Electric trucks in action – MAN and CNL begin practical testing
Joachim Drees, chairman of the Executive Board of Man Truck & Bus AG, and his board colleague Dr. Ulrich Dilling, responsible for production and logistics, handed over the first electric trucks of the type MAN eTGM at the Steyr...
‘The Flying Passenger’ the world’s first stunt featuring a truck and a paraglider
In Volvo Trucks’ new Live Test, a paraglider and a Volvo FH are about to go on a breath taking journey. The truck needs to keep the paraglider in the air whilst giving it a lift uphill, on winding...
Babcock hauls in DAF sales dealer of the year award
Babcock’s Transport Solutions business recently scooped up the award for Best Sales Dealer Sales Operations for 2017 at the annual DAF Sales and Marketing conference held in Eindhoven, Netherlands in February this year. This accolade represented the highlight of...
Sales milestone for Daimler Trucks
Less than five years after its introduction to India, Daimler’s BharatBenz truck has sold more than 50 000 units. In addition, the plant at which it is made has exported a further 10 000 trucks to other markets.
A spokesman for the...
Fuso strengthens commitment to SA truck market
Fuso Trucks, a part of the Daimler Trucks & Buses umbrella, have strengthened their commitment to the southern African truck market by sharing a new brand claim that encompasses the original equipment manufacturer’s endeavours: Simply Better Trucks.
Fuso Trucks’ new brand claim...
Renault widens electric vehicle focus
Groupe Renault has announced the acquisition of French company Power Vehicle Innovation (PVI), with a view to accelerating growth in its light commercial vehicle business.
A statement said PVI – which converts commercial vehicles to run on natural gas or...
Hino’s long and rich history
Hino Motors, which has been the top-selling heavy and extra-heavy truck manufacturer in the Japanese market for the past 44 years, has a long and rich history which can be traced back 100 years.
The company’s beginning came with the...
FAW the truck dealer of choice in Mozambique
In August this year Choice Diesel Mozambique became the first and only independent sales and service dealer of FAW trucks in Mozambique.
The company started its journey in Mozambique trading in second hand trucks, however client’s needs have driven the...
Volkswagen ramps up Brazilian investment
Over the next five years, Volkswagen’s Truck and Bus Division will invest $447,3-million (about R6,3-billion) in modernising its Brazilian plant at Resende and renewing its product portfolio.
Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, said the Latin American region...
Mahindra commits to South Africa with assembly facility
Mahindra South Africa has joined the league of South African vehicle manufacturers with the opening of a state-of-the-art vehicle assembly facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The new vehicle assembly facility for Mahindra vehicles is located in the Dube TradePort Special Economic...
