Daimler opens new Regional Center for commercial vehicles in Chennai

Just seven months after the opening of the first Regional Center for commercial vehicles in Dubai, Daimler AG has completed the regionalisation of its sales and service organisation for its commercial vehicle business in key regions of growth. The opening of the Regional Center

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Scania expands its offering in Japan

After five years selling tractor units in Japan, Scania has now expanded its offering to include rigid trucks. Rigids account for more than 80 per cent of the Japanese truck market.

For the past five years, Scania Japan has delivered a range of tractor units, including heavy-haulage

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Daimler puts new safety technology on the road in all its commercial-vehicle divisions

The commercial vehicle divisions of Daimler AG are forging ahead with the development of safety and assistance systems for deployment in trucks, buses and vans. The ambitious goal is to avoid dangerous situations and thus to realise the vision of accident-free

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Daimler opens new bus plant in Colombia and expands its bus business in Latin America

Daimler is further expanding its bus business in Latin America - the wholly owned subsidiary Daimler Colombia S. A. is opening a new bus plant in Funza near Bogota with an installed capacity of 4,000 units per year. To this end, US$ 2-million are being invested in the bus

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Tata Motors to assemble light commercial vehicles in Tunisia

Tata Motors and its Tunisian partner ICAR S.A., the industrial subsidiary of Le Motor SA, announced the industrial launch of Tata Motors light commercial vehicle assembly in the presence of Ambassador of the Republic of India Nagma Mohamed Mallick and R.T. Wasan,

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Tata Motors launches Prima heavy commercial range in Bangladesh

Tata Motors has launched four new next-generation Prima heavy commercial vehicles for the very first time in Bangladesh, with partner Nitol Motors Limited.

Setting new benchmarks in styling and features, the next-generation Tata Prima is a combination of power,

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Hyundai starts production of its first light commercial vehicle H350 in Europe

Hyundai Motor started production of the company's first multi-purpose light commercial vehicle (LCV), the all-new H350, in Europe. Designed, engineered and manufactured in Europe, for sale across Europe, the new H350 is engineered to deliver value beyond customer

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Volkswagen delivers five per cent more commercial vehicles worldwide in April '15

Growth in deliveries by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is carried forward in April as well. Especially in Western Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the figures continue to be positive in terms of steady growth.

"We are delighted we were able to tie in with the excellent

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles announces new Head of Press and PR

Kate Thompson has been appointed to the role of Head of Press and Public Relations for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, taking over responsibilities from Pietro Panarisi who recently took up the position of Head of Press and Public Relations for Skoda UK.

Kate

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance to jointly develop midsize pickup truck

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG will expand their five-year strategic cooperation into the pickup truck segment.

Together, Nissan and Daimler will develop a 1-ton pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz recently announced its entry into this

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Volkswagen introduces all-new Caddy Maxi Mini

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles knows that when it comes to vans, bigger is usually better. However, with parking spaces becoming harder to find and fuel prices on the up once more, the need for an ultra-compact solution to urban deliveries is greater than ever.

Designed

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Scania inaugurates its first Asian bus manufacturing plant

In the presence of 1,500 guests, including ministers, ambassadors, customers, suppliers and employees, Scania Commercial Vehicles India inaugurated the company's first bus manufacturing plant in Asia.

The new bus production plant is located at the Scania Narasapura

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First 40-ton electric truck for transport on city roads

The BMW Group is partnering with logistics company Scherm Group to deploy a 40-ton pure-electric truck in the city this summer and become the first automobile manufacturer in Germany to use an electric truck of this size to transport materials on public roads.

The

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Tata Motors launches Prima truck range in UAE and Oman

Tata Motors launched a range of next-generation Tata Prima heavy commercial vehicles in UAE and Oman. The launch of the Tata Prima in UAE and Oman marks the introduction of a new range of next-generation commercial vehicles with a series of applications

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Mike Belk appointed new Managing Director for Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Mercedes-Benz UK has announced that Mike Belk has been appointed the position of Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, effective from May 1, 2015.

Mike will replace Michael Kamper, who has started a new role as Vice-President of Marketing, Sales & Customer Services

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Tata Motors launches the all-new small pickup Super Ace Mint starting @ Rs. 5.09 lakh

Tata Motors announced the launch of anew small pickup, the Super Ace Mint. With its unmatchable combination of performance, ruggedness, comfort, superior ride & handling, style and best-in-class cost of ownership, the Tata Super Ace Mint will maximise revenues

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Tata Motors celebrates the roll-out of 100,000th Tata Ace Zip

Tata Motors celebrated the roll-out of its 100,000th Tata Ace Zip at its Dharwad facility in Karnataka. The Tata Ace Zip Micro truck is the last mile cargo transport vehicle from Tata Motors that has successfully provided solutions to the need for a safer, four-wheel, last mile

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Daimler Buses India begins to supply chassis from Oragadam to Egypt

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) has started to export bus chassis from India.

Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, and Markus Villinger, Head of Daimler Buses India, were present at the Egyptian capital of Cairo to celebrate the delivery of the first bus chassis

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DICV launches BharatBenz trucks in Nepal, opens dealership in Birganj

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) launched its BharatBenz trucks in Nepal and unveiled its state-of-the-art BharatBenz dealership in Birganj, Nepal. With this move, Nepal will be the first export market for BharatBenz trucks, in line with DICV's

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Tata Motors launches next-generation Prima range in Nepal

Tata Motors launched four new next-generation Prima heavy commercial vehicles, for the very first time in Nepal, with partner Sipradi Trading Private Limited.

Setting new benchmarks in styling and features, the next-generation Tata Prima is a combination of power,

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