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NewsJanuary 12, 2010

Penske Truck Leasing to Acquire Bright Truck Leasing & Bright Distribution

READING, PA - Penske Truck Leasing Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Bright Truck Leasing & Bright Distribution. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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NewsDecember 31, 2009

BCA Acquired by Clayton, Dubillier & Rice

LONDON/NEW YORK - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire BCA, one of Europe's leading vehicle auctions and remarketing companies, from Montagu Private Equity.

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NewsDecember 28, 2009

Top 2009 News: Fiat to Acquire 35% Stake in Chrysler

TURIN, ITALY - Italy's Fiat Group has confirmed plans to acquire an initial 35 percent stake in Chrysler LLC, providing Fiat the scale it needs to survive, and allowing Chrysler to expand its product portfolio to include small, less-polluting cars.

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NewsNovember 20, 2009

Spartan Motors to Acquire Utilimaster Corp.

CHARLOTTE, MI - Spartan said the acquisition of Utilimaster is expected to add approximately $105 million in annualized revenues and be slightly dilutive to earnings in the first full year and accretive by year two.

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NewsOctober 29, 2009

The Toro Company Acquires Assets of TY-CROP Manufacturing

BLOOMINGTON, MN - TY-CROP products will be marketed under the Toro brand and sold through Toro's distribution channel in the United States and international markets.

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NewsOctober 2, 2009

GM 'Winds Down' Saturn Brand

DETROIT - With Penske Automotive Group no longer acquiring Saturn, General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson announced GM will "wind down" the Saturn brand and dealership network.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 14, 2009

Top 6 Fleet Trends in the Medium-Duty Truck Market

Six key trends will determine Class 3-7 medium-duty truck lifecycle costs in the 2010 calendar-year. They are diesel prices, acquisition costs, resale, maintenance costs, replacement tire expense, and environmental regulatory requirements. Here is a forecast of what to expect.

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NewsMay 19, 2009

Daimler AG Acquires 10 Percent of Tesla Motors

STUTTGART, GERMANY and SAN CARLOS, CA – Daimler AG has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors Inc., the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Ryder Completes Acquisition of Edart Leasing in Northeast U.S.

MIAMI – The acquisition is expected to add approximately $35 million in annualized operating revenue to Ryder's Fleet Management Solutions business unit and be accretive to earnings in 2009.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2009

DUECO, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Odyne Assets

WAUKESHA, WI – DUECO, Inc. and Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation acquired the assets of Odyne Corp. to continue production of plug-in electric hybrid drive systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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