Posted in alternative fuel, Diesel, Fuel Economy, Gas Prices, New cars, Trucks on Feb 7th, 2011
The Mahindra diesel small pickup, which was expected to get 30-mpg highway, has been rated at 19-mpg city and 21-mpg highway by the EPA. Indian company Mahindra has stated that the new diesel-powered small pickup would get 30-mpg on several occasions, so it’s surprising that the truck could miss that mark by so much. Global […]
Posted in Diesel, Fuel Economy, New cars on Aug 30th, 2010
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., the Indian company behind the Mahindra small diesel-powered pickup, has issued a statement saying that it has terminated the agreement with its U.S. importer, Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc. This could mean even more delays for the diesel small truck that was originally slated for release in the United States in mid-2009. […]
Posted in Diesel, Fuel Economy, New cars on Aug 23rd, 2010
The Mahindra diesel-powered small pickup truck has finally been officially certified to be sold in the United States. The Indian pickup truck was originally intended to be on sale in America during 2010, but approval from the Environmental Protection Agency took longer than expected. John Perez, the CEO of Mahindra’s U.S. distributor, Global Vehicles USA, […]
Mahindra, the Indian carmaker that plans to sell its small, diesel engine pickups in America this year, says that it should be able to begin sales in about 90 days. Mahindra trucks have been delayed by slower than anticipated EPA testing and some bureaucratic roadblocks. The biggest selling point of the Mahindra pickups, which will […]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 22nd, 2010
Indian auto company Mahindra & Mahindra named the United States as its top target for the future, and plans to launch its Scorpio SUV here before 2010 ends. Mahindra has already approved 300 dealers to form a network for selling its Scorpio SUV as well as the similar pickup truck in America, according to Inside […]
Posted in Automotive on Jun 19th, 2009
Mahindra, an Indian carmaker that plans to sell a small truck and SUV in the U.S. soon, is planning to use dealerships that have been cut by Chrysler and GM to sell its vehicles. Mahindra is looking to set up 300 dealerships nation wide. Mahindra’s Web Site says it will begin selling its two and […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Economy, Future Cars on Sep 27th, 2010
Ford has released a teaser image of the all-new Ford Ranger that shows off the truck’s updated styling details. The new Ranger will have a large grill similar to the F-150‘s and will be 90 percent its size. That growth means the Ranger will finally catch up to other small pickups like the Toyota Tacoma […]
Ford has announced that when the new 2011 Explorer hits the streets, the Explorer Sport Trac pickup truck will be discontinued. The Explorer Sport Trac is basically the front three quarters of an Explorer SUV with a pickup bed in place of the rear cargo area. Ford is moving to a unibody chassis for the […]
A Jeep pickup truck could be on the way in the near future. Jeep‘s new CEO Mike Manley (a perfect name for the head of an off-road vehicle company if there ever was one) has said that a Jeep pickup truck could be profitable and that the company is considering building one, according to Autoblog. […]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 4th, 2007
Ford Motor Co. seems to have bitten of more than it can chew. It acquired two hallmarks of the British Automotive Industry not long ago. You see Ford owns Jaguar and Land Rover. Well now it seems that this will not continue for long. Ford Motor Co CEO Alan Mulally said on Monday that the […]
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