1. Two years ago International targeted commercial fishing fleets as a special market and launched the BlueLine range with coatings made at Houston. 2. -- Buying back boats and fishing permits to reduce the commercial fleet. 3. Commercial fleets, not retail customers, are the dominant buyers of natural-gas vehicles, spokespeople for the Big Three said. 4. Despite their promise, fuel cells still pose big hurdles, and they are likely to be confined to commercial fleets, at least initially. 5. In addition, the company still sells a relatively high portion of its vehicles to commercial fleets, which negotiate lower prices by buying in bulk. 6. Like Ford and Chrysler, GM has fattened its profits by scaling back less profitable sales to commercial fleets and reducing rebates and other incentives to retail customers. 7. On the West Coast, aggressive fishing by American commercial fleets and weird weather patterns take the rap, deservedly or not. 8. The deal also will help Boeing meet growing demand for repair and maintenance of its airplanes in China, which has been rapidly expanding its commercial fleet. 9. It could also mean huge fuel savings for commercial fleets. |