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 Thai market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw plunged by over 34% to an estimated 94,255 units in the second quarter of 2021 from 70,151 units in the same period of last year.

Chinese automaker, BYD Inc, based in Shenzhen, China has unveiled its third-generation editions of the multi-purpose 6F and 8TT electric trucks for the North American markets.

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

Quantron aims to release fuel-electric trucks powered by Ballard's FCmove power modules in Germany in the second half of 2022.

The order for 10 VMC 1200 trucks will be delivered to an undisclosed private operator in British Columbia in the first quarter of 2022.

The low-floor 12-metre bus, based on an EV Dynamics bus already in operation in Asia, will come initially in a battery-electric variant and later in a fuel-cell electric variant.

Bus and defence vehicle manufacturer, Otokar, based in Sakarya, Turkey, has launched the new 12-metre electric low floor city bus, the e-Kent C. The series production model varies from the prototype electric model first unveiled some two years ago at Stockholm, Sweden.

The Hamburg TruckPilot, a collaboration between MAN and HHLA, put autonomous trucks into service with freight forwarding agent Jakob Weets at the Port of Hamburg.