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The South Korean market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw declined by 13% to 41,648 units in the first quarter of 2025 from 47,744 units in the same period last year.

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.

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

Sales of light-duty passenger vehicles (7.5 tons and below) were up in the FY 2024/25 with rate of 5.9% to register 54,807 units (51,750).

Sales of light-duty buses and coaches (7.5t & below) rose strongly in Q4 of FY2025/24 (January to March 2025) by 19.4% to register 18,310 units compared with 15,333 units in Q4 of FY2023/24.

Based in Sfax, Tunisia, KPIT engineering SUARL currently employs 574 people and functions as a dedicated nearshore development centre

What a difference a year can make! A year ago, Truck & Bus Builder attended the “E-Bus Test” in the German city of Bonn, organised yearly by the German magazine Omnibus Spiegel. It is a fantastic opportunity for European journalists to ride on and test drive the latest electric buses, some of which have yet to launch in the market. In this regard, the 2025 edition of the e-bus test was no different. However, the outlook for the electric bus market in Europe is less certain now than it was even just twelve months ago. A representative of Stadtwerke Bonn, the operator of Bonn’s urban transport system which hosted the e-bus test at its depot, told attendees at the event that it is no longer looking for incentives to purchase electric buses from the European Union. Those dried up a while ago, and the city of Dortmund – to give just one example – has gone back to purchasing diesel buses. There is not a great deal of hope either that the new government in Germany will announce further support for electric buses and charging infrastructure.

Marcopolo launched several new models in 2024 including Volare Fly 12 work commuter bus, Volare Attack Hybrid on an Agrale chassis, and started delivery of the Attivi e-bus built on its own e-chassis.

The company, founded in 1975 through the merger of five European industrial vehicle manufacturers, is marking this milestone with a year-long series of global events, special commemorative activities, and the launch of Limited Edition vehicles.

The South Korean market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw declined by 21% to 46,241 units in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 58,500 units a year earlier.