MAN celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Munich plant by holding a big family open day for its employees and their families on Saturday 25 July 2015. Approximately 30,000 guests graced the huge event. The anniversary also saw a parade of historic trucks which went on for a few hours. According to MAN, the vintage […]
BYD has delivered yet another 10 units of its buses to the Campinas City Administration in Brazil, earlier this month. Campinas is a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and will be the first in the country to have a fleet of fully electric, zero emission buses operating in its […]
In the next stage of development for their jointly-developed fuel cell bus, Toyota Motor Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd. will carry out field tests in Tokyo from July 24 to July 30, hoping to accelerate technological development of the bus with the aim of bringing it to market. These field tests will help determine the […]
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that production of the freshened Mazda BT-50 pickup truck began yesterday at the company’s manufacturing plant in Thailand. The company said that it plans to start introducing the freshened model from the second half of 2015, starting with Thailand and Australia. In case you’re wondering what’s new, the new BT-50 […]
Scania’s market share in Europe reached a record high 17.2 percent during the first half of 2015. The increase was connected to the early and very successful introduction of the Euro 6 range and sales activities in new segments, among other things. Scania increased its market share in the European truck market to 17.2 percent […]
Tata Motors has bagged an order to supply around 1,200 vehicles of its high-mobility 6X6 multi-axle trucks, from the Indian Army – the single largest order awarded to an Indian private original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in land systems under the DPP by the Indian army. The order for 6X6 vehicles is for ‘material handling cranes’ for the […]
Scania has delivered 36 gas-powered buses to passenger transport company Nobina in Norway. This marks a Scania break-through for gas buses in Norway. Norway is the newest market to which Scania delivers gas buses. Recently, public transport companies in Colombia and Indonesia have also taken deliveries of Scania gas buses. The new Scania OmniExpress 3.20 […]
MAN has released a ’100 Years Edition’ of the MAN Lion’s Coach to mark the product’s anniversary. The vehicle is now available in a limited run of 100 units. The Lion’s Coach is a high-deck touring coach and a true all-rounder on the road, providing value for operators and comfort for passengers. The ’100 Years […]
The 100% electric trucks from the BMW Group and the Scherm group will be in service from today onwards. This means the BMW Group will be the first automobile manufacturer in Europe to use a 40-ton electric truck for material transport on public roads. It was launched at the BMW Group Plant in Munich by […]
The world’s first pure electric zero emission double decker bus, designed and built by BYD, is to enter service London in October the Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced. “Many believed that a pure electric double deck bus would not be possible due to the size of the battery packs required to power it”, […]
