MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Ideal for urban waste collection, Daimler's eEconic electric truck will be based on the all-electric eActros, with testing to begin in 2021.
Heavy-duty Urban eTruck for “short radius” use in Germany and elsewhere could be in production by 2020 or soon thereafter, Daimler says.
Renault has taken the wraps off the Alaskan, its one-ton pickup.
Today, there are about 175,000 online-connected Volvo trucks on Europe’s roads. A number of them can already today send information about when they need maintenance and some of the necessary service work can even be administrated remotely.
Ford of Europe has announced plans to expand its line-up and increase sales in the SUV segment in Europe.
The European Commission is launching three new research projects aimed at making electromobility cheaper, more efficient and more reliable in order to facilitate more environmentally-friendly vehicles on Europe’s roads.
Hyundai Motor started production of the company’s first multi-purpose light commercial vehicle (LCV), the All-new H350, in Europe. It has been designed, engineered, and manufactured in Europe, for sale across Europe.
Before the end of the decade, Mercedes-Benz said it will expand its product range by launching a pickup.
Through the first five months of 2014, European commercial vehicle registrations have been up 9.1 percent over last year, according to data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
In January, the European, Chinese, and Japanese auto markets posted substantial gains. In contrast, the auto markets in the U.S., Russia, and India saw their market sales contract.