TEMSA TO LAUNCH CITYBUS AND INTERCITY BUS
Temsa, the Turkish bus and coach manufacturer, has plans to unveil a new citybus and an intercity bus during this year. The citybus will probably be shown during the coming Busworld Istanbul exhibition, scheduled for 24 till 26 April 2008. The intercity bus will be launched during the coming Hannover IAA exhibition.
VW TAKES CONTROL OF SCANIA
Published at 03.03.2008 in Company news, International developments
Volkswagen has taken control of Scania, buying both Investor and Wallenberg Foundation stakes in the company. The move paves the way for an alliance with MAN. Volkswagen acquired the stakes, representing 30.62% of Scania's voting rights, for SKR200 a share, a total of SKR17.6bn ($US2.86bn). VW now has 68.6% of the voting rights, and 37.73% of the capital.
REXHALL STARTS IMPORTING FAW BUSBODIES
Published at 01.03.2008 in International developments, Superstructure
Rexhall Industries, Inc., a more than 20 year old RV manufacturing company in Lancaster, California, has broadened to the marketing of coaches, using bodies built by the Chinese manufacturer FAW.
WABCO OPENS FIRST WHOLLY-OWNED CHINESE MANUFACTURING FACILITY
The Brussels-based truck and bus braking, chassis and emissions control specialist WABCO Holdings Inc. has formally opened its first fully-owned, $35m manufacturing facility in Qingdao, China. It currently employs 240 people in the production of ABS, compressors and other braking devices for the domestic Chinese and global markets.
AUSTRALIA: KINGLONG ON IVECO CHASSIS AS SCHOOLBUS
Published at 10.02.2008 in International developments, Vehicle news
Australian bus-body builders are on alert after the arrival of the first bus with a body built in China, built by leading bus builder King Long China on an Australian Iveco chassis. The bus is the first of many expected to be imported by King Long Australia, which has a deal with the Chinese company to build its bodies
