Bajaj Auto Ltd, India’s No. 2 motorcycle maker, has not reached a decision on making light trucks with Renault, and is prepared to go it alone, Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said.

“We haven’t reached any conclusion with Renault on that,” Bajaj told reporters.

“We are open to an alliance, and if Renault does not want to partner us, it will be a Bajaj project,” he said, adding that they were not in talks with other commercial vehicle makers for an alliance.

Pune-based Bajaj Auto has 50 percent in a venture with Renault and partner Nissan Motor to make a $2,500 car from 2011, to take on Tata Motors’ similarly priced Nano, which is scheduled to go on sale later this year.

“The car deal with Renault does not preclude us from doing a deal with someone else for commercial vehicles, but from our side if we do partner someone, it will be Renault,” he said.

Bajaj Auto, a unit of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd, also makes scooters and leads the Indian market for three-wheeled motorised rickshaws. It has said it planned to make light trucks in the sub-1 tonne to 3.5 tonnes.

Tata Motors, also the top bus and truck maker, has scored a big hit with Ace, its sub-1 tonne truck, and others are keen to enter the segment, which is growing fast on the back of improving roads and a ban on overloading.

The venture for the small car, which will have an initial annual capacity of 400,000 units for the local and other emerging markets, will make a vehicle that is “high-quality, low-cost, high on fuel-efficiency and low on emissions”, Bajaj said.

Codenamed ULC, it will aim at a fuel-efficiency of 30 km per litre of petrol, and carbon dioxide emissions of about 100 grams per km, he said.

That would make it less polluting than cars in the European Union, which has proposed tough legislation to force down emissions of carbon dioxide to 120 grams per km from 2012.

“So in terms of being green, fuel-efficient and priced right, it will be quite unique,” Bajaj said.

“It will be a niche product, as we do not want to be a part of the mainstream market. Being in the rat race (of small cars) only means you will lose your shirt,” he said.

Car makers including Fiat, General Motors, Ford Motor, Hyundai and Toyota Motor have also expressed an interest in making a small car that is affordable to more consumers in emerging markets such as India.

Renault Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has praised the “frugal engineering” of Indian manufacturers including Mahindra & Mahindra, with whom Renault has a venture for the Logan sedan.

Bajaj Auto also has the ability to keep costs low while remaining profitable, Bajaj said. “We don’t have the size, the scale or the reputation to do what global car makers are doing,” he said. “But our margins are a healthy 14 percent, which is higher than many others.”

Dump truck financing, or financing for trucks, is just like financing anything else. In order to find the right loan program you need to find a lender that offers a loan program designed for your needs. If you need to finance dump trucks, semi trucks, or heavy duty trucks, then you will need to find a lender that not only offers a loan program for vehicles, but that also specializes in business vehicle loans.

To qualify for dump truck financing you will need to go through the standard loan process. First you will need to find a lender. Secondly you will need to fill out an application form and submit the required documentation. And finally your loan application will need to be approved by the lender. Your ability to qualify for truck financing will depend on a lot of things including the type of truck that you are trying to finance, how long you have been in business, what your credit history is, what collateral you have, and the type of business that you operate.

If you are having a difficult time finding a 100 percent dump truck financing program, or if you have not been able to qualify for one of these loans then you may want to consider other financing options. Your first alternative to 100 percent truck financing is partial financing. In this case you would put down a percentage of the truck’s value in your own money and then finance the remaining balance with a truck loan. These loans are much easier to qualify for then 100 percent loans, and they tend to offer better rates and terms. Your second option is to lease instead of buying your truck. Leasing has several advantages over buying, with one advantage being that it offers more tax benefits than purchasing the machine outright.

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Germany tightened rules on the sale of heavy trucks to Iran and Syria over concern that the vehicles may be used to launch short- and medium-range missiles.

In a ruling issued today by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, vendors of trucks with three or more axles weighing at least 20,000 kilograms (20 metric tons) will in future need permission for Iran- or Syria-bound sales, according to parliament’s daily bulletin.

Merkel’s government has gained information “that both countries use ordinary civilian vehicles for their mobile military rocket programs,” the bulletin reported, citing the government. Short- and medium-range rockets “pose a special risk in the politically instable Middle East,” it said.

