Maintenance

BLOOMFIELD, MI - QEK Global Solutions (Canada), Inc. provided fleet maintenance for the Olympic Torch Relay convoy vehicles. QEK led the team on a 45,000 km (27,961.77 miles) 106-day tour from one end of Canada to the other.

Tags: Canada, maintenance, olympics, QEK Global Solutions

BLACKSBURG, VA - General Motors is investing $5 million to help create the National Tire Research Center at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), designed to improve fuel economy and lower emissions.

Tags: General Motors, National Tire Research Center, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced it identified more than $96 million in cost savings for customers in the second quarter of 2010.

Tags: GE Capital Fleet Services, savings

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI - The Volt's comprehensive battery warranty covers all 161 battery components, 95 percent of which are designed and engineered by General Motors.

Tags: battery, Chevrolet, Electric Vehicle, General Motors, Volt, warranty

The system can run a wide variety of road load profiles and simulations, and is designed for testing to all international standards, including existing and proposed EPA, CARB, and Euro standards.

Tags: Electric Vehicle, engine, hybrid, powertrain, SAKOR Technologies

SANTA BARBARA, CA - ALG forecasts that the used-vehicle supply will decline over the next few years because of the extensive drop in new-vehicle sales in 2009.

Tags: ALG, resale, used vehicle

NEW YORK - The New York State Senate, by a 35-26 margin, passed a bill banning the use of lead wheel weights.

Tags: bill, law, lead, New York, wheel weight

DETROIT - Cadillac announced it will provide owners of all 2011 models with frequently required maintenance services for the first four years or 50,000 miles.

Tags: Cadillac, maintenance

ASHEVILLE, NC - Alliance AutoGas announced 24 new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifications for its propane AutoGas vehicle conversion system, the Prins VSI System.

Tags: Alliance AutoGas, American Alternative Fuel, conversion, EPA, Ford

ITASCA, IL - EMKAY, Inc. announced it has earned I-CAR Platinum certification for the 4th year running.

Tags: accident management, certification, Emkay

AUBURN HILLS, MI - Chrysler's eight-speed transmission, set to premiere in 2013, will help boost fuel economy and reduce emissions, according to the automaker.

Tags: Chrysler, emissions, fuel economy, transmission

WASHINGTON - A recent nationwide survey by the Rubber Manufacturers Association found 55 percent of vehicles have at least one under-inflated tire and only one in six vehicles has four properly inflated tires.

Tags: maintenance, Rubber Manufacturers Association, tire

TORRANCE, CA - Find out how your personal-use policies stack up against the industry standard. Fill out the survey today.

Tags: benchmark, personal use, survey

AKRON, OHIO - Eleven tiremakers will implement price increases Tuesday, June 1. Increases range from 4-8 percent.

Tags: Bridgestone Americas, Continental Tire the Americas, Falken Tire Corp., Hankook Tire America Corp., price increase, replacement tire, tire, Toyo Tire U.S.A.

DETROIT - Business Bridge allows fleets the ability to integrate specific vehicle operational and maintenance data into their internal systems for further analysis.

Tags: Business Bridge, data, General Motors, maintenance

JASPER, IN - Jasper Engines & Transmissions is making an update to the turbine half of the General Motors M 4L80E converter and has also recognized a high-wear item on the rear-wheel drive Chrysler overdrive transmission cases.

Tags: Chrysler, converter, General Motors, Jasper Engines & Transmissions, transmission

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google and General Motors may pair smartphones based on the Android operating system with GM's OnStar driver roadside assistance service, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Tags: General Motors, Google, mobile application, OnStar, smartphone

DETROIT - The three new engines will increase the number of global nameplates available with EcoBoost to 11, according to Ford.

Tags: EcoBoost, engine, Ford

MISSION VIEJO, CA - Kelley Fleet Services has entered an agreement to provide maintenance services for Costco Wholesale at multiple Costco distribution centers in California.

Tags: contract, Costco, Kelley Fleet Services, maintenance

AUBURN HILLS, MI - The Pentastar engine will ultimately replace seven current Chrysler Group V-6 engines and utilize advanced technologies from the Fiat alliance such as Multiair, direct-injection, and turbocharging.

Tags: Chrysler, Fiat, fuel, Pentastar

DETROIT - Buick ranked third in vehicle dependability for 3-year old models in J.D. Power and Associates' annual Vehicle Dependability Study.

Tags: Buick, study

SAN CLEMENTE, CA - Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced that the Audi of America After Sales team has endorsed DealerSocket's ServiceDriver 2.0 product to provide automated Online Service Scheduling.

Tags: Audi, DealerSocket, scheduling, ServiceDriver 2.0

DETROIT - The investment includes facility renovation, new machinery, equipment, and special tooling to support the engine program at three plants.

Tags: engine, General Motors