Ford has introduced the new Ranger Wildtrak in Thailand yesterday. In terms of exterior design, the new Wildtrak comes with a “sports hoop,” special graphics and dark liquid metallic gray accents. The truck also has fog lights and exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels. It will be available in five colors including Aluminum Metallic, Black Mica, Cool […]
Italian coach operator “Autolinee Marino” has taken delivery of the 2500th Setra double-decker coach to be manufactured in Neu-Ulm. The S 431 DT is also the 250th vehicle of its type to feature a Euro VI engine. The milestone coach, fitted with 80 “Setra Voyage Plus” seats and two club tables, is part of an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Swedish Workplace HIV/AIDS Programme’s (SWHAP) Most Comprehensive Programme Achievement Award 2014 was presented to Scania South Africa primarily for its employee support programme. John Viner, Programme manager at SWHAP explains: “The employee support programme assists in early diagnosis, access to treatment and continuous support for employees and their families. Currently over 90 percent of Scania’s employees […]
Less than three years after the market launch of the BharatBenz brand, Daimler’s commercial vehicles division in India is already heralding its next phase of growth. Today, Daimler Trucks and Buses is opening a new bus plant at its Chennai production facility in the south east of the country. The company also revealed its […]
Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that cumulative production of the Mazda CX-5 surpassed one million units at the end of April 2015. Taking only three years and five months since production commenced in November 2011, the CX-5 is the second fastest Mazda model to reach the milestone one-million-unit mark, following the Mazda3 (known as Mazda […]
DAF has expanded its range with two special versions of the XF Euro 6: the XF ride on truck and XF pedal truck. Specifically designed for those who dream of having their own DAF but are still a bit too young, the pedal trucks come in the attractive DAF orange and are available with immediate […]
