Diesel Developments In U.S.A.
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UNTIL now, diesel-powered vehicles have not been much in evidence on U.S. roads but, faced with persistent demands by hauliers for more economical vehicles to offset rising costs, manufacturers are now showing increased interest in diesel possibilities. Last year, only 2.5 per cent. of total U.S. factory sales of lorries were dieselpowered. These represented, in the main, heavy-duty vehicles. This autumn, however, many smaller lorries will have diesel engines. Studebaker Packard, International Harvester, Chevrolet and White Motor Co. are all offering diesel-engined vehicles this year, while Ford, having introduced diesels in its heavy lorries towards the end of 1960, now expects to have two new, smaller diesel units for medium-sized lorries.