UD Trucks actions decarbonisation plan with installation of solar panels.

Rudi Kuchta, head of MAN Bus says the company is to expand ICE city bus options, introduce 10.5m e-bus and launch world e-bus chassis in next two years!

First half sales ofCVs in 2022 increase by 50%.

Strong Q2 CV sales growth in the Philippines follows spectacular rebound of 130% in the same period in 2021!

Hino pulls out of Russia.

CV sales in Japan continue downward trend in 2022.

In the first half of 2022, regional sales rose by 2.5% to 703,309 units, although the CV performance of the seven different markets in the region (excludes China) was either very positive or extremely negative.

Two Hydroliners, assembled in Australia by Volgren from powertrain and chassis parts supplied by Wrightbus, will enter service in Brisbane, Queensland under French public transport provider Transdev.

The new eCanter now features an electric axle motor, allowing for a wider range of chassis configurations including GVWs between 4.25t and 8.55t, six different wheelbases between 2,500mm and 4750mm, and three battery options.

Toyota is is investing around JPY400bn in Japan and JPY325bn, or USD2.5bn, in the USA to expand its battery manufacturing capacity by up to 40 GWh. 

Phase 2 expansion of the facility will double the company’s production capacity for passenger car and light truck tyres in the U.S. to 11 million units a year, and Phase 3 will introduce a further 1 million Truck Bus and Radial tyres annually.

The Chinese manufacturer delivered 2 12.4m fuel-cell electric buses - powered by a 65kWh fuel cell propulsion system jointly developed by SinoHytec and Toyota - to Transit Systems of Brisbane.