BUSMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* UK - Low carbon bus funding will boost UK automotive manufacturing
* Mexico - Dina and UAM, Develop All-mexican Hybrid Bus
* China - Zongshen Plans To Acquire American Bluebird School Bus Company
(Photo: A Bluebird bus, Vision model)* Germany - Webasto Takes Over Diavia Cooling System
(Photo: Diavia airco 2012)
Munich,Germany -17 March 2012: -- Webasto, the Germany based automotive supplier, announced the signature of a share purchase agreement to buy from Delphi Italia Automotive Systems S.r.l. its Diavia cooling system business for off-highway and special applications like electric buses... Read more* Germany - Mercedes-benz Presents New Engine Generation
(Photo: MercedesBenz Euro 6 bus engine)
Stuttgart,Germany- 4 March 2012: -- Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a totally new generation of Mercedes-Benz medium-duty engines with the series designation OM 93x together with the equally new heavy-duty OM 470 engine. With this launch Daimler is expanding its "BlueEfficiency Power" engine portfolio into a comprehensive range complying with the impending Euro VI emissions standard... Read more* USA - Allison Transmission Ipo At Triple 2007 Value
(Photo: Allison hybrid EV Drive)
Indianapolis,IND,USA -13 March 2012: -- Carlyle Group LP and Onex Corp., owners of transmission manufacturer Allison, are seeking to take Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. public at a valuation that’s almost triple what they paid for the auto-parts maker, when they acquired it in 2007... Read more* Brazil - Volgren Majority Sold To Marcopolo
(Photo: Marcopolo's new Paradiso model bus)
Sao Paulo,SP,Brazil -5 March 2012: -- Grenda recently entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in bodybuilder Volgren Australia Pty Ltd to Brazilian Marcopolo S.A.- Marcopolo is one of the world’s largest bus manufacturers’ producing around 30,000 buses per annum in 11 plants worldwide. They also have a components factory located in Changzhou, China. Marcopolo employs over 18,000 people and has a turnover of around $1.6 billion Australian dollars ... Read more* USA - Allison Transmission Launches Pts Automatic For China School Buses
(Photo: Kinglong schoolbus)
Indianapolis,IND,USA -3 March 2012: -- For the first time outside of North America, Allison Transmission launches the Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series (PTS) of automatic transmissions specially designed for school buses at the 2012 First China School Bus Development Seminar and International School Bus Exhibition... In response to market needs in China, Allison is making the PTS available to provide end users with an advanced solution for increased school bus safety. The Allison automatic PTS not only enables easy maneuverability which allows drivers to devote their attention to the road, but also includes a special feature to help strengthen school bus safety... Read more* China - Ningbo To Combat Air Pollution With Switch To Natural Gas Vehicles
(Photo: Foton CNG bus)
Ningbo,Zhejiang,China -29 Feb 2012: -- In the Chinese city of Ningbo, the port of which has recorded the greatest growth in container business in the world, motor vehicle exhaust emissions has become a major source of urban air pollution; the vehicle population passed 1 million at end 2010. The Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission has set in motion measures to improve the environment and promote energy conservation by introducing a plan to promote conversion to natural gas fuel for urban buses, taxis and port container trucks, reports Ningbo Evening News... During this twelfth five-year plan period, the Commission aims to convert thousands of vehicles to natural gas: 2500 buses (50% of total fleet) supported by 10 filling stations, 3500 dual-fuel taxis (70%) supplied by 15-20 stations, and 500 port container trucks (40%) supplied by 3 to 4 stations. The first filling stations for taxis are expected to be operational in April... Read moreLabels: busmakers news worldwide
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