Thailand’s government said it plans to make B10 biodiesel available at 340 filling stations across the country this year, with the roll-out starting at the end of May.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation said it has completed its investment in the Campus Plus project, which was first launched in 2017 to bring all headquarter functions together in a main “Product Centre” building at its Kawasaki Plant.

Hino Motors Corporation in April began construction of a new assembly plant in Khimki, near Moscow, to supply the local market with light and medium trucks.

Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled a full electric tri-axle double-deck city bus, which is a first of its kind for Hyundai and is part of the company’s effort to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

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 Vietnamese market for pick-up trucks rebounded by 23% to 5,493 units in the first quarter from 4,466 units a year earlier, with imports from Thailand recovering strongly from last year’s customs delays following the introduction of new regulations at the beginning of last year.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in Vietnam continued to decline in the first quarter of 2019, by over 17% to 15,277 units from 18,489 units in the same period of last year, based on data compiled by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.

Sales of pickup trucks and derivatives rose by more than 12% to 132,705 units in the first quarter of 2019 from an already buoyant 118,252 sales in the same period of last year, driven by strong consumer sentiment and rising incomes.

The Thai commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw expanded by 12% to 144,283 units in the first quarter of 2019 from 128,861 units in the same period of last year, according to data compiled by www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com from various industry sources.

Sales of pickup trucks declined by 17.7% to 7,698 units in the first quarter of 2019 from an unchanged 9,358 units in the same period a year earlier, reflecting a broad-based decline in economic growth.

The Malaysian commercial vehicle market above 2 tons gvw declined by almost 15% to 12,431 units in the first quarter of 2019 from 14,549 units a year earlier, as the economic growth in the country continued to weaken.