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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA: Ford´s - Fuso's - Navistar's
* Michigan - Here are the February 2014 'Big 8' US auto sales
Warren,MICH,USA -Internatinal Business Times, by Angelo Young -March 3, 2014: -- The world’s “Big 8” automakers are releasing February U.S. monthly sale figures throughout Monday. Forecasts point to about 1.2 million unit sales, up slightly from the year-ago period. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate is expected to be around 15.4 million, up from 15.2 million in January... The unusually cold and stormy winter weather in much of the country is being blamed for the lackluster performance in new-auto sales since the start of the year...
* Chrysler, which is majority-owned by Fiat SpA of Italy, reported its sales rose 40% in February to 133,521 vehicles. Its truck sales rose 21% from a year earlier, while car sales more than doubled.
* Ford Motor Co. weighed in with a 14% rise, to 178,644 cars and light trucks.
* General Motors Co. increased 1%, to 209,306 vehicles. Deliveries of its Chevrolet brand rose 5.8%, helped by its Sonic and Cruze small cars.
* Nissan Motor Co., which has been affected less by last year's production disruptions said its February U.S. sales increased 15.5%, to 106,731 vehicles.
* Toyota, meanwhile, said its U.S. auto sales rose 12% in February as Camry and Prius models booked double-digit sales gains, though truck sales slipped. Toyota reported it sold 159,423 vehicles in the U.S. last month, up from 141,846 a year earlier and 18% above January's total.
* Honda's U.S. vehicle sales rose 12% in February, led by strong Civic and CR-V sales. The Japanese auto maker reported it sold 110,157 vehicles in February, up from 98,059 a year earlier and 33% above January's total. Its car sales were up 13%, while truck sales rose 11%.
* Sales by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. rose 17% from a year ago, to 51,151 vehicles.
* Michigan - Ford shifts truck production North of the border to Ohio
(Photo by Sam VarnHage - Ford Motor Co. Joe Hinrichs, Ford's President of the Americas, at Friday's event).Dearbon,MICH,USA -IdeasStream, by Brian Bull -March 10, 2014: -- Car maker Ford is shifting production of medium-duty trucks from Mexico to its Avon Lake, Ohio plant... Last January, it looked as if hundreds of jobs could be trimmed at Avon Lake for a retooling process to accommodate the new line of trucks... The Ohio Assembly Plant will take on production of all-new Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks beginning in early 2015... In turn, Ford’s E-Series Cargo and passenger van production will cease by year’s end... UAW Local 2000 president Jerome Williams could not be reached for comment. But Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur says the truck production shift from Mexico to the Ohio Assembly Plant was arranged through a collective bargaining agreement between Ford and the UAW in 2011...
* Indiana - Mitsubishi Fuso unveils updated Canter
* Illinois - Navistar loses $248M, looks to regain market share
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Warrensville,ILL,USA -Dayton Daily News, by Matt Sanctis -March 5, 2014: -- Navistar lost $248 million in its first quarter — more than double what it lost during the same time last year — due in part to earlier problems getting approval of its engine technology and a decline in military sales. Some analysts said the results released Wednesday show the truckmaker that employs more than 800 people in its Springfield plant and has thousands of local retirees continues to face financial woes, while the manufacturer and others said Navistar remains competitive and is well-positioned to improve its revenues as the economy grows. The truckmaker is one of Clark County’s most prominent employers and has grown since 2010 when it had as few as 300 employees at its Springfield manufacturing plant... Navistar officials said they have made progress in reducing costs and are focused on rebuilding their market share this year...
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