Articulated systems specialist, Hübner Group of Kassel, Germany, has launched the SensIQ product line, aimed at increasing the safety of automated bus doors.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, rebounded by almost 32% to a combined 329,034 units in the second quarter of 2021 after plunging by over 38% to 250,023 units in the same period of last year

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw rebounded strongly in the second quarter of 2021, to 26,788 units after plunging by almost 80% to 6,452 units in the same period of last year.

Japan’s commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw expanded by just 9% to 91,928 units in the second quarter of 2021 after declining by 22% to 84,437 units a year earlier.

The Malaysian commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw surged by almost 142% to 9,820 units in the second quarter of 2021 after plunging by over 70% to 4,064 units in the same period of last year.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in the Philippines rebounded by over 130% to an estimated 21,692 units in the second quarter of 2021 after plunging by 83% to 9,426 units in the same period of last year.

South Korea’s commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw continued to grow in the second quarter of 2021, with sales rising by 5.2% to 64,525 units from 61,344 in the same period of last year, based on data released individually by vehicle manufacturers and trade associations.

Vietnam’s market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw bounced back by almost 41% year-on-year to 20,026 units in the second quarter of 2021 after declining by 23% to 14,211 units in the same period of last year.

The new facility at Millbrook Proving Ground provides expanded testing of the thermal stability and emissions of commercial vehicles.

Istanbul bus operator IETT has ordered 100 21-metre buses based on the Kent C artic range, set to be delivered in 2022.

The former general manager of Arriva will take over from Klaus Hansen.

Perschke has previously worked at Automobili Pininfarina, Audi, and Volkswagen.