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Jul 5, 2013

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA

* California - New options aim to sustain light truck boom

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Westlake Village,CAL, United States-Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jul. 3, 2013: -- OEMs continue to roll out a bevy of upgrades, enhancements, and custom options for their pickup models in part to help sustain the ongoing sales boom in the light truck segment of the U.S. automotive market... Ford Motor Co., for one, plans to introduce a new “sport package” for its F-150 pickup line this fall – the 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor – which is the first short-wheelbase regular-cab F-150 powered by Ford's 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged direct injection V-6 EcoBoost engine... J.D. Power and its strategic partner LMC Automotive, continues to hold the outlook for total light-vehicle sales in 2013 at 15.4 million units, but has increased its forecast for retail light-vehicle sales to 12.6 million units from 12.5 million units, as retail sales growth expands... LMC is also keeping its forecast for 2013 North American production at 16 million units, with capacity utilization now at a lean 90%...


* New Jersey - Fuso Canter trucks available to solar-based auxiliary power options

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Logan Township,NJ,USA -Fleet Owner -Jun. 28, 2013: -- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America and eNow have reached agreement to offer a range of solar-based auxiliary power systems (APU) in the Canter FE/FG Series of medium-duty trucks... Applications range from 30-watt systems to help keep batteries charged, to 6,400-watt systems capable of powering liftgates and refrigeration systems... The eNow systems will be available through more than 200 Mitsubishi Fuso dealers in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico...

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