Tag: Commercial vehicle
Pressure is increasing for diesel trucks to be phased out more quickly
Berlin, Vienna In the car business, the diesel engine is a phased-out model, and market shares have been shrinking for years. In the case of heavy trucks, on the other…
Disrupted supply chains because of five centimeters
Heavy truck on the highway The transporters suffer from the bureaucratic chaos of Autobahn GmbH. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It only takes a thumb’s length – and the supply chain breaks.…
Volkswagen will start autonomously in Hamburg in 2025
Dusseldorf Volkswagen intends to put autonomous robotic taxis into operation in Hamburg soon. In 2025, the first 1,000 autonomous vehicles should be sent on their way in the city area.…
Volkswagen will start autonomously in Hamburg in 2025
Dusseldorf Volkswagen intends to put autonomous robotic taxis into operation in Hamburg soon. In 2025, the first 1,000 autonomous vehicles should be sent on their way in the city area.…
This start-up wants to replace diesel
Dusseldorf Logistics, as Dirk Graszt knows, can be pretty sluggish. In his decades in the industry, the experienced manager has got to know almost all areas. He was sales director,…
This start-up wants to replace diesel
Dusseldorf Logistics, as Dirk Graszt knows, can be pretty sluggish. In his decades in the industry, the experienced manager has got to know almost all areas. He was sales director,…
Daimler Truck wants to “take off” in China
Vienna The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, Daimler Truck, is now also building its bestseller, the Actros semi-trailer tractor, in China. After years of preparation, the Swabian Dax group…
The federal government is waiving new billions from the toll
Toll bridge on the A3 Why wasn’t the software for the electronic toll collection system added early enough to be ready for use in 2023? (Photo: imago images/Jochen Tack) Berlin…
IAA Transportation: Electric trucks dominate the commercial vehicle trade fair
eTruck from MAN The electric truck is to be delivered for the first time in two years. (Photo: Bloomberg) Hanover The future of freight transport is in Hall 12: MAN…
IAA Transportation: Electric trucks dominate the commercial vehicle trade fair
Mercedes also drives electrically on long-haul routes An “eActros LongHaul” electric truck at the IAA Transportation in Hanover: The electric drive will also become the standard for trucks. (Photo: dpa)…
Bosch versus ZF: duel of the truck greats
Trade fair visitors at the IAA Transportation The commercial vehicle business is gaining in importance for the German supplier giants. (Photo: dpa) Hanover Bosch now sees itself as the world’s…
Bosch versus ZF: duel of the truck greats
Fuel cell vans Bosch wants to develop hydrogen in logistics as an alternative to diesel. Hanover Bosch now sees itself as the world’s largest automotive supplier for commercial vehicles –…
VW subsidiary MAN plans to enter the electric truck business in 2024
Munich The truck manufacturer MAN is aligning its future with the electric truck. “From 2024 we are ready to go into larger quantities. We assume that in 2030 half of…
Billion dollar contract for the production of hydrogen trucks
fill up with hydrogen A Clean Logistics truck is parked at a hydrogen filling station operated by the service provider GP Joule. (Photo: GP Joule) Dusseldorf The traffic turnaround is…
E-Works is converting vans for the electric age
Munich Against the background of high oil and gas prices and the fight against climate change, the switch to electromobility has meanwhile also reached commercial vehicles. “Compared to cars, the…
Bosch equips vans with fuel cells
Fuel cell transporter from Bosch The transporter should have a range of 500 kilometers with ten kilos of hydrogen. Stuttgart The movement of goods should become emission-free – and currently…
Electric truck manufacturer delivers first trucks
Michael Lohscheller in front of a Nikola truck The last chance for the start-up. (Photo: PR) Phoenix, Coolidge Pick-up trucks are parked in the icebox-cold lobby of the Nikola headquarters.…
Electric truck manufacturer delivers first trucks
Michael Lohscheller in front of a Nikola truck The last chance for the start-up. (Photo: PR) Phoenix, Coolidge Pick-up trucks are parked in the icebox-cold lobby of the Nikola headquarters.…
Mercedes and Rivian want to build electric vans together
Vienna A new, unconventional alliance is formed in the highly competitive business with vans. The top dog in the profession, the Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, will in future cooperate with…
Schmitz Cargobull: Saving fuel against the crisis
Muenster The truck supplier Schmitz Cargobull has made it to the top of the list of German family companies whose business was ruined by Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. The…