The Philippine market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw expanded by over 16% to 32,558 units in the first quarter of 2025.

The Malaysian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw plunged by almost 31% to 11,981 units in the first quarter of 2025 from an already weak 17,189 units a year earlier.

PEI announced that it has worked with Spanish bus manufacturer Castrosua to develop an articulated version of the ‘Nelec’ electric bus range which is mounted on a chassis supplied by China’s BYD.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw increased by over 15% to 31,295 units in the first quarter of 2025 from very weak year-earlier levels.

Through the acquisition of GreenMot, REV Mobilities has taken ownership of retrofit kit solutions approved by the French government for Iveco ‘Crossway’ Euro 6 and ‘Crossway Low Entry’ Euro 5 buses.

The Japanese market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw rebounded by 12% to 92,278 units in the first quarter of 2025.

Buses to be produced at its new plant in Vietnam.

The order is worth INR 297.85 crore (USD35m) to supply 320 diesel (BSVI) 12-metre ultra-low entry rear-engine buses to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.

Series production of the fifth-generation OptiRide began last year for an unnamed European commercial vehicle manufacturer; now, ZF is also supplying the system to Hyundai.

The investment is scheduled for the fourth quarter of FY2025-26 and is aimed at supporting the ongoing capital expenditure and growth plans of Switch Mobility.

This initiative aims to promote energy-efficient tyre manufacturing, strengthen domestic supply chains, and create employment opportunities, says JK Tyres.

Providing 356 kilowatt hours of energy storage, these battery packs carry nickel-manganese-cobalt cells which are packaged at MAN’s facility in Nuremberg.