Ford
signs up Azure for Europe's electric version of Transit van Azure Dynamics will set up a plant in Europe and will take un-engined Transit Connects from Turkey and turn them into urban delivery vehicles
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Plant-derived diesel cuts NOx and CO2 emissions German trials of a renewable diesel fuel in trucks and buses show a 15 per cent reduction in NOx and up to 60 per cent in CO2, says the consortium running the tests Read
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LDV applies for administration after failing to raise funds UK-based and Russian-owned van maker LDV says it is applying to go into administration after it failed to secure further funds. Decision likely on 6 May Read more...
Daimler presses on after Indian partner pulls out Daimler Trucks is to press on
with the truck plant at Chennai after Indian partner Hero pulls out of its joint venture, citing the economic downturn Read more...
Commission opens test lab for truck emissions
European Commission puts in facilities that will enable it to come up
with the Euro VI rules on schedule in April 2010 Read more...
Daimler puts German truck plants on short-time
working
Four German plants are to go on short-time until the end of the summer,
the Mercedes owner is saying Read more...
LDV asks for UK government help to make
electric switch
Russian-owned van maker wants to do a management buyout to build electric
vehicles and needs €35 million aid to see it over the next few weeks.
UK government isn't keen Read more...
Porsche
closes offer for Scania and sells shares on to VW Porsche ends its mandatory bid for Swedish truck firm
it didn't want, and sells the shares it got on to Volkswagen which already
had majority voting rights Read more...
Daimler closes two truck plants in North
America
Tough trading conditions bring an end to truckmaking at St Thomas, Ontario
and Portland, Oregon and the end of the Sterling brand too Read
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Volvo cuts 20 per cent capacity in Belgium
and Sweden
Most of the cutback is of capacity and shifts that were only put on during
the boom, but it's a sign of tough times Read
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Wabco puts third dynamic truck testing
track in Germany
Dynamic test area will improve facilities for testing electronic stability
controls in trucks as the EU legislation comes into effect Read
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UK Transit plant set to lose jobs with
new model
Ford will switch production at its Southampton plant from the van version
of the Transit to chassis cab versions, cutting numbers from 75.000 to
35,000, when the new models come in 2011
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Daimler and Hero pick site for Indian
truck plant
German and Indian partners select a 1.6 sq km site near Chennai to build
70,000 trucks a year from 2010 Read
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Mercedes opens truck testing centre in
Germany
It has spent €80 million on advanced testing facilities at Wörth
for trucks Read
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MAN drops hydrogen research to focus
on heavy-duty diesel
German truck maker says that there is longer term benefit in looking for
developments from traditional internal combustion engines Read more...
Volvo set to build first hybrid refuse
truck Swedish truckmaker puts a diesel engine and electric motor
combination into a couple of demo dustcarts Read more...
Volvo to try out trucks that use pulp-derived
fuel Volvo Truck is trying out DME, a biofuel derived from
paper and pulp waste, as a biofuel for its vehicles Read more...
Indian authorities approve Daimler's
joint venture Daimler has done a tie-up with local company Hero and
will produce a range of small, medium and heavy trucks Read more...
MAN links satellite navigation to gear
changing
Trucks group looks to improve fuel efficiency by combining telematics
information inside the transmission to optimise
gear change Read more...
Europe's truckmakers call for global
standards
They want the same standards to apply globally so that firms from one
region won't have an advantage Read more...
Daimler rationalises its heavy duty engine
range
It's bringing the big Detroit-built engines into line across all of its
North American marques Read more...
Swedish vehicle
makers first with alco-locks
Car and truck makers in Sweden take a lead in fitting
devices to stop drunk drivers from getting their vehicles into motion Read
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MAN invests in truck making in Poland
It already builds buses on two Polish sites, but the 15,000 a yearm Niepolomice
plant is the first venture into truck building Read more...
Scania brings new Euro-5 compliant engine
on stream
The Scandinavian truckmaker is putting its new unit into trucks across
the range from September 2007 Read more...
Nissan forms three joint ventures with
Indian group
The Hinduja-owned Ashok Leyland group will join it in three ventures aimed
at the light commercials market Read more...
Engine makers rush to meet diesel demand
from China
International groups seek tie-ups as commercial vehicle demand in China
soars Read more...
Paccar and Eaton move collaboration up
a size
They've got a medium-size hybrid unit for Peterbilt, Kenworth and Daf
trucks in 2008; now they're working on a heavy-duty version
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Ricardo in tie-up with Chinese trucks
firm
The engines technology group has signed a technology deal with Sinotruk,
China's largest heavy-duty truckmaker
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Navistar set to sue Ford over F-150 engines
The truckmaker is alleging breach of contract over engine supply for the
pick-up Read more...
Scania teams
up with Luleå Scania is increasing its research into
human-machine interfaces Read more...
Next stop – hybrid buses Scania and Mercedes are working on hybrid
buses Read
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Volvo set for Chinese trucks deal The Swedish truckmaker is talking to Dongfeng about a deal to build in China Read more...
Cummins cuts off-highway emissions Engine
firm Cummins is making progress toward the stringent 2011 EPA Tier 4 and
EU Stage IIIB emissions regulations Read
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Buses test full-fat fuel Finnish oil company Neste has developed a biomass-based diesel to reduce engine emissions Read more...
Valeo catches the bus in Paris Valeo is equipping a Parisian bus operator with its regen brakes Read more...
Fuso claims first with hybrid truck
The Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck has a hybrid diesel-electric drive
and meets Japan's long-term emission goals
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New Ford Transit launched New engines, transmissions, cabin, safety and security
features are among the key improvements Read more...
Bosch adds Load Adaptive Control (LAC) to Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) Bosch has added load sensing functionality to its ESP
system to enhance the safety of light commercial vehicles Read more...
Advanced turbocharging for commercial vehicles
Following its successful debut in the BMW 535d, regulated 2-stage turbocharging
from BorgWarner Turbo Systems is now also serving the commercial vehicle
market. Read more...
Mack develops hybrid refueller
Mack Trucks, in conjunction with the United States Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO), has developed a prototype hybrid electric powertrain for Class 8 heavy-duty trucks Read more...
Scania completes new truck range
With the launch of the P- and T-series, Scania's new truck range is completed. At the same time Scania's modular engine range also becomes complete with a brand new 9-litre engine based on the same combustion chamber and technology as other Scania engines Read more...
Defying European trends
Major commercial vehicle exhibitions in mainland Europe have diminished in number since the industry downturn three or four years ago Read more...
Volvo Trucks: the story
Demand for trucks, be it heavy, medium or light, is on the increase worldwide, but the secret to world success is to be both flexible in terms of product and ridged, perhaps, in terms of production. With this in mind, Volvo Trucks has reached a fine balance Read more...
Carrying the world
Interview with Peter Wassberg, senior vice president strategic planning and business development at Volvo Trucks talks Read more...
