The Malaysian commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw continued to grow in the third quarter of 2023, albeit just slightly to 19,900 units after an 85% rebound to 19,329 units in the same period of last year.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw reversed sharply in the third quarter of 2023 after two years of strong growth.

Japan’s market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to recover in the third quarter of 2023, by 15% to 95,079 units.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, declined by over 8% to 326,720 units in the third quarter of 2023.

On the stand BAE Systems displayed its current family of motors and inverters; these included the GPM-10 and GPM-12 direct drive motors alongside a GPM-5 motor with an Eaton MD4 (Medium-Duty 4-speed) gearbox, as well as the MAPS*, MPCS**, and GPI-10 inverters.

The CJPT consortium was established initially in early 2021 through the collaborative efforts of Hino, Isuzu, and Toyota to expedite the adoption of zero-emission and connected technologies within the commercial vehicle sector.

The plan is to work together to ensure industry-leading vehicle engineering, data integration and safety features are incorporated in these buses.

  USD380m Odisha state government programme is set to deliver affordable bus transport across the state.

Lumax is anticipating a surge in demand for its products, as several OEMs, it says, are focusing heavily on the transition to electric vehicles.

Digital marketplace services specialist iQuippo Services engaged by DICV to offer clear digital sales process for sale of used trucks and buses.

Domestic sales of medium and large buses and coaches (7.5t gvw and above) increased by 43.8% in first half (April to September, 1H) of the financial year 2023-24 to register 22,250 units.

Domestic sales of buses and coaches (7.5t gvw and above) increased by 47.7% in the second quarter (July to September, Q2) of the financial year 2023-24 to register 11,321 units, up from 7,665 units in the same period of FY 2022-23.