A framework agreement for the delivery of 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros with Euro VI engines has been signed by Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Girteka Logistics, a Lithuanian logistics company, earlier this month. The agreement will be an important milestone in the partnership between Girteka Logistics and Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The majority of the trucks will be handed over […]
Scania and Ericsson announced their joint research efforts to accelerate the connectivity of commercial vehicles and infrastructure. Both companies said they are convinced that advances in communications technologies and future deployments of 5G networks will enable improvements in the transport of people and cargo. “We’ve been speaking about introducing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications for […]
Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Malaysia officially previewed the all-new Mitsubishi Outlander SUV today, ahead of its official launch in April. Scheduled to arrive at all Mitsubishi showrooms nationwide by April, customers may already place their bookings of the Outlander SUV starting from today. “I am optimistic that the […]
Land Rover is celebrating the production of its 500,000th Range Rover Evoque at Halewood, just over four years after deliveries of the luxury compact SUV commenced. Evoque is the fastest-selling and most successful Land Rover ever produced, having become the quickest to reach the half-a-million vehicle production landmark. One in every three Land Rovers […]
McLaren-Honda has just announced that Volvo Trucks is the official supplier of trucks and haulage to its Formula 1 team. The partnership will see McLaren-Honda take delivery of a brand new fleet of 24 state-of-the-art Volvo FH Series trucks for the duration of the four-year agreement. They will provide essential transport solutions and logistics support for […]
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced the first full-redesign of the Pajero Sport mid-size SUV in seven years in Thailand, where it is produced at Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co. Ltd.’s Laem Chabang Plant. Sales start in Thailand from this fall, and MMC plans to introduce the all-new Pajero Sport sequentially in Australia, the ASEAN nations, the […]
Today’s Euro VI standard enforces a large reduction in pollutants, with over 99% reduction in Particulate Matter and over 97% reduction in NOx – both a danger to human health. CO2 is not currently included in any truck emissions standard as it is not a regulated emission. However, It is directly linked to fuel use, […]
The last Paris Climate Change Conference put vehicle emissions firmly back on the agenda. With world leaders gathering to negotiate tighter emissions targets for our planet, companies relying on and producing heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) took note. For almost three decades Europe has sought to control HDV emissions in a bid to protect human health and […]
To coincide with London Fashion Week 2016, Land Rover has released a film of its collaboration with British designer, Sir Paul Smith, to create a bespoke Defender – which was revealed ahead of the last of the current Defenders reaching the end of production. Paul worked closely with Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) design […]
Groupe Renault today announced that its Sandouville plant in northwest France will build the next-generation light commercial vehicle for Nissan. Nissan NV300 production shall increase the factory’s output by 100,000 units between 2016 and 2026. A three-year work and €230 million investment have transformed Sandouville, near Le Havre, into a center of excellence for van […]
