The Philippines market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to edge lower in the second quarter of 2023 following a strong rebound to 28,002 units in the same period of last year.

Hariphil Asia Resources Inc (HARI), the Manila-based distributor of Hyundai commercial vehicles, launched the light-duty public bus after it was issued with a Certificate of Compliance (COC) in July by the Department of Transportation.

The company received an order for 900 new-generation eCanters from the Japanese leasing company, Yamato Transport. This marks the largest single order of the Next-Gen FUSO eCanter so far.

KTB of launches Fuso's latest eCanter truck model in Indonesia.

Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong - all are RHD markets i.e. drive on the left - are the first markets to receive Scania's battery electric trucks.

With production set for 2027, the plant will be responsible for producing air handling units for air conditioners as well as full air conditioning systems.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to grow in the second quarter of 2023, albeit at the much slower pace of 5% following a 26% jump in the same period of last year.

The Malaysian commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw weakened slightly in the second quarter of 2023, with sales falling by 3% after volumes almost doubled in the same period of last year as the economy rebounded from the previous year’s lockdowns.

Japan’s commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw continued to recover in the second quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 11%compared with the same period a year earlier.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, declined by almost 9% to 308,421 units in the second quarter of 2023 from 338,668 units.

Hino Motors USA has appointed Davey Jung to the position of President, CEO and Chairman of the Board effective immediately. Jung succeeds outgoing President, Masamichi Mizukoshi who is retiring.

With production expected to be completed by the end of 2026, the USD 550 million investment is expected to create 380 jobs and support the increased production of CV tyres, all equipped with RFID (radio frequency identification) tags that enable more efficient asset management, including retreading.