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TRUCKMAKERS SALES USA: * Paccar's Kenworth - * Chrysler's
* Washington - Saltchuk, Paccar, bringing new LNG-powered trucks to Seattle area
(Interstate photo: LNG powered Kenworth) Seattle,WASH,USA -The Puget Sound Business Journal, by Steve Wilhelm -Dec 1, 2014: -- Two Puget Sound companies are partnering to bring alternative fuels into the mainstream, with 20 heavy-duty trucks powered by liquefied natural gas... The 20 trucks will be added to the fleet of 1,500 heavy diesel trucks operated by Interstate Distributor Co., a trucking company owned by Saltchuk, a Seattle-based freight transportation holding company... Saltchuk already has been moving into liquefied natural gas in a big way by converting and building a number of ocean-going cargo ships to run on the fuel... The new Kenworth trucks cost up to $80,000 more than diesel versions, but the cheaper natural gas can pay the extra cost in two years...
* Michigan - Chrysler uses cheaper gas to rev up SUV, trucks sales
Dearborn Hill,MICH,USA -ABC News, by Richard Davies -Dec 2, 2014: -- Plunging gas prices are pushing up sales of SUVs and light trucks. Chrysler’s November were the strongest results since 2001, with Jeep sales soaring 27 percent and Ram pickups up 21 percent. Rational or not, many consumers are betting that today’s lower gas costs will be around for a while. Industry analysts predict that auto sales rose to an annualized rate of more than 17 million in November, the highest number in 13 years...
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