At the JEC World 2016, a global event for composite materials, Renault Trucks was presented with a reward together with its partner Solvay in the automotive, structural items category. The innovation prize was given for producing an item (a structural module on the front of a cab truck) of the cab structure in thermoplastic composite materials[Read More…]

Continental has announced the acquisition of the Hi-Res 3D Flash LIDAR business from Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) based in Santa Barbara, California. The acquisition is expected to aid Continental in enhancing its Advanced Driver Assistance (ADA) Systems product portfolio with a future-orientated solution to add to the group of surrounding sensors needed to achieve fully automated driving. A significant[Read More…]

Daimler Trucks Asia has started CKD kit assembly of the Fuso range of trucks at the AVA assembly plant at Mombasa, Kenya. The kits are supplied from Japan, and include the Fuso 2523C heavy-duty truck. This truck was earlier supplied in fully-built form from India. Marking the the next stage of assembling vehicles in Africa, and for Africa according to[Read More…]

Ashok Leyland has announced the expansion of Ras Al Khaimah plant in the UAE, and the setting up of a design and service training centre. The capacity expansion will enable the facility to turn out 20 buses per day from the current capacity of 12 buses per day. Done at an investment of USD 10 million, and in what is[Read More…]