* Michigan - GMC unveiling new Sierra All Terrain X pickup
-- General Motors Co. on Wednesday will unveil a new special edition of its 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 All Terrain pickup at the Houston Auto Show... The 2016 Sierra All Terrain X, the company says, is a new trim package for the pickup that features exclusive premium content that enhances off-road capability, and an aggressive, monochromatic appearance... The Sierra All Terrain offers: Z71 off-road suspension suite of technologies, four-wheel-drive with locking rear differential and All-Terrain badging, as well as other aesthetic and performance features... The “X” package also includes special off-road tires on 18-by-8.5-inch black aluminum wheels; performance exhaust that bumps output of its 5.3-liter V-8 engine to 365 horsepower; bed-mounted sport bar designed to support the accessory off-road LED lighting package; and other exterior features... GM sold 224,139 Sierra pickups in the United States in 2015, up 5.8 percent from the previous year...
(Photo: GMC - 2016 GMC All Terrain X) -- Detroit, MICH, USA - The Detroit News, by Michael Wayland - January 27, 2016
** Washington - Peterbilt, Kenworth truck maker PACCAR approves B20 use
-- More than 100,000 trucks join renewable fuel ranks as PACCAR embraces biodiesel blends in its engines, old and new. Considering average mileage, these trucks alone have the potential to run 12 billion miles annually, and they are just the tip of the biodiesel vehicle population... Many users are realizing that B20 biodiesel blends offer them a cost-effective and seamless option to help meet aggressive new greenhouse gas and carbon reduction goals, and thus are increasing their use of biodiesel blends. Customer preferences play a strong role in influencing vehicle manufacturers, as a growing number of fleets and individual customers expect—or demand—that the vehicles and equipment they purchase be compatible with B20...
(Photo by Ron Kotrba/Biodiesel Magazine: NBB & PACCAR executives) -- Kirkland, WASH, USA - The National Biodiesel Board - January 26, 2016Labels: truckmakers' news USA
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