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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Daimler Trucks launches all-new Fuso trucks in Indonesia

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, is further pursuing the internationalisation of its business activities. At the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014, Daimler's commercial vehicle subsidiary unveiled

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks presents 'king-class' of its heavy-duty trucks

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has saved the best for last - With the presentation of the 'king-class' of its heavy-duty trucks, Mercedes-Benz brought its Euro-VI offensive to a close. The company is now displaying the heavy-duty Actros SLT and Arocs SLT trucks for the first

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Navistar begins production of International TranStar with 13-liter SCR engine

Navistar, Inc. announced the launch of its International TranStar regional haul tractor with MaxxForce 13 engine with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. The TranStar is the fifth heavy-duty International truck model to transition to SCR technology

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Hyundai Motor's heavy-duty truck Xcient makes its world debut at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show

Hyundai Motor Company's commercial division unveiled its new heavy-duty truck Xcient at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. The next-generation of Trago, which debuted in 2006, returns with greater styling and a variety of improved features.

The Xcient is expected to set new

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Tata Motors' Jamshedpur plant rolls-out its two-millionth truck

Tata Motors' Jamshedpur plant has marked a red letter day with the roll-out of the 2-millionth truck from this world-class manufacturing facility. The plant manufactures Tata Motors' entire range of medium- and heavy-commercial vehicles, including the Tata Prima, both

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BharatBenz sold over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks in India after only 3 months

Three months after the launch of the first BharatBenz trucks for the Indian market, Daimler subsidiary, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), is taking stock. From the start of sales on September 26, 2012 until the year-end, DICV sold 1,098 heavy-duty trucks

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Strong showing for Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks at Brazilian Carnival in Sao Paulo

A strong showing for the medium- and heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz trucks in Brazil at this year's carnival in Sao Paulo, Daimler's subsidiary Mercedes-Benz do Brasil provides five trucks as lead vehicles for the carnival floats. The tradition-rich samba school 'Escola

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Ram to build most capable trucks ever

In the quest to build the most capable trucks available, Ram officially released class-leading towing and weight ratings for its 2013 line of Ram heavy-duty pickups and chassis cab trucks.

The Ram 3500 heavy-duty pickup will claim a 30,000-pound trailer capacity due

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Tata Motors doubles warranty period on heavy trucks to 4 years

Tata Motors introduced warranty of 4 years on its entire range of heavy trucks with 25-tonnes and higher GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight). With this, Tata Motors has become the first company in India to offer a standard warranty of 4 years on heavy trucks, a clear reflection of

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Volvo Trucks opens first truck center in Montenegro

Volvo Trucks is strengthening its presence in the Western Balkans with the opening recently of the first new Volvo Truck Center in Montenegro.

"This new Volvo Truck Center in Bandici in Montenegro represents another important step towards increasing our presence

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Volvo Trucks' global deliveries in November 2012 decreased by 17 per cent

Deliveries of Volvo branded trucks in November decreased by 17 per cent to 9,446 vehicles compared with the same month last year.

In Europe, deliveries decreased by 13 per cent to 3,835 trucks in total compared to November last year. The current slowdown in economic

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New management to take Renault Trucks towards strong growth

Renault Trucks announces the arrival of Bruno Blin, who has been appointed Senior Vice-President of Renault Trucks commercial and Senior Vice-President of the Volvo Group's Truck distribution Sales Area in South West Europe. The role as President of the

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Scania brings world-class transport solutions to the Indian market

Scania, one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, has launched a new range of on-road trucks for trial runs in India. Through the launch of these trucks, Scania will continue with its heritage of offering customers world-class products and services and being

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Iveco named LGV Manufacturer of the Year

Iveco UK has been named LGV Manufacturer of the Year at the GreenFleet Awards 2012, beating off competition from joint runners-up Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Trucks.

Iveco secured the highly prestigious award, which focuses on the large goods vehicle segment

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Daimler expands its truck family in India: Start of production for new BharatBenz models

Following the market launch of its heavy-duty trucks two weeks ago, the Daimler Trucks subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has now reached another milestone by starting production of its medium-duty trucks (9- and 12-tons). The BharatBenz vehicles are

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Daimler starts to sell BharatBenz trucks and delivers first vehicles to customers

Crucial day for the latest brand of Daimler's commercial vehicles division - In full view of journalists, dealers, and financing partners, three heavy-duty BharatBenz trucks rolled on stage on the occasion of a ceremony held in the Indian city of Mumbai. The trucks

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Baldwins get heavy with Volvo

Baldwins Crane Hire has taken their first pair of heavy haulage Volvo tractors to move mobile crane components and their ballast blocks, bringing their truck fleet to seven.

The FH-540 13-litre 8x4 tractors will be operating up to150-tonnes gcw and are category 3 STGO.

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New Iveco Stralis Hi-Way voted 'Truck of the Year'

The new Stralis Hi-Way, the heavy-duty truck of Iveco, has won the 'International Truck of the Year' award 2013, the annual trophy of the 25 leading commercial vehicle magazines in Europe for the truck that, according to the Jury, "has made the greatest contribution

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World premiere of Mercedes-Benz Aerodynamics truck and trailer at IAA Commercial Vehicle Show

To further reduce fuel consumption in truck/semitrailer combinations, Daimler launched its 'Aerodynamics Truck & Trailer' initiative. As part of this, engineers researched the aerodynamics of current vehicle concepts and then developed two innovative and at the

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