Category:Global Focus News

June 10, 2019

Iveco is official partner of Alfa Romeo Racing

Iveco, the newly appointed official truck partner of Alfa Romeo Racing, has delivered a fleet of 12 Stralis trucks and one Daily van to...

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June 10, 2019

Fisker Orbit testing to start (we think)

So, first deliveries of the incredible Fisker Orbit shuttle, developed for smart cities, campuses and airports, were meant to commence in August 2019. However,...

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June 10, 2019

Ford and Rivian join forces to build EVs

Ford Motor Company has invested US$ 500 million (about R7,1 billion) in a company called Rivian, which specialises in electric vehicles (EVs). They will...

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June 10, 2019

Uber Freight and SAP join forces

Uber Freight, the Uber business unit that helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, has joined forces with SAP – and their collaboration is set...

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June 10, 2019

Ford Trucks tackles Europe

Ford Trucks is tangibly demonstrating its intention to conquer the lucrative European truck market with a European tour for the F-Max, the 2019 International...

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June 10, 2019

MAN wins design awards

MAN Truck & Bus has received not one, but two sought-after iF Design Awards. The first accolade, the iF Design Award 2019 in the...

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May 10, 2019

Bauma 2019: just brilliant!

Bauma 2019 smashed all its records – from the number of visitors to the floor space occupied. I braved the crowds (and, believe me,...

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April 11, 2019

Revealed: the world’s longest BRT system

Busworld South East Asia took place in Jakarta last month and it was interesting to discover that one of its exhibitors runs the longest...

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April 11, 2019

Scania to pioneer full-length autonomous buses in Sweden

Scania and Nobina, the largest public-transport operator in the Nordic countries, will start trials of autonomous buses on regular routes in the Stockholm area...

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April 11, 2019

Van drivers break the law (and maybe their necks too)

More than half of van drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) have admitted to making calls behind the wheel without using a hands-free device....

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