Global commercial vehicle component, driveline and transmission  specialist, Eaton has announced it has introduced its new Advantor series of automated manual transmissions (AMTs) which it says will be on display at this week’s IAA Transportation [...] The post UP SHIFT – EATON TO SHOWCASE NEW RANGE OF AUTOMATED MANUALS IN HANOVER appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Scania has revealed that it is using this week’s IAA Transportation Expo at Hanover in Germany, to showcase its range of electrified and bio-fuel heavy trucks, including a brand-new battery electric prime mover. Scania says [...] The post SCANIA SET TO TAKE ON IAA TRANSPORT EXPO appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Concrete and building products giant, Holcim Australia has announced that along with concrete machinery and equipment maker, Putzmeister Oceania, it has signed an  agreement to trial  the first Australian Design Rules (ADR) approved and road registered [...] The post CEMENTING YOUR ELECTRIC DREAMS – HOLCIM UNVEILS ITS FIRST ELECTRIC CEMENT TRUCK IN AUSTRALIA appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

The World’s largest truck and commercial vehicle show, the IAA Transportation expo at Hanover in Germany got underway overnight with the president of the German Association of Automotive Industry (VDA), Hidegarde Müller expressing her enthusiasm [...] The post THE HANOVER – IAA TRANSPORT EXPO GETS UNDERWAY IN GERMANY WITH MAJOR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Global bus manufacturer, HESS, has officially launched its high-capacity, zero emission vehicle, the lighTram 25, at the Bus Industry Confederation, National Bus and Coach Show in Brisbane. Designed in Switzerland and tested on the streets of Brisbane, [...] The post IS IT A BUS? IS IT A TRAM? – HESS UNVEILS AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST ZERO EMISSION BUS AT BRISBANE SHOW appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Volkswagen has confirmed the  new-age electrified version of its venerable Kombi, the ID. Buzz range, will be launched in Australia before the end of the year and  has published a list of prices for the [...] The post WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT? VW ANNOUNCES IMMINENT ARRIVAL OF ELECTRIC ‘KOMBI’ appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

German based global vehicle component maker, ZF, which claims to be the world’s largest component and system supplier says it is well positioned to provide the technical expertise, manufacturing flexibility and cross-divisional technology transfer needed [...] The post SHIFTING GEARS – GERMAN TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENT GIANT ZF PLOTTING A GREEN DRIVELINE ROUTE appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths has announced that it  will soon be home delivering what it claims  will be “greener groceries” in Sydney’s CBD, with what it is claiming is an Australian first, in the [...] The post THE FRESH CHARGING PEOPLE – WOOLWORTHS LINKS WITH ZENOBE AND ARENA TO ESTABLISH OFFSITE CHARGING HUB appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Chinese commercial vehicle brand LDV has announced a raft of upgrades to its  next generation upgrade of its Deliver 9 van, cab-chassis and bus line up  which the company says will be accompanied by a [...] The post LDV DELIVERS MORE SAFETY AND CLEANER ENGINE IN DELIVER 9 VAN AND BUS appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more

Two of the World’s major commercial vehicle driveline specialists corporations have announced they are teaming up to  come up with a large diesel electric hybrid driveline for the transit bus market. Engine  and driveline maker [...] The post HYBRID CONNECTION – CUMMINS AND ALLISON TEAM UP TO CREATE GREEN HYBRID BUS DRIVELINE appeared first on Truck & Bus News ..read more