Friday, September 12th, 2008
Chicago Auto Show has this Classic theme. And Detroit’s Big 3 wage war over other automakers is actually to prove that they are worthy of amassing praises concerning the production of environmentally friendly vehicles. But General Motors Corp. is putting more emphasis on the manufacture of Classic trucks.At the prestigious auto show, GMC will showcase two trucks and a crossover sport utility. However, the most captivating model, as anticipated, will be the Denali XT concept, a hybrid pickup truck. The low-slung muscular car-based concept which boasts of its green credentials will be displayed at the show this Wednesday.
GM’s GMC brand has been tailored with a sophisticated expert pedigree. But in flaunting the Denali XT concept, the Detroit automaker intends to prove that GMC truck parts are evolving with time. The venerable truck brand wants to prove that improvement never sleeps.Warrack Leach, the Denali XT’s lead designer, described it as a Classic pickup for guys that pine for “a truck with badness but don’t necessarily need a truck everyday.” In other words, there are more things that the truck intends to offer. Fuel efficiency, improved power, better handling, superb ergonomics, and enhanced truck capabilities are just few of the features of the pickup truck concept.
The Denali XT’s new 4.9-liter version of the automaker’s V8 features fuel injection and active fuel management, which when mated with the two-mode hybrid system and E85 ethanol capability, delivers a 50 percent raise in fuel economy over similar small pickup trucks. Another milestone about the truck concept is the coupling of the automaker’s two-mode hybrid system with an E85 ethanol-capable engine. The concept’s new small-block V-8 features fuel-injection and active fuel management.
The truck is derived from the automaker’s Zeta rear-wheel drive architecture that serves as the underbelly for the new Pontiac G8 sedan and the upcoming Chevy Camaro. It was designed and constructed by GM’s Holden unit in Australia, where the notion of a modern truck that blends fuel efficiency, sports car handling and function, picture a weekend camping and racing across the dunes of the Outback - is more commonly embraced, reported The Detroit News.
Shoppers shift to small and fuel-efficient cars continues. As such, automakers are worried about the sales of their gas-sipping huge vehicles. GM was also worried. This is why the largest American automaker decided to tweak its truck DNA a bit rather than lose a significant slice of the market.
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Mack trucks are the largest producers of Classic heavy duty trucks and major product components. Mack became a wholly owned subsidiary of Volvo, a publicly held company headquartered . In addition to its widely recognized line of heavy duty trucks, Mack produces a line of medium duty diesel trucks throughout North America. Mack trucks were sold and serviced in more than many countries worldwide.It was by hauling heavy artillery pieces through the mud of World War I battlefields that Mack trucks first earned their famous nickname. Mack began putting the bulldog emblem on the front of all trucks and to raise company morale, Mack produced bulldog pins, carpets, flags, T-shirts, and other items. The square shouldered grimly determined bulldog was an appropriate symbol. The company added improved cooling systems, four speed transmissions, dual reduction drive, and the Mack Rubber Shock Insulator to models.
Mack were having five brothers, 14-year old Jack Mack ran away from his Pennsylvania home to join the Teamsters and work as a mechanic. Then Jack with his brother Augustus, purchased a small carriage and wagon building firm in Brooklyn, New York. The firm was ruined by the financial panics , and the two brothers were forced to enter the business of maintaining and repairing engines, rather than manufacturing them.During this time they began to experiment with new types of self propelled vehicles. Mack, a quality conscious, pioneering Classic truck manufacturer, had a history of cash flow problems and near collapses. The Mack Trucks had exacting standards, and both an electric car and a steam powered wagon were dumped into the East River for having too many mechanical flaws. In addition to manufacturing buses, the young company pioneered the design of custom built, heavy duty trucks. This ran against the prevailing wisdom on such matters. Automakers at that time considered trucks a poor relation to the automobile, and manufactured them from surplus or obsolete auto parts. They made trucks in order to keep their shops busy during periods of slow business. With improved roads and an increased demand for point to point delivery, the truck industry prospered . At the end Mack launched a line of high-speed, six-cylinder trucks. These models marked the beginning of the transition from slow, four cylinder trucks to high speed transports.
As the economy has improved, the demand for heavy trucks has been rising. Volvo Trucks estimates that the overall trucking industry in North America will grow.Some of the increased production is a result of Volvo’s decision to begin manufacturing engines for Volvo Trucks North America in Hagerstown, two new assembly lines were added which will eventually replace the current engine lines. Chevy Trucks are a major part of Mack’s core business. The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks,buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group has production facilities in many countries and sells their products in more than markets. The Volvo Group is a publicly held company headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden.
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