Putting aside all the diesel emissions scandal currently facing Volkswagen, diesel has been making successful inroads in Malaysia and the rest of South East Asia for the passenger vehicle market, especially with lifestyle pickup trucks and SUV’s based on these pickup trucks. These diesel powered pickup truck have become so popular that the Isuzu is […]
Toyota Motor Corporation will begin to sell fuel cell buses (FC buses) under the Toyota brand from early 2017. Having already undergone repeated field tests for practical use, the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to utilize two of these FC buses (model name: Toyota FC Bus) as fixed-route buses. Toyota plans […]
The DAF XF 460 FT Super Space Cab won the prestigious ‘Master Truck of the Year 2016’. The XF won the award for its leading overall efficiency and driver comfort. DAF Trucks’ extensive network of highly professional European dealers were instrumental in selecting the XF as ‘Master Truck of the Year 2016’. The Master Truck […]
Scania is teaming up with McNeilus to showcase its first concrete mixer trucks for the Mexican market, at the Mexican Association of Concrete Industries’ congress in Cancun from 19 to 22 October. The truck being displayed at the congress, one of the most important events in the concrete industry’s calendar, is a P 310 C6x4HZ […]
Daimler Buses is cutting buses’ fuel consumption thanks to electrohydraulic power steering (EHPS). The fully integrated system replaces the conventional power steering pumps used nowadays in all buses with a gross weight of over 7.5 t. Thanks to the demand-based actuation of the electric power steering pump, which had previously been powered by the combustion […]
Although the Georgian capital Tbilisi is a holiday destination for some, it is still an insider tip, despite its rich history. However, it is not just tourists who find it a worthwhile place to visit – several sales representatives from MAN Truck & Bus also had a very rewarding trip there in July this year, […]
Leading transportation service provider, Lee Ting San Group of Companies (LTS Group) has been named Malaysia’s Cargo Line A (CLA) Customer of the Year 2016 by MAN Truck and Bus. LTS Group is largest container haulier in Malaysia and commands a fleet of close to 1,000 vehicles that support its nationwide and cross-border transportation services. […]
Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd, which distributes and markets BHPetrol fuel recently launched the new BHPetrol Infiniti Diesel using the latest German additive specially engineered for modern diesel engines. This follows on from the first introduction of Euro-5 diesel in Malaysia by Boustead Petroleum Marketing in November 2014. This new Infiniti Diesel with the new […]
Daimler Trucks announced that it is enhancing its position in commercial vehicles in its core market Indonesia. The Daimler Trucks subsidiary FUSO (Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, MFTBC), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), and the Indonesian company PT Krama Yudha (KY) have signed a respective framework agreement. As part of this agreement, […]
BYD, the fast growing supplier of pure electric buses to cities across Europe, today confirmed its commitment to the market with the announcement of a €20 million investment in a bus assembly plant in the northern Hungarian city of Komárom. The plant which will eventually employ up to 300 people and be capable of assembling […]
