Previously announced plans for Navistar to acquire General Motor's medium duty truck business is dead. GM will continue to run the medium duty business as it has in the past, including providing sales, service and marketing support to GM dealers for its medium duty trucks. GM will continue to review strategic options for the business, including continued discussions with Navistar.

Mack Trucks, Inc. announced a major restructuring plan designed to further improve the company's competitiveness and position it for long-term industry leadership. Included in this plan is the moving of Mack's administrative headquarters and most support functions from Allentown, PA, to Greensboro, NC.

Volvo Trucks North America last week unveiled its Fuelwatch initiative to help fleet managers and truck operators achieve maximum fuel economy. Fuelwatch is a comprehensive approach to get the most out of each gallon of fuel, encompassing vehicle spec'ing, maintenance, performance monitoring and driver behavior. Volvo introduced Fuelwatch at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.

PACCAR has announced that Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks will be factory-filled with full synthetic axle lube, making PACCAR the first company to make a new, full synthetic axle lube standard on its Class 5-8 models in the United States and Canada starting this summer.

ConocoPhillips recently introduced its new Triton ECT 5W40 Full Synthetic, a premium API CJ-4 diesel engine oil designed for lubrication of modern low- emissions diesel engines with aftertreatment devices and is backward-copmatible for use in older engines specifying the previous categories of engine oils. Triton ECT 5W40 Full Synthetic will be available under the Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 Lubricants brands.

Concurrent with ConocoPhillips announcement last week that the company has introduced its new Triton ECT 5W40 Full Synthetic API CJ-4 diesel engine oil, available under the Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 Lubricants brands, ConocoPhillips has also introduced Kendall SHP® Diesel 5W40 Full Synthetic API CJ-4 diesel engine oil.

To help educate trucking fleet managers and owner- operators about how synthetic lubricants can enhance the performance and reliability of their vehicles, as well as potentially deliver fuel economy benefits, ExxonMobil yesterday introduced a new six-page color brochure for its flagship Mobil Delvac synthetic commercial vehicle lubricants.

The Misc. Synthetic Automotive Lubricants Cross Reference Chart is the 21st of a 21-chart series of the Third Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. This 21-set series consists of over 7,400 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 500 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and OEMs.