British Bus manufacturer Optare confirms it has terminated the distributorship of Patico and the appointment of Shannon Taylor to coordinate interim sales and aftermarket support in Australia and New Zealand with full factory back up from […]
Scania Australia has announced it is fitting Advanced Emergency Braking as standard to its stock prime movers with outputs of 440 hp and above. The company says it is continuing its push to help reduce […]
News from Japan’s financial news agency Nikkei overnight has revealed that Volvo brand, UD Trucks will stop manufacturing medium duty trucks in Japan, and instead turn to Japanese rival Isuzu to source mid size models […]
– MOTOR RACING IN FAVOUR FOR TRUCK MARKETERS It seems that every day a story comes across our desk about a new motor racing sponsorship commitment by a truck manufacturer in Australia. Fuso has long […]
The ATA has called on the the Australian Government to reduce the road user charge on trucking operators in the 2016-17 Budget, ATA CEO, Christopher Melham said the reduction is one of the recommendations in […]
Barker Trailers has appointed a number of new senior management staff in a bid to re invigorate its operations and attack the coming year. Acting managing director, Scott Barker, believes reinvigorating the senior management team […]
In the wake of the massive global emissions scandal Volkswagen has admitted it is exploring options for growth in its heavy-truck division that could include acquisitions and an initial public offering (IPO). VW global trucks […]
The distribution of British built Optare buses has been thrown into turmoil in recent weeks with the company terminating the Australian distributor Patico and moving to install a new distributor. In a letter to customers […]
On the back of Iveco’s sales success in 2015 the Dandenong based commercial vehicle company is signaling an expansion of its dealer network as well as new after sales initiatives in the coming year. Iveco […]
Light-duty truck and van sales continue to surge while heavy-duty doldrums drag on… Australian truck sales in 2015 up 4.5 per cent in 2015 according to the end of year T-Mark data summary issued by […]
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