BUSMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Geneve Motor Show - Ford Tourneo Concept previews new Transit
* ECOnetic Technologies – Ford’s advanced low-CO2 features including Auto-Start-Stop and Smart Regenerative Charging
* SYNC voice-activated, in-car connectivity system – enables mobile phones and music players to be connected to the vehicle, and controlled using voice control
* Emergency Assistance – enabled by SYNC, this new feature is designed to assist occupants to contact the Emergency Services in the event of an accident, providing vehicle location information
* Advanced restraint system – including driver, passenger, side and curtain airbags
* Rear-view camera – integrated into the rear view mirror
* Lane Departure Warning and Driver Alert – latest driver assistance features to alert the driver if the system detects the vehicle is inadvertently drifting out of the lane, or the driver is becoming tired behind the wheel
* Germany - Daimler Boosts Mobility: Bus Chassis of New Assembly Facility for Colombia
(Photo: Mercedes Benz Atego 1016, ensamblado en Bogota)
Stuttgart,Germany / Bogota,Colombia -Daimler (PR) -Feb 22, 2012: -- On February 16, the Daimler subsidiary, Daimler Colombia S.A., officially opened a new bus chassis assembly in Bogota so that it can continue to meet the demand for buses from Daimler, especially for efficient passenger transportation in densely populated cities... Daimler to have an initial output of 500 chassis in 2012 to prepare for growing demand for buses and efficient bus transport systems in major Colombian cities. Four-digit production capacity in the medium term... The facility will assemble bus chassis based on the Mercedes-Benz 1016 and the Thomas EF 1723, and will initially assemble a batch of 500 units this year... The models’ design is unique, since they were specifically developed for the Colombian market and are being exclusively assembled in Bogota. As completely knocked down kits (CKD), the Mercedes-Benz 1016 chassis are delivered from the plant in Wörth, Germany, and the Thomas EF 1723 chassis are conveyed from the Thomas Built Buses facility in High Point, North Carolina, and are finally assembled in Bogota...Labels: busmakers news worldwide
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