Unveiled at the Mid-America Trucking show, Alcoa’s new 40-pound (18 kg) wheel is 47% lighter than steel wheels of the same size. The Ultra ONE can help save up to 1,400 pounds (635 kg) per rig, enabling fleets to carry more goods while meeting stringent federal emissions regulations.
Saginaw, Michigan resident, Joe Polzin, has received the bill from parking tickets for infractions committed by the thieves who stole his old license plate.
French supplier Saint-Gobain won a €165 million ($227 million) reduction in its record €880 million EU antitrust fine for fixing car-glass prices.
As an accompaniment to the market launch of the A3 e tron plug-in hybrid, Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity: Audi energy. The cooperating partner is the Hamburg energy provider LichtBlick SE. With Audi energy, the A3 e tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically.
Infiniti named industry veteran Francois Bancon as its product strategy head.
