Commercial vehicles

160,000 BlueTec vehicles on the roads in everyday use; 400 million liters of diesel fuel saved

Stuttgart -- Jun 13, 2008 -- Daimler has been offering its highly-efficient BlueTec diesel technology for commercial vehicles since early 2005 - and with great success. Since then, around 160,000 BlueTec commercial vehicles have taken to the streets of Europe, including Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks and Vario vans, as well as Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses.

New 2008 Ford E-Series features best-in-class capability, an improved chassis for better durability and handling, cargo security technologies and the return of the diesel engine option.

The new 2008 E-Series commercial van – America’s best selling cargo vans, cutaways and passenger wagons – gets a major makeover inspired by the new F-Series Super Duty’s bold new front-end design to communicate a list of chassis and suspension upgrades that increase capability and improve ride and handling.

2008 Ford E-Series

Bogotá, Colombia, 2008-05-08 - General Motors Corporation (GM) and Isuzu Motors Limited announced their new joint venture, GM-Isuzu Camiones Andinos de Colombia Ltda., today. The purpose of which is to strengthen their strategic partnership and expand their truck and bus sales in Colombia.

The joint venture builds on the long-standing partnership that GM and Isuzu have enjoyed in the region by establishing a company that is dedicated to the marketing, sales, service and after-sales of commercial vehicles. The new partnership is the successful result of a 2007 agreement that studied the potential of a JV and will focus on strengthening the leadership that GM and Isuzu have built in this segment.

Transit Connect SportVan announced as a production reality

BIRMINGHAM, NEC, 15 April, 2008 – Drivers who want to be noticed will be flocking to Ford of Britain's stand at this year's Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC, Birmingham, to see the full line-up of Ford's new sporty range.

2008 Ford Ranger Wildtrak (UK)

Highlights:
* New Ranger with sport stripes seen for the first time
* Transit SportVan revealed in Panther Black with silver stripes
* 18 Ford vans showcased on a bigger Ford stand

Also Known as the 2008 Frankfurt International Motor Show or IAA Nutzfahrzeuge 2008.

Public days:
Thursday, 25 September - Thursday, 2 October 2008

Venue:
Exhibition Center
Hanover, , Germany

Show Hours:
09.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Tickets:

Day ticket (Mon-Fri) - € 19,00
Day ticket (weekend) - € 11,00
Special tickets:
- Special day ticket 1) - € 6,00
- Afternoon ticket (from 1pm) 3) - € 9,00
- Family ticket, max. two adults and three children 2) 3) - € 21,00
- Open ticket - € 63,00

1) Children (6 - 14), schoolchildren, students, military
service/civilian service people with official pass.

2) Only on weekend (27/28 September)

3) Only available at the ticket office

February 29, 2008 -- Tata Motors will reduce the prices of its small cars and commercial vehicles (including buses, bus chassis and bus body), in view of the reduction of excise duties announced in the Union Budget.

The new applicable prices will be announced in the next few days, after the company has studied the details of the policy changes.

Source: Tata Motors Limited

New Chassis is Uniquely Engineered for School Bus, Shuttle Bus and Ambulance Applications

2008-02-25, DETROIT – General Motors’ Fleet and Commercial Operations announced the all-new, 2009 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway van. Flexibility and durability are hallmarks of the 4500 chassis, as it was engineered to support the needs of three primary applications: school buses, shuttle buses and ambulances.

The Express/Savana 4500’s capability is supported by a new, stronger chassis that enables a 14,200-pound (6,441 kg) GVW with lower mass – giving it a best-in-class payload rating of 9,100 pounds (4,127 kg).*

Worldwide deliveries in January 2008 increase by 16.6 percent

Wolfsburg, 11 February 2008 - Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has got off to a successful start in 2008. In January, the company continued the positive trend of the previous year, delivering 36,830 passenger carriers, leisure vehicles, light commercial vehicles, heavy trucks and buses worldwide. This represents a rise of 16.6 percent.

In January, sales of the Caddy, Transporter, Crafter and Saveiro light commercial vehicles series grew 15.7 percent to 32,860 units (2007: 28,400). 3,970 heavy trucks and buses, which are built in Brazil and Mexico, were sold. This represents a rise of 24.9 percent compared with January 2007.

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 1, 2008 – Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems today introduced OnGuard™, a new technology designed to further improve commercial vehicle safety. This industry-first technology was introduced and demonstrated here for journalists and fleet customers on the eve of a key industry equipment and technology event.

OnGuard is currently installed on nearly 200 vehicles and is targeted for third quarter 2008 availability as a factory-installed option at several OEM brands.

WARRENDALE, Pa., Nov. 9, 2007 - Global market concerns are heard in the news almost daily, yet the 2007 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition, with executive leadership provided by John Deere., is in the books as an industry success.

"The 2007 Commercial Vehicle Congress exceeded even the high goals we set for it. More exhibitors and outstanding sessions combined to attract more than 3,000 attendees from 25 nations," said Mark Pflederer, Vice President, Commercial Vehicle for SAE International. Pflederer concludes his term this year, and SAE’s next Commercial Vehicle Vice President, Ric Kleine, Vice President, Off-Highway Business, Cummins Inc., was introduced at the event.