TATA MOTORS LAUNCHES SUPER MILO BUS CHASSIS RANGE
Published at 19.08.2008 in Vehicle news, Chassis
Tata Motors has introduced a new range of Super Milo bus chassis across the country. The Super Milo range is available in two variants — City and Highway — each with customised parameters calibrated for their individual applications.
BREDAMENARINI VIVACITY HAS DEUTZ EEV ENGINE
German engine manufacturer Deutz is able to deliver it’s vehicles diesel engines in an EEV version – one of the first OEM’s to use it is the Italian bus manufacturer Bredamenarini, who installs them in their Vivacity buses. Except with diesel engines, they are also available with a CNG engine.
150 VDL BUSES FOR GHANA
Published at 18.08.2008 in International developments, Public transport
VDL Bus & Coach is once again to deliver 150 buses to the Ghanaian Metro Mass Transit Ltd, the company responsible for all of Ghana’s public transport. This brings the Total since 2003 to 500 units.
REVOLUTIONARY RETARDER FOR MIDIBUSES
Published at 15.08.2008 in Components, Safety
Voith will shortly launch the revolutionary secondary brake Voith Magnetarder in cooperation with the Japanese retarder manufacturer SMI (Sumitomo Metal Industries). The basis of this launch is a joint venture established in January 2008 between the Voith Turbo Product Group Retarders and the Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Industries. With the Magnetarder, the new joint venture trading under the name of Voith Turbo SMI Technologies (VTST), offers the ideal solution for vehicles in the 7.5 to 16 ton GVW segment.
VISEON BUS GMBH FOUNDED AS INDEPENDENT COMPANY AND FUTURE MAN PARTNER
Published at 14.08.2008 in Company news
Following MAN Nutzfahrzeuge's announcement of its plans to concentrate production of Neoplan premium coaches in Plauen in future and to produce individual bus solutions in partnership with an external company, agreement has now been reached on the main points of the reorganisation of the Pilsting plant.
