Groupe Renault today announced the acquisition of French company PVI, short for Power Vehicle Innovation, with a view to accelerating the growth of its Light Commercial Vehicle business. The assets of PVI, which boasts recognised expertise in the design and conversion of commercial vehicles running on natural gas or electricity, complement those of Renault. PVI’s […]
MAN has been running the Trucknology Days as an in-house exhibition since 2008, where information meets fascination. This year’s event is expected to attract 7,000 visitors from all over the world. At the special municipal vehicle show, a huge range of body manufacturers will be exhibiting various waste collection vehicles, street sweepers and vehicles for […]
Ford has started shipping its all-new 2017 F-150 Raptor – the ultimate high-performance off-road pickup truck – to eager customers in China, marking the first time any U.S.-built F-Series truck has been officially exported to China. F-150 Raptor is a class of one among off-road performance vehicles, with purpose-built engine, chassis and suspension – all […]
Scania has launched the Scania Growth Capital for investments in high-growth companies with strategic relevance to its ecosystem in the transport- and automotive industries. Henrik Henriksson, Scania’s President and CEO, says: “Through Scania Growth Capital, Scania is looking to invest in promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies. Gaining insight and early access to business models, technology […]
The Nissan e-NV200 topped the charts to become Europe’s best-selling electric van in 2016.* The award-winning all-electric van ranked number one in 17 countries across Europe, ahead of its competitors in the category. The UK is the top market in Europe for Nissan e-NV200, followed closely by Norway and France. Sales were up 20% on […]
This is the third generation of the MAN TGX EfficientLine, which offers a 6.0% fuel saving over its predecessor. A TGS 18.420 enabled customers from the tank and silo transport sector to see for themselves the impressive payload capacities and driving safety system performance of the new MAN TGS model range, which made up half […]
Renault Trucks has just confirmed its new 24,000 square metres manufacturing plant in Algeria will be up and running this year. The plant will produce just 16-tonne trucks for now for the local markets. Renault Trucks already enjoys a 40% share of the 16-ton market in Algeria and employees around 600 people in the country. […]
Tata Motors today unleashed the future of mass public transportation at its facility in India – The Starbus Electric 9m, the Starbus Electric 12m, and the Starbus Hybrid; all designed, developed and powered by alternate fuels to meet the current and future passenger transportation needs of smart cities. The company also showcased the country’s first […]
A new group of apprentices have earned their tools to enter the automotive engineering technology sector recently to meet the demand for skilled manpower in the country under an apprenticeship programme by Scania. The program was designed to develop more skilled technicians for Malaysia’s growing commercial automotive sector to fulfill the needs of the nation […]
Arriva, a multinational European public transport company based in England, has made a substantial investment in its fleet, purchasing 174 new Volvo B5LH double deck hybrid buses. The vehicles have recently been delivered, adding to the existing batch of 44 Volvo hybrid buses the company purchased in 2013 for its North West services. From the order, 123 […]
