SCANIA LAUNCHES TRI-AXLED TOURING COACH
Published at 22.08.2010 in Coaches, Vehicle news
A brand new model in the Scania Touring coach range is the 3-axle Scania Touring HD 13.7 m with 440 hp, 2,300 Nm and Scania Opticruise. The Scania Touring is built in partnership with Chinese bodybuilder Higer and the 2-axle version generated a great deal of interest at Busworld in Kortrijk. Full parts and service support is provided by the global Scania organization.
ZHENGZHONG YUTONG ZK6122H9 IS THE WINNEN OF THE GRAND BAAV AWARD COACH 2010
The award being considered by the Chinese bus and coach industry as the most important award they can achieve, went at the end of the Asian Coach Week preceding the Busworld Asia exhibition to the Zhengzhong Yutong ZK6122H9 coach. This coach is described by the jury as a good example of the big steps forward the Chinese bus industry is currently making.
SUNPODS LAUNCHES PROTOTYPE SOLAR POWER-ASSIST SYSTEM FOR BUSES
Published at 22.04.2010 in Alternatives, Coaches
SunPods Inc., a California-based manufacturer of modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems, today announced the industry’s first solar power-assist system for buses. This Thin Film Solar System Enables Uninterrupted AC and WiFi Without High-pollution Engine Idling
SECOND INDIAN PLANT FOR ASHOK LEYLAND IRIZAR
Published at 23.02.2010 in International developments, Coaches
Ashok Leyland is gearing up to step up its fully-built buses' component to a higher level. Addressing a press conference after inaugurating the state-of-the-art Viralimalai facility of Irizar-TVS Limited, a three-way equal joint venture between TVS Sons Ltd., Ashok Leyland and Irizar of Spain, R. Seshasayee, Managing Director of Ashok Leyland, said 30 per cent of the buses sold by the company were built by itself at the moment. Ashok Leyland was keen to increase this percentage to 90 per cent over the next three years. During the next financial year, the company planned to take it up to 60 per cent, he said.
CHINA COACH BRANDS DOMINATE SINGAPORE PRIVATE BUS MARKET
Published at 19.02.2010 in International developments, Coaches
More and more China-made buses are running on Singapore roads, with demand being fuelled by the so-called Integrated Resorts (IRs), a kind of large holiday centres, of which several are built already or under construction. The nine China bus brands active in Singapore, sold 148 units last year, or almost two-thirds of the total estimated 230 large private buses sold in Singapore in 2009.
