Mercedes Benz trucks were the big movers in the latest monthly sales figures released by TIC with the German maker’s new Actros range starting to gain some traction and capturing 6.8 per cent of the […]
Hino has announced a massive investment plan to strengthen its U.S. operations with the introduction of a new truck line and new manufacturing facilities. At a press conference this week, Hino announced its plan to […]
Quietly almost surreptitiously Daimler Truck and Bus has been moved into a new stand alone corporate entity in Australia moving it out of the structure of Mercedes Benz Australia and its car and van divisions. […]
Navistar’s big announcement at the Atlanta Truck Show was that with its equity partner Volkswagen it is in planning to develop a big-bore 15-liter engine for use in International Trucks. “We believe a proprietary powertrain […]
Allison used the Atlanta Truck show to announce plans for its new nine-speed fully automatic transmission due in 2020. The new nine-speed transmission has a deep first gear ratio, includes an integral engine stop-start system\ […]
At last week’s Atlanta Truck Show there were two major announcements from transmission makers that will shake up things in the self shifter market over the next couple of years. Both Allison and the new […]
Renault has announced it will begin direct sales of the Kangoo Z.E. (Zero Emissions) compact van in Australia in November this year. The French importer made the announcement yesterday as interest in fully electrtic vehicles […]
Palmer Coaches’ Concept Coach stole the show at this week’s Australasia Bus and Coach Expo on the Gold Coast. The handsome, titanium coloured Scania K450 was commissioned by Palmer Coaches’ owner Rick Palmer and features […]
Think how Uber has turned the taxi (ride sharing) industry on its head and then transfer that idea to a mini-bus operation and you have the basis of for what is called Bridj on demand […]
Yutong has moved to cement its position at the top of the world bus manufacturing tree with a high tech, luxury coach called the T12. Completely new from the wheels up, the T12 uses a […]
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