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Light Trucks Carry Load of Potential for Accessories Short of projection but ahead of 2014 numbers, light-vehicle sales continue to rise. Carmakers Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota lead the way. According to a report from AutoNews.com, sales climbed 3.9% in June 2014. This trend continues a banner year for light vehicles. June numbers registered below May’s, but above the same month in 2014. It’s the best first half for the segment in the past decade. In a recession-recovery climate, light

the company’s average fuel efficiency required by the increased CAFE standards. Unfortunately, many of these models also fall into the light truck category and are in high demand due to their ability to meet consumer needs. The CAFE Standards are calculated in a unique way using harmonic mean and breaking vehicles into two classes: passenger cars and light trucks. The NHTSA and the EPA offer that the standards are all based on an average, “Auto manufacturers did not have to meet the minimum required

vehicles steadily declined from the 1980’s until 2004. This was due to the loopholes which car manufacturers found in the CAFE standards. CAFE treated “light trucks” much more leniently than cars, and allowed them to have considerably less fuel efficiency than cars. This caught the attention of car manufacturers, who then looked at how CAFE defined a light truck. They

the TQC Promotion Office at Toyota Industries Corp., 1990. EOQ June 2011 7 Table 1: Light Truck Sales for Ford and General Motors: 1999 2005* 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 FORD 2,447,285 2,483,140 2,383,697 2,194,534 2,214,580 2,210,086 2,018,000 GM • 2,395,480 2,390,785 2,561,258 2,729,831 2,673,038 2,713,114 2,610,000 • Federal regulations define a light duty truck to be any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating (curb weight plus payload)

Automotive Industry Most people drive a car every day, some have driven one their whole life, but what do we know of the automotive industry? It will be the goal of this paper to discuss four different environment challenges of the automotive industry. What is the global competitiveness of the auto industry? What new technologies are coming out to push the industry into a newer and newer high-tech world? Do vehicles cause environmental concerns, and what does the government have to say about it?

Car passengers account for 80 percent of the deaths that result from the collisions of cars and light trucks. Incredibly enough, in the name of "safety," Ford Excursions have been installed with "Blockerbeams," bars beneath their front bumpers that prevent them from riding over smaller cars in head-on collisions (Welch, sc. 1). The mere fact that such

harms the environment. Transportation causes the highest amount of environmental damage overall - nearly half of the toxic air pollution and more than a quarter of the greenhouse gases traceable to household consumption. Over time, however, sales of trucks, vans and SUV's went from 16% market share to over 50%. One big auto manufacturer even shelved their work of the last three years, spent updating their most popular selling economy car, so they could spend the money getting SUVs to market faster.

competitor in the Titan XD, one the manufacturer says fills the “white space” between light- and heavy-duty trucks. In particular, instead of going up against the likes of the Ford Super Duty and similar models from Chevrolet, Ram, and GMC, Nissan built the Titan XD to give it enhanced towing capacity without the attendant huge price tag. More Power, Manageable Price The result is a powerful Crew Cab-only pickup truck priced from $35,290 in base “S” trim, a 4x2 model with a 5.6-liter, gasoline engine

upgrade their pickup. Only to get them and their pickup to the end of a trail. Going off-roading gives people a challenge for something they love to do, and allows them to have fun, and meet new people. I see twelve trucks parked on the broken pavement. The drivers of these trucks are all from an online forum that was created for people with similar pickups. Families start to gather around to talk about the long drive, the weather,

A high-speed collision with any vehicle can be devastating. However, a high-speed collision of a car with a semi truck often has a grim outcome for the motorist. The rear underride guards of semi trailers don't offer much in the way of a crumple zone for absorbing impact energy. Damaged or rusted guards offer virtually no protection at all. In addition, hitting one at an offset (with the front left or right side of your car) causes severe damage to the car and may demolish the area occupied by the