he Thai market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw is estimated to have declined by a further 21% year-on-year to 40,051 units in the second quarter of 2025.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw declined by 12% to 27,007 units the second quarter of 2025, following a 10% fall to 30,717 units in the same period of last year.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to decline in the second quarter of 2025, falling by almost 10% year-on-year to 48,217 units following a 13% drop to 53,329 units in the same period last year.

Malaysia’s market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw declined by a further 6% year-on-year to 15,204 units in the second quarter of 2025.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in Japan increased by just 1% to 81,895 units in the second quarter of 2025, from weak year-earlier sales of 81,114 units.

Overall, in the first six months of this year registrations across East Asia fell marginally compared with the same period in 2024.

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Sales of light-duty buses and coaches (GVW ≤ 7.5t) grew by 8.8%, reaching 16,949 units in Q1 FY2025-26, compared with 15,571 units in Q1 FY2024-25.

At this year’s Cenex Expo, held at the Millbrook Proving Ground between 3-4 September, Bristol-based tech company Fusion Processing Ltd showcased a self-driving bus produced in partnership with Alexander Dennis for deployment on public roads in Cambridgeshire.Truck & Bus Builder spoke again with Jim Hutchinson, Fusion’s chief executive officer, to get an update on the company.

Three natural gas engines - N60 NG, N67 NG, and Cursor 13 NG models - are being built at FPT's factory in Cordoba.

The six-month period was notably boosted by sales in June, which grew by 361.5% with 480 registrations.