Automotive production in Turkey has been declining in 2018 and 2019, but compared with other automotive segments, the bus and coach segment has proven to be more resilient.

2019 was a record year for bus and trolleybus builder, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. with record sales revenues of PLN2.6bn (EUR572m) compared with PLN1.867bn (EUR410m) in 2018 and record unit sales of 1,487 (2018: 1,226).

While there have been tenders during the last few years for electric buses in Turkey, which have then later been cancelled due to the recession, the CNG market remains in better shape, according to Cenk Yavuz, territory manager, Turkey for on-highway business of Turkey Engine Power Systems Ltd of Izmir.

Motion control systems supplier for commercial vehicles, Wabco Holdings Inc, is building a new USD20m manufacturing facility in Sakarya, Turkey.

Sweden’s Hexagon AB, a sensor, software and autonomous solutions provider, has acquired Britain’s CAEfatigue Ltd, a provider of mechanical fatigue simulation solutions used to improve manufacturing product design, quality, and reliability.

Bruno Blim, president, Renault Trucks SAS, in a televised press conference last month, outlined the market performance of Renault Trucks and gave insights into how the company was investing to meet the challenges of the future.

February 27, 2020, was the official date for compliance for fitment of fire suppression equipment in new coaches above 8t gvw in Turkey, according to local representative of advanced fire-safety technology specialist, Kidde Technologies Inc, at Busworld Turkey 2020 last month.

Wabco Holdings Inc has announced it is to sell its commercial vehicle steering systems subsidiary, RH Sheppard Co Inc to fellow CV brake specialist, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC for USD149.5m.

Western Star Trucks announced delivery of its 200,000th truck in the USA.

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş., a producer of commercial and defence vehicles in Sakarya at Busworld Turkey last month announced a strong year for commercial vehicle sales and particularly its bus division.

Trailer manufacturer, Broshuis BV and Infor, a specialist industrial business cloud software provider, which have been working together on Broshuis digitisation strategy, announced it went live last month with Infor LN and Infor other production solutions aimed at providing a better response to the needs of its customers and to support a new manufacturing strategy.

Renault Trucks SAS invoiced 54,098 vehicles to maintain its market positions in 2019 in a commercial vehicle market consisting of a very dynamic first half (up 15%) and a less buoyant second half (down 18%), according to Bruno Blim, president of Renault Trucks in a televised interview last month.