company's trucks to the test. Photos: Chris Wolski

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News•October 22, 2015

Reading Sets Up Lawn Care Truck Fleet

Reading Truck Body has been providing the upfit set-up for about a third of the Scotts LawnService fleet of Ford F-150 to F-450 trucks at its Louisville, Ky., site, Reading announced.

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News•October 22, 2015

Volvo to Offer All-Wheel Drive on Select Vehicles

Volvo Cars will add all-wheel drive as an option that can be paired with its T6 gasoline engine in the Drive-E powertrains, the Swedish carmaker has announced.

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News•by Staff•October 21, 2015

Domino's Adds Chevrolet Spark Fleet

Domino's Pizza plans to purchase 100 Chevrolet Spark subcompact cars as the basis for its Domino's DXP (Delivery Expert) purpose-built pizza delivery vehicle.

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News•October 21, 2015

Toyota Shows 'Back to the Future'-Inspired Mirai

To promote the selling of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Toyota showed a version of the vehicle inspired by the "Back to the Future" movies that used Oct. 21, 2015 as the date where its 1980s lead character travels into the future.

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News•October 21, 2015

Transmissions, Infotainment Hurting Vehicle Reliability

New more-complex transmissions designed to help automakers improve the fuel economy ratings and infotainment systems oriented toward helping better integrate smart phones have caused reliability problems for automakers, according to Consumer Reports' 2015 Annual Auto Survey.

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News•October 21, 2015

Google Brings Delivery Service to Detroit Area

Google will now offer its same-day or overnight delivery service, Google Express, for non-perishable goods in the Detroit and Ann Arbor area, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press.

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News•October 20, 2015

Voting Opens for Fleet Car, Truck of the Year

Voting is open for the 12th annual Fleet Car and Truck of the Year award, sponsored by Automotive Fleet and Business Fleet magazines.

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