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 […]
Tata Motors has appointed former Daimler executive Guenter Butschek as its CEO, two years after the death of previous chief Karl Slym. The 55-year-old executive is expected to join the company by Feb. 15, Tata Motors said this Monday in a press statement. Butschek will lead Tata Motors’ operations in India and in international markets […]
2016 promises to be a big year for Opal Auto Mart with a merger making it the largest extended warranty provider and administrator in the country. Opal Auto Mart, with its recent merger with another leading extended warranty company provider EWP Services will be rebranded to Opal warranty, thus making Opal Warranty the largest extended […]
Daimler Trucks is setting the course for a return to the Iranian market, having signed letters of intent with its local cooperation partners Iran Khodro Diesel (IKD) and the Mammut Group. Daimler AG have already had successful business relations with IKD for the past 50 years. IKD is a subsidiary of Iran Khodro […]
