Articles by Jon Thomson

Bustech is again proving the Australian manufacturing industry is not dead with a major contract win to supply 100 low emission buses to Tasmania’s Metro network. The deal, worth $45 million over the next four […]

Truck and Bus News attended last week’s launch of Iveco’s latest Eurocargo and Daily Euro VI models and was impressed by the new lineup. The Daily van range is headed by a new seven-tonnes GVM […]

Freightliner has confirmed the Argosy will have a new engine option, with the new Cummins X15 on offer as well as the Detroit DD15. The new engine line up makes Freightliner the only manufacture with […]

Following the success of hydrogen technology in passenger cars, Toyota has ramped up its fuel-cell technology for use in heavy trucks. Toyota scaled up the technology used in the Mirai to create a silent and […]

Toyota has released an updated Coaster to mark the 40th anniversary of the bus model’s introduction to the Australian market. The 2017 Coaster is said to be stronger, safer and more comfortable with updated suspension, […]

Hyundai Motor Company has announced it will reveal its first electric bus in South Korea next month ahead of its mass production run next year. The debut will take place on the first day of […]

Commercial vehicles are high on the agenda at electric vehicle leader Tesla, with CEO Elon Musk confirming over social media platform Twitter that its truck will be unveiled to the world in September. Musk also […]

Daimler’s Japanese offering Fuso has introduced a standard five year warranty across all new trucks and Rosa bus models, making it the only Japanese manufacturer on the Australian market with such a guarantee. The warranty […]