European Union states last year adopted United Nations embargo recommendations on limiting so-called dual-use exports that can be adapted in Iran for military use. Permits for selling dual-use technology are granted only in exceptional cases, according to the German industry and trade chambers that advises vendors.

Ute von Fellberg, a spokeswoman for Daimler AG, said in an interview today that the truck maker has no current program of sales of three-axle vehicles to Iran. Truck-maker MAN AG’s spokeswoman Nina Gutzeit today didn’t respond to phone calls made to her office. MAN and Daimler AG’s truck division both have sales offices in Iran.

Merkel’s arms export controllers, an ad-hoc council of ministers, convenes in secret and does not report in detail on its deliberations.

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Carl and Shayne Patterson are in the market for a brand new truck. It’s a decision fewer and fewer Americans seem to be doing during these days of high gas prices.

“I have to haul a boat and I need a truck to haul but if it wasn’t for that I’d buy a hybrid,” says Carl Patterson.

The couple is considering buying a Toyota Tundra. But they’re not the only ones feeling the pinch of high gas prices. car dealerships are seeing a decline in Truck sales as many consumers are trading in those gas guzzlers for more fuel efficient vehicles.

“We do get a lot of domestic pickups and SUV’s being traded in on sedans,” says Robert Derrick, internet sales manager with Dick Dyer Toyota.

He says the dealership has seen an increase in small car sales. “The family, they’re looking at their dollar, their pocket as you definitely have a spike as far as the sedans. And better gas mileage,” says Derrick.

And while Toyota and other import dealers are feeling the pain from the pump, domestic dealers aren’t fairing any better. Jeremy Carter, internet sales manager with Love Chevrolet says his car dealership may have more to lose.

“It’s definitely hurt our market especially Chevrolet and most American car companies. Our trucks and SUV’s are much bigger sellers than our cars. We’re trying to push and get all the cars we can and stay away from the trucks which is the complete opposite of what we would have done 2 years ago,” says Carter.

But he says the push toward smaller cars is not coming easy for some of their loyal truck customers. “We’ve heard a lot of, man I love my truck, but I just don’t know if I can drive it anymore,” says Carter.

Meanwhile the Pattersons say if they do decide to purchase a new pickup, they’ll be driving it as a last resort. “I’ll probably still drive my old truck that gets good gas mileage and just leave this one for hauling the boats and campers and stuff like that,” says Patterson.

General Electric said that it has tested a hybrid version of a haul truck, the kind of giant Dump truck that’s used at a mine or to haul away mountains of dirt.

The system works just like a Toyota Prius, more or less. The engine feeds electricity to a battery that runs the drivetrain. During braking, the spinning wheels act as a generator for the battery.

The batteries in the hybrid off-highway truck is the same sodium-based battery used in GE’s locomotives, according to the GE Research blog.

The hybrid haul truck wasn’t just announced in honor of Earth Day.

Rising fuel prices are pushing truck manufacturers to adopt more efficient and clean technologies.

Volvo is developing a range of Mack trucks with the goal of making them carbon neutral. A hybrid Mack dump truck can save between 25 percent and 30 percent on fuel costs.

OK, now I’m just bragging, but meandering up the coast of California on a sunny morning with the top down in a little Mazda Miata is a pretty damn good way of making a living. The sun’s out, the road is winding and I have nothing to do today other than enjoy the scenery. Though I’m not quite sure why I’m driving the aforementioned Miata. Or, more accurately, I’m sure I’m going to be disappointed, ambivalent or just plain confused about the major change Mazda has wrought to its iconic little roadster for the new model year — a retractable hardtop.

When Mazda announced it would be building a collapsible hardtop version of the MX-5, it seemed like the answer to the proverbial question that nobody asked. After all, nobody much complained about the soft-top, and the electro-hydraulic retracting tops on the market are notoriously expensive, not to mention that, when stowed, they eat up cargo space already at a premium in most convertibles, especially a little one like the MX-5.

Imagine my surprise then when Tony Harold, the product planning guru for Mazda Canada, announced that the power retractable roof would cost but $2,195 extra and that it would be available on all trims levels of the MX-5 from the base GX ($28,095) to the top-of-the-line GT ($34,195). What were Mercedes, Jaguar et al. talking about when they claimed that the high cost of retractable roofs was the justification for their high prices and the reason for not installing such a collapsing top on their expensive convertibles? What makes this even more amazing is that MX-5s ordered with the folding roof also get all-new quarter panels and a taller trunk-lid to blend into the collapsed roof’s silhouette.

