Engineering
Hyster-Yale to buy Belzoni, expand forklift accessory business
Italian company makes attachments favored by Hyster-Yale forklift customers.
Author: Manufacturing Group
Fleets
Southern California bus company plans to go all electric
Antelope Valley (north of Los Angeles) contracts with BYD for 85 vehicles.
Fleets
Thor names Zimmerman CEO of Keystone RV Co.
New leadership at Keystone, Dutchmen, CrossRoads RV.
Manufacturing
Teens really do like driving
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Manufacturing
Delcam adds ABB robot for additive manufacturing capabilities
Software company to research robotic 3D technologies.
Manufacturing
Becoming 3D named MarkForged reseller partner for Florida
Mark One composite 3D printer availability to expand.
Manufacturing
NIMS, LIFT launch training program
Education targets community college teachers, trainers.
Vehicle Tech
GM launches Maven car-sharing service
Partnership with Lyft leads to new brand for automaker.
Manufacturing
Ford expects record 2015 profits, better results in 2016
Surging sales, improving international results boosting automaker performance.
Manufacturing
Equipment finance confidence remains steady in December
Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 60.2, unchanged from the November index.