Special edition coaches feature a unique interior and exterior design elements and badges. This year´s Busworld exhibition that just concluded at the city of Kortrijk in Belgium was the last of its kind, a tradition coming to an end after 45 years. Volvo Buses…
The high-decker Tourismo coach tops in economy, safety technologies, and comfort levels. Daimler has unveiled the latest version of its premium coach `Tourismo RHD High Deck´ at the just concluded 2017 Busworld Europe in Kortrijk, Belgium. Aimed at business-class long-distance regular-service and touring segments,…
The hybrid system offers up to 8.5 percent lower fuel consumption than the conventional diesel-powered Citaro. Daimler Buses had world debuted its Citaro Hybrid range of urban buses under the Mercedes-Benz marque at the 2017 Busworld Europe, Kortrijk in Belgium. The company has…
BYD´s all-new low-floor midibus targeted at European markets. At the international Busworld exhibition this year at Kortrijk, Belgium, Chinese electric bus maker BYD has unveiled its all-new 8.7-metre battery-powered `Midibus´. This new European-spec e-bus augments the brand´s wide range of electric bus portfolio that already covers…
The all-electric city bus is scheduled to go on sale by next year. Commercial bus maker Scania´s product range on display at the 2017 Busworld Kortrijk show also includes the battery-run low-floor city bus Scania Citywide. The Citywide LF Electric, which was on…
Scania is establishing a wide range of bus products that can run on alternative fuels. At the world´s oldest and most renowned bus and coach exhibition Busworld Kortrijk (in Belgium) this year, OEMs and body builders are up on their toes at the expo…
The new C-segment SUV will sit on FCA’s small-wide 4×4 architecture. With the gleeful news of Fiat working on a full-size 7 seater SUV broke last month, speculations are high on the possibility of a compact SUV based on the all-new Jeep Compass´s LWB Small Wide…
SML Isuzu has been around on Indian roads for a few decades now, and has built a reputation as reliable and cost effective workhorses best-suited for rigorous commercial operations. Recently, we got a taste of its flagship products – the `Executive´ range of…
The new Scorpio pickup has been launched in South Africa recently. A majority of our Indian folks think that pickups are suited only for construction workers. Yet, there is a minuscule fan base for them in India too, me included. They are nice…
Tata Motors done with ARAI and homologation certification for their 9m and 12m electric buses. The production-spec Tata Ultra Electric 9-metre bus has been pressed into a 7-day trial run in Guwahati, in association with Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC). This is perhaps the…