As for my second concern, trunk space, it turns out that, when stowed, the entire roof is stored ahead of the MX-5’s trunk so none of the little Mazda’s admittedly precious cargo capacity is diminished. I confirmed this by transferring all of my luggage from the trunk of a soft-top to a hardtop version.

If anything, the hardtop version has a smidgen more cargo space. Once again, I have to ask, why does a much more expensive Mercedes-Benz SLK have to lose so much of its trunk space every time I want to drive alfresco? Surely, if a minuscule MX-5 can accomplish the task of stowing a hard roof without penalty, so can a more expensive SLK.

The rest of the MX-5 stays much the same. The roof and its related gear exact a 36-kilogram weight penalty, but the 166-horsepower (163 in the automatic version) 2.0-litre four handles that without much difficulty. The rear suspension has been stiffened to accommodate the extra avoirdupois so there’s no difference in handling. And the roof is only 10 millimetres taller than the soft version, so the Miata doesn’t look much different with this hardtop than it would with the old-style roof that required stowing in your garage. And there are plenty of bonuses. In situ, the roof adds to the chassis’ structural rigidity, calming the ride and aiding handling a bit.

The big advantage, however, is in the greatly diminished wind noise. Anything over 120 kilometres an hour in the soft-top version makes anything less than a bellow unintelligible to the passenger even though he’s barely half a metre away. With the hardtop up, it’s quite easy to hold a conversation without constantly screwing your face up in the “eh?” mode. For that reason alone, the $2,195 Mazda Canada is asking for the hardtop is a steal.

It also adds to new-found all-round ability of the recently revised MX-5. While the new MX-5’s greater power and sporty handling have been applauded, there’s been an even bigger jump in the roadster’s everyday ability. Not quite as small as it once was, the new MX-5 also doesn’t feel as tiny. The overriding impression is of a teenage runabout that’s matured into an adult automobile. The new MX-5 feels more planted, more stable and less nervous than Miatas of old.

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The CV Show saw the highly successful launch of a new concept in used truck sales - the UK’s first independent freelance used truck sales force to work directly for operators.

“The response from visitors was fantastic, we couldn’t be happier,” said Mark Mellor, managing director at the The Truck Salesman.

“Our aim is to get operators the highest returns on their vehicles.

Only fleets big enough to have dedicated people to sell their vans and trucks get the true market value.”

Mellor says he was able to show that the Truck Salesman will give fleets the flexibility and resource to sell for themselves with minimal overheads.

Caterpillar Incorporated, also known as CAT is a United States based corporation that is based in Peoria, Illinois. The company commonly known as CAT is known around the world as the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Well known and famous for their products that feature the Caterpillar track and distinctive yellow paint, CAT produces a wide range of heavy equipment for all types of jobs, including the very popular Caterpillar D9 bulldozer.

The story of CAT dates back to the late 19th century, when Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt were experimenting with different ways to fulfill the promise that steam tractors held for farm work. Prior to 1925, the Holt family had pioneered track tractors and gasoline powered engines. After the companies of Best and Holt were merged, the company went through several changes then at the end of World War 2, they began to grow at a very fast pace, launching the first venture outside of the country in 1950, which marked the beginning of CAT development into a big corporation.

CAT equipment ranges from track type tractors to hydraulic excavators, backhoes, motor graders, off road trucks, wheel loaders, tractors, diesel and gas engines, and gas turbines.

CAT equipment is used in construction, excavation, building roads, mining, energy, forestry, transportation, and material handling companies.

CAT almost went down in the early 1980s due to the massive union strikes and a down turn in product demand. At the time, several news reports indicated that products were piling up so high in facilities that temporary workers hired to work the lines could barely get to their stations to perform their jobs.

In the 1990s, CAT suffered yet another long strike in which the company hired what it deemed to be permanent replacements for union workers that were on strike. During both strikes, jack rocks were placed in the home entrances of many of CATs top executives and employees, puncturing> the tires of their vehicles and making things worse for the company.