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Global Fleet•by Staff•September 12, 2014

DENSO to End Production at Australian Plant

DENSO Corporation has announced that it will end production at DENSO Automotive Systems Australia in line with the withdrawal of its customers’ from auto production in Australia. DENSO will determine when production will end based on its customers’ schedules.

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Safety•by Staff•September 11, 2014

Toyota Recalls Tundra Pickups for Air Bag Problem

The recall affects 130,000 2014 model-year Tundra CrewMax Cab and Double Cab trucks.

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Operations•by Staff•September 11, 2014

Ford Ships All Transit Van Models

Ford has shipped all models of its 2015 Transit full-size van, including the cargo, passenger, cutaway, and chassis cab models, representatives for the automaker told Automotive Fleet.

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Operations•by Staff•September 11, 2014

Reading Truck Body Offers Ram ProMaster Cutaway Upfit

Reading Truck Body, LLC, a manufacturer of vocational truck bodies, has announced it is expanding its aluminum Classic Service Van (CSV) line, with the all-new Ram ProMaster cutaway chassis.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•September 11, 2014

Fuel-Cell Vehicles Only Affordable in Japan, Says VW

Volkswagen has little faith that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will to do well outside of Japan, according to the president of VW's Japanese division.

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Operations•by Staff•September 10, 2014

Porsche Macan Catching On Slowly

From May through August, Porsche sold 3,947 Macan compact SUVs. The Macan has outsold the Panamera among Porsche models this year by two units.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•September 10, 2014

Greenhouse Gas Levels Highest in 30 Years

The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•September 10, 2014

First Corn-Waste-to-Ethanol Plant Opens in Iowa

A federally-funded plant began producing ethanol from corn waste products on Sept. 3 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, as the nation's first cellulosic ethanol plant.

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Safety•by Staff•September 10, 2014

Altec Recalls Digger Derrick Trucks for Winch Drum

The recall, set to begin this month, affects 67 2010-2012 model-year D2000 and D3000 boom tip winch digger derrick trucks.

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Operations•by Staff•September 10, 2014

Toyota Customizes Roofless Concept Van

Toyota is showing a utility van concept called the Urban Utility at the World Maker Faire in San Francisco that reflects "the lifestyle and needs of an entrepreneurial, urban driver," the automaker said.

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