NANJING IVECO ELECTRIC MINIBUS PUT INTO SERVICE
Published at 31.07.2009 in Alternatives, Minibuses
Nanjing Iveco's electric minibus has been eventually put into practical use after about a year of R&D endeavour. Since a couple of months ten of these new energy vehicles featured with a zero-emission and pollution-free driveline have been used as the official service buses by a Chinese authority.
NAVISTAR ENTERS ENGINE SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH DAEWOO BUSES
Published at 14.05.2009 in International developments, Minibuses
Navistar Engine Group, an operating unit of Navistar, Inc., has entered a supply agreement to develop and produce diesel engines for two new Daewoo Bus models for the Korean and other global markets. Under the agreement, Navistar's Brazilian affiliate MWM International Indústria de Motores da América do Sul Ltda. will supply the MaxxForce(R) brand engines to Clark ENG Ltd., which develops bus products for Korea-based Daewoo Bus Corporation.
PLASTISOL UK BUYS TVAC ASSETS
Published at 19.04.2009 in Company news, Minibuses
Dutch-based Plastisol, manufacturer of complete plastic bodies which were among others used as a basic body on the TVAC Eclipse low floor minibus, has set up a new UK company Plastisol UK Ltd which has bought the assets of TVAC, which went into administration late last year. The new company will be based at Chorley, Lancashire.
TEN VDL MIDCITY’S FOR CONCORDIA BUS IN FINLAND
Published at 10.01.2009 in Public transport, Minibuses
VDL Bus Finland recently has delivered 10 MidCity buses to Concordia Bus Finland Oy Ab. This is the biggest order for VDL Bus Finland in its history. The ten MidCity’s will be deployed from the beginning of 2009 on the new ‘Service Line’ services in Helsinki. The construction of the buses complies excellently with the special Finish requirements for traffic in Helsinki.
TEN YEARS OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ MINIBUS
On 18 October Mercedes-Benz subsidiary MiniBus GmbH celebrated their 10 years of the existence. EvoBus first entered the minibus segment in 1998, and today the 220 employees of this Dortmund-based company produce around 1200 vehicles annually. This gives the company an approx. 7 percent share of the European bus market for vehicles between 3.5 and 5 t gross vehicle weight.
