Volkswagen has made national headlines for a diesel emissions cheating scandal that has resulted in a $14.7-billion settlement with the U.S. government.
The settlement has been shaped to offset the smog-forming NOx emissions from the 2L diesel vehicles sold by VW during the 2009 to 2015 timeframe. Emissions from the cars were found to be as much as 40 times above legal limits, contributing to unhealthful air.
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Robyn Freeman has been named executive vice president of sales & marketing for Aljex Software, according to Aljex CEO Tom Heine. Previously executive vice president of sales, Freeman is now responsible for the rapidly growing software company's entire marketing effort, according to the company.
According to Aljex, Freeman joined the company in 2007 in sales and has risen consistently since. She was named vice president of sales in 2010, then executive vice president of sales in February this year.
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Vehicle software and its connections ot the Internet of Things (IoT) is something that at times is hard to describe. That's one reason why Wind River put together a mobile exhibit that it could take on the road to places such as the TU-Automotive Show in Detroit back in June, so it could show off its Helix chassis system designed to support next-generation connected vehicles as well as self-driving ones. (All photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)
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The new Workhorse line of tires being rolled out by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is being at mixed-service applications, primarily vocational duty-cycles, where trucks need solid on- and off-road performance.
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