MAN Truck & Bus has announced that it will be extending its product range with the introduction of a new light commercial van, making it a full range supplier of commercial vehicles between 3 and 44 tons. Designated as MAN TGE, the new range of MAN light commercial vehicles was developed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles […]
Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that it held a ceremony to celebrate the start of production of the all-new Mazda CX-3 at Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (AAT), the company’s production facility in Thailand. Approximately 300 people attended the ceremony, including Mazda’s Managing Executive Officers Kiyotaka Shobuda and Kazuhisa Fujikawa as well as executives and […]
Trucks of the future are going to be a whole lot smarter. Tomorrow’s Intelligent Truck from Volvo gives you an idea what’s in store for truck drivers. We are talking about a connected vehicle that can think for itself. It can perform self diagnosis and self-repair minor problems. The truck makes its service appointments automatically. […]
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. (ETCM) is now accepting bookings for the All-New Nissan NP300 Navara, set to be launched in November 2015. Estimated prices are as follows: Double Cab Peninsular Malaysia East Malaysia 2.5VL (AT) RM125,000 RM126,000 2.5V (AT) RM115,000 RM116,000 2.5SE (AT) RM109,000 RM110,000 2.5SE (MT) RM104,000 RM105,000 2.5E (MT) RM95,000 RM96,000 […]
The international tire manufacturer and automotive supplier Continental has appointed Philippe Barabinot as the new Head of Sales & Marketing for their replacement truck tire business in the Asian-Pacific region (APAC). He will be based in Continental’s APAC headquarters for Truck Tires in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. Philippe will be responsible for contributing to Continental’s growing […]
Scania has given the green light to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) being used to power its Euro 6 range, provided the fuel used meets technical specification TS15940. Vehicles using HVO – which chemically mimics fossil-fuel-based diesel – can under optimal condition achieve up to a 90-percent reduction in CO2 emissions. HVO does not affect […]
A total of 16 finalists from both bus and truck category competed in the toughest practical finals yet which saw Saiful Nizam Abd Aziz representing Bank Simpanan Nasional Malaysia and Abdul Aziz Amir representing Shaziman Transport Sdn Bhd, Malaysia, being crowned Scania Driver Competitions 2014/2015 Malaysia-Singapore (SDC) Champions. “The purpose of the competition is to […]
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd (ETCM), the authorised distributor for Nissan vehicles in Malaysia has revealed that the new Nissan NP300 Navara will be launched next month. First unveiled in Thailand last year, the pickup truck is already available in many countries in the ASEAN region, in Australia, as well as in Europe. According […]
DAF announced that it is beginning construction of a € 100 million investment in a new, environmentally friendly cab paint factory in Westerlo, Belgium. The company is also investing to further increase capacity and efficiency of DAF’s state-of-the-art production facilities. At the Amsterdam BedrijfsautoRAI exhibition DAF will introduce many product innovations that will assist DAF […]
UD Trucks’ president, Yoshihiro Murakami has unveiled the results of a survey the company conducted recently on “the future of the truck industry,” reflecting responses from 1,100 truck buyers, truck drivers and ordinary people, as a follow-up to its survey last October’s “truck driver survey.” The study shows that over 80 per cent of […]
