In fiscal 2015, Volkswagen Truck & Bus maintained its Brazilian market leadership in spite of the difficult market environment. The MAN Latin America subsidiary maintained its leadership in new commercial vehicle registration statistics for the 13th consecutive year. According to the automotive industry association Anfavea, new registrations of Volkswagen and MAN brands amounted to 19,543 […]
International tyre manufacturer and automotive supplier Continental guarantees its latest products by offering an extended casing warranty in the Malaysian market with the “C3 – The ContiCasing Warranty.” The C3 warranty provides truck tyre customers with the promise that a Continental tyre will last three lives, first as a new tyre and then subsequently over […]
GMC shows the 2016 Sierra All Terrain X – a special edition of the All Terrain model, featuring exclusive premium content that enhances off-road capability and an aggressive, monochromatic appearance. The All Terrain X’s powerful attitude reflects a popular personalization trend among off-road enthusiasts, executed with the top-range refinement GMC has cultivated for years with […]
In the British haulage sector a further transport company is placing its trust in the efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid technology from Fuso. The company “Evans European Transport”, which specialises in refrigerated transport and is based in Grimsby at the mouth of the Humber where it flows into the North Sea, recently placed its trust […]
Truck makers are feeling confident for 2016 after last year saw registrations soar by 27% to a healthy 44,063 units. 2015 saw a rebound following the previous year, in which registrations were depressed by the impacts of Euro-VI introduction and European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval. Senior industry executives remain confident, however, that demand is […]
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has launched of its new 1.9-litre mHawk diesel engine. This engine, which has been derived from M&M’s existing 2.2-litre mHawk engine, will power the new Scorpio as well as the new XUV500. According to the company, the new 1.9-litre engine will deliver 120bhp in the Scorpio and 140bhp in the XUV500, which […]
Starting with the next model year, all F-150 EcoBoost models equipped with the 2.7L or 3.5L V-6 and Raptor will have the feature as standard. As with the current 2.7L models, the function can be manually overridden and the truck will automatically disable the feature when in four-wheel drive or when towing. Auto stop-start has […]
Renault has produced its millionth second-generation Kangoo. Initially released in 1998 and then redesigned in 2007, the Kangoo is now available in two forms: a leisure activity vehicle for retail customers and an LCV for the brand’s business customers. The LCV comes in a choice of three sizes – the Kangoo Compact, Kangoo Express and […]
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia continues its successful run, recording sales of 2,623 commercial vehicles in 2015, a 5.5 per cent increase from the 2014. In 2015, as the producer of Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles and FUSO trucks, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia delivered to customers a respective total of 193 units and 2,430 units. In doing so, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has effectively […]
Flexibility, economy, environmental awareness, practicality, efficiency, reliability – municipalities and operators in the waste-disposal sector, road maintenance services and in winter service demand high standards of our vehicles. These criteria are the focus of the MAN stand at IFAT 2016. Practical solutions can be found in hall C4 on the MAN stand – number 317 […]
