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Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors sign final agreements to form strategic alliance within CVs

Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors sign final agreements to form strategic alliance within CVs

  The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors today signed binding agreements to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2019. The agreements include Isuzu Motor’s acquisition of UD Trucks from the Volvo Group for an enterprise value of JPY[Read More…]

by November 1, 2020 World
Mercedes-Benz Actros camera tech

Mercedes-Benz Actros camera tech

The new camera tech aboard the Mercedes-Benz Actros has changed the way trucks will be looked at hereafter. Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar Extending a significant gain in the safety of those on board and those in the surrounding, the new Mercedes-Benz Actros has come to flaunt a new camera technology on board. What was being talked and experimented upon until[Read More…]

by June 22, 2020 smart transport, SMART TRANSPORT, World
DAF CF Hybrid starts field trials

DAF CF Hybrid starts field trials

By starting field trials of its CF Hybrid, DAF is looking at extending the promise of zero emissions in the city and long range outside urban areas. Story by Team CV The recent changes in customer demand and a weaker outlook for the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic may have compelled PACCAR Inc. to suspend truck and engine[Read More…]

by June 19, 2020 World
Australian road-trains

Australian road-trains

Australian road trains make for an interesting long-truck configuration that could provide a clue or two to how truck platooning could work or not work. Story by: Will Shiers “Emus explode in a colourful cloud of feathers,” explains the driver of a 53.5 m road-train when asked about what caused the bloody mess on the front of his bonneted Mack.[Read More…]

by February 3, 2020 World