The news that Roger Penske had decided to pull out of the Australian Supercar Championship and his six year partnership with Dick Johnson Racing sent rumours about a possible imminent departure from the Australian truck […]
Partnership talks between General Motors and Nikola to build electric and fuel-cell pick up trucks together are still going ahead GM President Mark Reuss has told US media. GM and Nikola have yet to finalise […]
Volvo boss Martin Merrick says the company’s controversial decision to not participate in the Brisbane Truck Show is one that was made locally and will definitely not be reversed, even if restrictions on borders and […]
Volvo Group Australia boss Martin Merrick has told Truck and Bus News that the company will have its first full electric Volvo test trucks on Australian roads by the end of this year. “We will […]
Hino has revealed that leading door distribution company, Bidfood Australia has taken delivery of the 125,000th Hino truck to be sold in Australia, with the the company taking delivery of the vehicle handed at its […]
Its one of those why haven’t they thought of this before moments, but in a research partnership, Scania has announced it will develop a solar cell clad trailer to power a plug-in hybrid truck. Initial […]
A regulation and policy expert from UNSW Arts & Social Sciences,Dr Christopher Walker, says Australia needs to put pressure on the trucking industry to improve safety standards and relying on regulation through licensing will never […]
US market analysts have identified Toyota and Hino’s recent announcement of a hydrogen fuel cell truck program as a harbinger of problems for the strife riddled hydrogen truck start up Nikola, with one commentator identifying […]
Traton has announced it has agreed to raise its takeover bid for Navistar International to $US44.50 per share up from its earlier bid of $US43, and indicated it may be closing in on the protracted […]
Power comes from LDV’s own two-litre, four-cylinder turbodiesel which pumps out maximum power of 110kW and torque of 375Nm from 1,500rpm. The turbodiesel is available with stop/start engine technology, and is mated to either a […]
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