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 […]
The first Euro 6-compliant Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT (Natural Gas Technology) has been delivered to Vienna International Airport. The natural-gas-powered truck will operate as a catering truck equipped with a lifting mechanism manufactured by Doll. Econic’s low cab enables a very low delivery height from catering vehicle to plane, which means that all the more widespread […]
In an effort to give those looking for a truck a first look on the Internet, Mercedes-Benz has been offering all its truck customers the option to gather information about vehicle solutions using the Truck Online Configurator (TOC) for many years. However, the TOC has now been further improved and made compatible with the latest […]
DRB-HICOM Commercial Vehicles (DHCV) a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Berhad (DRB-HICOM) marked another significant milestone with the opening of its Head Office and comprehensive 3S (Sales, Service and Spare-Parts)Centre in Selayang, Selangor. This further augments DHCV’s commitment to revive the Tata brand in the Malaysian market. The state-of-the-art 3S Centre had been established and […]
