Competition in the Philippine light truck and bus market has intensified significantly in recent months with the launch of the Isuzu Traviz and the return of the Mitsubishi L300 at the end of September.

Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia has announced he plans to increase crude palm oil content in diesel used by vehicles in the country to 30% at the beginning of next year, up from the current 20%.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation introduced six new variants of its medium-duty Fighter truck at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Jakarta in July.

PT Daimler Commercial Vehicles Indonesia in March used the show to launch its latest version of the Mercedes-Benz OF 917 front-engine bus chassis.

The Indonesian pickup truck market declined by almost 17% to 5,222 units in the first quarter after growing by two-thirds to 6,280 units in the same period a year earlier.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw declined by 9.4% to 39,824 units in the first quarter of 2019 from strong year-earlier sales of 43,936 units, based on www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com analysis of vehicle wholesale data.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to rebound in the fourth quarter of 2018, with sales rising by over 20% to 49,018 units from 40,669 units a year earlier, based on AsiaMotorBusiness analysis of industry data.

At the beginning of the year, Daimler Buses launched two new public transport bus models on the Indonesian market, these were based on the chassis models of Mercedes-Benz OF 1623 RF and O500RS 1836, which the company says offer passengers improved levels of safety and comfort.

Giti's claim this tyre follows a four-year design and test period on several different fleet types across various diverse sectors.