UD Trucks’ president, Yoshihiro Murakami has unveiled the results of a survey the company conducted recently on “the future of the truck industry,” reflecting responses from 1,100 truck buyers, truck drivers and ordinary people, as a follow-up to its survey last October’s “truck driver survey.” The study shows that over 80 per cent of […]
The first Euro 6-compliant Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT (Natural Gas Technology) has been delivered to Vienna International Airport. The natural-gas-powered truck will operate as a catering truck equipped with a lifting mechanism manufactured by Doll. Econic’s low cab enables a very low delivery height from catering vehicle to plane, which means that all the more widespread […]
MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn. Bhd. Managing Director Mr. Hartmut Mueller speaks to us about the next step for the company in Malaysia, it growth, new products, expansion of its after sales and the reasons why we should take note of the name MAN in the coming months. QUESTION: Mr. Mueller, can you briefly explain […]
In an effort to give those looking for a truck a first look on the Internet, Mercedes-Benz has been offering all its truck customers the option to gather information about vehicle solutions using the Truck Online Configurator (TOC) for many years. However, the TOC has now been further improved and made compatible with the latest […]
DRB-HICOM Commercial Vehicles (DHCV) a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Berhad (DRB-HICOM) marked another significant milestone with the opening of its Head Office and comprehensive 3S (Sales, Service and Spare-Parts)Centre in Selayang, Selangor. This further augments DHCV’s commitment to revive the Tata brand in the Malaysian market. The state-of-the-art 3S Centre had been established and […]
BYD, the world’s biggest battery electric bus maker, in collaboration with TransJakarta, and Steady Safe, one of the biggest public transit operators in Indonesia, officially announced the introduction of BYD’s pure electric buses in Jakarta’s BRT System. The governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced that the BYD fully electric buses will soon start operating […]
In an effort to promote the upcoming KenTrade Trading Challenge organised by Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad in collaboration with Volkswagen Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the company unveiled the 20-foot KenTrade Trading Challenge truck. The truck, which is loaded with the challenges’s grand prize – a Volkswagen Beetle 1.2 TSI, will be going around prominent […]
Renault Trucks will be presenting its latest firefighting range at the upcoming 122nd French Firefighters’ National Convention in Agen, France from 23 to 26 September. The company announced that it will be displaying a broad selection from its Fire and Rescue offering: vehicles from 2.8 to 32 tonnes; featuring new chassis layouts, new Renault Trucks […]
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) unveiled the FZ 4928 medium-heavy duty truck last month at South East Asia’s biggest automotive exhibition, the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2015, which was held from the 20-30th of August at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE), South Tangerang, Indonesia. The truck FUSO’s first model to be offered […]
In an effort to celebrate selling one million units of the Hilux in South Africa, Toyota released a special, one-off, high-powered Hilux. To do this, Toyota Motorsport boss Glyn Hall sourced the V8 5.0-liter engine from a Lexus IS-F and further massaged to deliver 455 PS at 6,000 rpm. The engine specification is very similar to […]
