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GM to
go months without diesel trucks
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A shortage of light- and medium-duty diesel trucks may be looming as chassis manufacturers modify production dates in response to new 2010 emissions
regulations. MORE
Navistar launches all-electric truck in U.S.
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U.S. engine and truck manufacturer Navistar unveiled the latest addition to its conventional and hybrid fleet of
trucks and buses, an all-electric commercial truck. With the help of a $39 million grant from the Department of Energy, Navistar plans to produce 400 of the new all-electric trucks next year at its Indiana facility.
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Ford unveils new super duty
the Detroit Free Press Share
Ford Motor Co. unveiled its redesigned Super Duty pickup -- a heavy-duty truck popular
with commercial customers, like contractors -- just as the National Association of Realtors announced that sales of existing U.S. homes fell for the first time in four months.
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Personal spending
rises by the most in eight years
Transport Topics Share
Consumer personal spending rose in
August by the largest amount in almost eight years, while incomes climbed for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department said.
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Initial jobless claims climb for
week
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Initial jobless claims rose by 17,000 last week to 551,000, the Labor Department said.
Economists had forecast claims for the week ended Saturday would rise to 535,000 from a revised 534,000 the previous week, Bloomberg reported.
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GM to close Saturn after Penske
pulls out of deal
The Detroit News Share
The last-minute collapse of a deal for
the Saturn brand between General Motors Co. and Roger Penske dooms about 350 dealers, 13,000 employees and a brand created as a counterpunch to Japanese compact carmakers. More
Truck tonnage sees
smallest drop since November
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U.S. truck tonnage fell 7.5 percent in
August from the same month last year, the best year-to-year showing since November 2008, American Trucking Associations said. More
Peterbilt to close Nashville plant
permanently
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Peterbilt Motors Co. announced Tuesday that it
will permanently close its Madison, Tenn., truck plant, near Nashville.
The truck manufacturer will move work from the Madison plant, where 390 jobs will be lost, to its plant in Denton, Texas, the Associated Press reported.
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