PORSCHE HAS TO MAKE AN OFFER FOR SCANIA
Published at 06.01.2009 in International developments
Germany's Porsche Automobile Holding has raised its stake in Volkswagen to more than 50 percent, triggering a mandatory takeover offer for Sweden's Scania as a result. Porsche's purchase of further ordinary shares in Volkswagen means it now holds a 50.76 percent stake, a company representative said on Monday. Previously it held 42.6 percent.
AGCL OF GOA TO BUILD 10,000 BUSES PER YEAR
Published at 26.12.2008 in Company news, International developments
Automobile Corporation of Goa Ltd. (ACGL), has started building the Tata - Hispano luxury bus at its facility in Goa. The new bus is based on the global design models of Spanish bus body builder Hispano acquired by Tata Motors a couple of years back. The Goa plant has at this moment a capacity to manufacture 25 buses a month, but investment plans to increase the production to 10,000 buses per year are carried out at this moment.
Back to the future!
Published at 22.12.2008 in Busworld
This movie was shown at the inauguration of Busworld Kortrijk 2005. It tries to imagine how the busses and coaches will be used 2049.
Busworld corporate movie
Published at 22.12.2008 in Busworld
Busworld Europe in Kortrijk is the biggest and oldest specialised exhibition for the coach and bus sector in the world. When it was first organised in 1971, the decision was made to keep it a biennial show.
Busworld Istanbul movie
Published at 22.12.2008 in Busworld
Turkey is an important regional manufacturing location for buses and coaches with rapidly expanding export activities. Istanbul is a major trading hub. The city of Istanbul and the whole of the country rely heavily on buses and coaches for public and tourist transport.
