BUSWORLD INDIA NEARS THIRD EDITION
Published at 25.08.2008 in Busworld, International developments
The Indian public and private bus transport companies and their international suppliers will meet again during next year’s Busworld India exhibition, taking place from 14th. till 16th. Januari 2009 in Mumbai, India. Most of the available exhibition space has meanwhile been booked by Indian and international suppliers – some of the exhibition space has been reserved for last-minute entrants which want to present their products to the fast changing Indian industry.
BUSES HAVE BECOME IMPORTANT PROFITCENTER FOR DAIMLER
Published at 24.08.2008 in Company news, International developments
According to calculations by the editors of the German journal Automobillwoche the bus production at among others Evobus has become a very important profitcenter for Daimler, together with the van business. The income of these two activities are strongly growing, though not fully compensating the lower revenues of car and truck manufacturing, says the journal. These two activities will add about 1.4 billion Euro to the group’s overall operative income.
WESTPORT INNOVATIONS IN ALT-FUEL JV WITH CHINA’S LARGEST HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE MANUFACTURER
Published at 23.08.2008 in Components, International developments
Westport Innovations Inc.; Weichai Power Co. Ltd, China’s largest heavy-duty engine manufacturer; and Hong Kong Peterson (CNG) Equipment Limited have formed a joint venture—Weichai Westport Inc. (WWI)—to research, develop, design, manufacture, market, distribute and sell advanced, alternative fuel engines (plus relevant parts and kits) for use in automobiles, trucks, buses, power generation and shipping applications.
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.
DAIMLER TO EXPAND BRAZIL BUS PRODUCTION
Published at 12.08.2008 in Company news, International developments
Daimler AG said Tuesday that its Mercedes-Benz unit will increase production of trucks, buses and their components at a plant in Brazil, investing €600 million (US$894 million) in the facility. Daimler said the investment in the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant — to be made between 2009 and 2011 — would result in a 25 percent increase in daily capacity, as well as a modernization of production and an improvement in logistics systems.
