With the closure of Ford and many other manufacturing enterprises in the Geelong region the good burghers of the Corio Bay area have received a fillip with the news that a start up electric commercial […]
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 […]
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 […]
Major automotive dealer organisation and vehicle distributor AHG has confirmed it is in negotiation to acquire the distribution rights for Higer buses in Australia. The statement confirms that the current Higer distributor, WMC was placed into voluntary administration as reported by Truck & Bus News earlier this week . It is understood by T&BN that AHG is WMC’s […]
Higer bus owners may be a little nervous with the news that the brand’s distributor has been placed in administration. According to a notice on the ASIC website, WMC, the Australian Higer bus distributor has […]
Volvo and Internationally recognized accounting and business consultant KPMG have found that even a small city of around half a million people could save close to $AUD 17 million a year if they were to […]
A NEW WEBSITE to highlight Iveco’s 40th anniversary as a commercial vehicle organisation has been launched, encouraging customers and brand fans to participate via submitting social media material for all to enjoy. The important […]
VICTORIA’S La Trobe Valley citizens are now breathing a little cleaner air thanks to the State’s first Euro6 route bus now in service. La Trobe Valley Bus Lines (LVBL) recently partnered with Volgren and […]
THE FIRST electric bus route for Gothenburg, Sweden, was launched in June, 2015 – giving a snapshot of the future of urban electric bus transport. Known as Route 55, the electric buses using it […]
Hino Australia has continued its 50th anniversary celebrations with a salute to the first Hino sold in Australia. The 1965 Hino bus, which now resides at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Hobart, was brought out […]
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