Month: June 2015
Launch

Nissan launches NV200 Taxi in Japan

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. launched the NV200 Taxi, an all new generation taxi, in Tokyo yesterday. The NV200 Taxi is based on the popular Nissan NV200 (NV200 Vanette in Japan), a multi-purpose commercial vehicle that has garnered worldwide recognition. About 700 units of NV200 Taxi have already been operating in the New York City, USA […]

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Commercial Vehicles

Tata launches flagship showroom in Saudi Arabia

Tata Motors, has opened its flagship showroom and service facility in Riyadh. Manahil International Company, a unit of Mohamed Yousuf Naghi & Brothers Group (MYNG) and the sole authorized distributor of Tata Motors Ltd in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has opened the state of the art showroom and service facility in Riyadh for their valuable […]

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Commercial Vehicles

Scania to test electrically powered trucks in real-life conditions

In February 2016, Scania will start testing electric trucks on the electric road which will become a reality as the Swedish Transport Administration has now approved support for the Gävle Electric Road project. The project will demonstrate and evaluate conductive technology, which involves electrical transmission through overhead lines above vehicles equipped with a pantograph power […]

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Truck Racing

FIA European Truck Racing Championship, Misano 2015

Last weekend concluded the first twin-round pairing in this year’s FIA European Truck Racing Championship. Two rounds on consecutive weekends — there’s three more of those to come. In any event, Spielberg and Misano are among the more sensible race tracks given the fact that only around 650 km separate the Red Bull Ring in Austria from […]

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Commercial Vehicles

Renault Trucks offers “JPM Tipper” Master

Renault Trucks France is extending its range of fully bodied light commercial vehicles with a new ready-to-drive offering: the “JPM Tipper” Renault Master. This vehicle, a Renault Trucks exclusive, has a chassis equipped with a JPM tipper straight off the production line, thereby reducing delivery times to customers. Renault Trucks France offers its LCV customers […]

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Commercial Vehicles Safety & Compliance

Volvo Trucks’ study reveals how to reduce unplanned standstills

An unplanned standstill is one of the most problematic issues that can affect a haulage firm. Apart from the inconvenience for the driver, it creates extra costs for repairs, lost transport revenue and, in the worst-case scenario, a damage to customer reputation. “Since the transport industry already operates with very small margins, an unplanned standstill hits […]

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