The superb Sprinter has scooped the highly-prized ‘Fleet Van of the Year’ accolade at the Motor Transport Awards for the ninth year – smashing its own record in the number of times this honour has been claimed by Mercedes-Benz Vans. The Sprinter emerged victorious with its latest makeover giving the van a fresh new look, […]
Global renewable energy giant BYD Company Ltd. – the world’s largest battery manufacturer – and EDF (Electricité de France) have recently gathered at the BYD headquarters in Shenzhen, China, to sign a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop energy storage in both companies’ global subsidiaries and markets where they operate. EDF branches in the United […]
Volvo continues to shine a spotlight on strong teamwork and problem-solving skills through this year’s Asia Pacific VISTA Competition that concluded this month with more than 18,500 aftermarket personnel participation worldwide. The 2015-2016 installment of the international competition roped in more than 4,000 participants from Asia Pacific alone, doubling the number of entry from the […]
Renault took the wraps off Renault Alaskan, a one-tonne pick-up that takes a completely fresh approach to the pickup segment, including a stunning look that incorporates an imposing front-end. Both robust and comfortable, Alaskan delivers exceptional driving comfort enhanced with a cutting edge five-link rear suspension and a tough, fully boxed frame. Alaskan is a […]
If you love taking selfies, here’s your chance to also win some great prizes in Scania Malaysia’s ‘ITSASCANIA’ Facebook contest and win weekly prizes of Scania merchandise and a Grand Prize of a tablet worth up to RM4,000. The contest that runs till 31 July, 2016 is great for passengers of bus and […]
DHL Freight, one of the leading suppliers of road transport in Europe, is now further expanding its multimodal network and linking Asian overland and intermodal transportation operations with Europe and North Africa. This was announced by DHL at a joint event with Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) at the logport site in Duisburg-Rheinhausen. DHL is further […]
Scania has supplied Bullocks Coaches in Cheadle with two K 360 IB Scania Irizar i6 coaches. The 53-seater vehicles have leather headrests, three-point seatbelts, centre washroom, Bosch professional line AV systems and kerb lighting systems. Scania also delivered to Kent last week. Bayliss Executive Travel has taken delivery of its first new Scania coach, one of three […]
The move towards natural gas being used as a viable alternative to diesel in road haulage have seen a boost this week, with the European launch of the world’s first long haul truck powered entirely by the fuel. The Iveco Stralis NP can run on compressed or liquid natural gas, and unlike other trucks powered […]
MAN Diesel & Turbo has passed a significant milestone with the announcement that it has delivered its 1,000th turbocharger to two-stage turbocharged applications. MAN has a long history in two-stage turbocharging and first evaluated the technology back in the 1970s. In late-2000, MAN focused on the technology to improve its four-stroke portfolio, resulting in the […]
car2go, the car-sharing provider which is part of the Daimler Group, will be opening its 31st international location in Brussels in October 2016. The world’s largest free-floating car-sharer starts up business with 300 vehicles in an area covering around 50 km² in the city of Brussels. As usual, car2go will be using almost exclusively smart […]
