Commercial Vehicles Report November 2006 Released

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Commercial Vehicles Report November 2006 to their offering.

Commercial Vehicles is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings in Commercial Vehicles, with featured topics including:

-Corporate strategy
-Design
-Distribution
-Divestments
-Engines
-Environment
-Financial performance
-Joint ventures
-Labour
-Legislation
-Manufacturing
-Marketing
-Mergers and acquisitions
-Personnel
-Products
-Research and development
-Sales performance
-Technology
-Vehicle manufacturer
-supplier relationships

Automotive Commercial Vehicles disseminates news and analyses pertaining to the commercial vehicle industry around the globe. The report pans commercial vehicles, from light and medium to heavy-duty, including bus, coach and specialist vehicles, such as those designed specifically for defence applications.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers’ strategies, manufacturing technologies, new models, sales performance and financial results are some of the crucial areas that come under the channel’s spotlight. The report also rummages through commercial vehicle engines and engine components and environment pressures, which are closely connected. Commercial vehicles are regarded as major threats to the environment in most countries and the industry is focussed on raising the emission standards in this segment. This is where engine technology, engine systems and components all come into the picture.

Commercial Vehicles provides both broad macro-economic information as well as detailed focus analysis down to vehicle level: there is no better way to stay informed on the latest CV developments.

Who relies on this report?

Vehicle manufacturers
Suppliers
Consultants
Investment Banks/Finance/Venture capital

Contents Include:

-Germany: Volvo to distribute Nissan LCVs
-Germany: Volvo AB truck safety innovations
-Germany: DAF XF105 named International Truck of the Year 2007
-Germany: Volkswagen makes surprise addition to Hanover lineup
-Germany: Push for heavier, longer trucks gains momentum
-Sweden: Scania selects ICEM vehicle design software
-UK: Vehicle production slips in August
-Canada: Volvo to supply 126 Nova buses to Vancouver
-Global: Bus demand to hit 350,000 by 2010
-North America: Nissan to enter light commercial vehicle segment
-North America: Volvo Trucks introduces I-Shift automated transmission
-US: DaimlerChrysler completes integration of North American bus
 brands
-US: Hino inaugurates axle facility
-US: Stand-up right-hand drive now a factory-warranted option on
 select Freightliner trucks
-US: Job cuts likely at Freightliner
-US: Freightliner announces dealer award recipients
-US: New president for Freightliner Custom Chassis
-US: Neoplan employees form new company
-US: Oshkosh Truck workers agree to five-year labour deal
-US: Volvo's Link Sentry and Action Service made standard on trucks
 with US'07 engines
-China: Iveco strengthens ties with local partners
-India: Ashok Leyland confirms Rs10bn investment
-India: Volvo, Scania and DaimlerChrysler all interested in Ashok
 Leyland stake
-India: Force Motors to revamp portfolio
-India: Scania to increase local sourcing
-India: Mahindra & Mahindra September sales up 15.4%
-India: Tata sales jump 23.8% in September
-India: Volvo to enter bus bodies manufacturing joint venture
-Japan: Defective seat recall for Hino
-Japan: Nissan recalls buses and trucks
-Malaysia: Industrial development to spur LCV demand
-South Korea: Hyundai launches Trago truck brand
-Pakistan: Vehicle sales fall in September
-Thailand: September vehicle sales down 10%
-South Africa: New rail projects boost truck industry
-UAE: Ashok Leyland to set up bus assembly unit in Ras Al Khaimah
-Czech Republic: Commercial Vehicle Group opens admin office
-Germany: ThyssenKrupp supplies Fiat Ducato and new Sprinter
-Germany: Continental expects growth in commercial vehicle business
-Germany: Wabco introduces new air disc brake for heavy trucks,
 premieres de-oiling -catalyst for commercial vehicles
-Russia: Fiat Ducato JV for Severstal-Avto and Stadco
-UK: Corus and DAF Trucks collaborate on truck safety
-China: DongFeng to build and sell Navistar diesels
-Brazil: Volkswagen to fit Navistar engine in 2007
-Germany: Bosch to offer common-rail choice at 2,000bar-plus
-Germany: Siemens VDO offers piezo technology for commercial vehicles
-Italy: More power from Iveco's Cursor engines for Euro 4/5
-South Korea: Hyundai unveils first vee turbodiesel
-Spain: Cummins Euro 4 diesel power for Nissan middleweights
-Sweden: Deutz-made Volvo engine in first bus application
-US: Bosch-to-Delphi injector switch for DaimlerChrysler diesels
-US: Cummins NG engine goes stoichiometric, with added EGR
-US: Driver training needed for good fuel ecomony, says Caterpillar
-US: Engelhard to supply active-plus-passive DPF for DaimlerChrysler
 mid-range diesels
-US: Hino engines certified EPA '07 compliant
-Canada: Azure Dynamics to develop hybrid powertrain for Ford's
 E-series
-Germany: Synthetic fuels will ease Euro 6 compliance, says MAN
-Global: New emission laws to weaken 2007 truck market
-Israel: Ministry adopts Euro IV standards for diesel vehicles
-Netherlands: DAF to begin trials of diesel-electric hybrid powertrain
 next year
-Sweden: Volvo Trucks establishes hybrid credentials
-US: US$49m grant awarded to develop commercially feasible hydrogen
 fuel cell buses
-US: New emission standards causing engine problems, says study
-China: Brilliance posts 55.5% growth in first-half sales
-India: Ashok Leyland bids for Doktas
-Japan: Isuzu's operating profit to grow 32% in first half
-Sweden: Changes in tax measures to boost Volvo's third-quarter
 profits
-Sweden: Scania posts strong third-quarter earnings


Companies Mentioned:

-Scania
-Nissan
-Volvo
-DaimlerChrysler
-Freightliner
-Neoplan
-Oshkosh
-Ashok Leyland
-Hyundai
-Commercial Vehicle
-ThyssenKrupp
-Fiat
-Wabco
-Corus
-DAF
-DongFeng
-Volkswagen
-Bosch
-Siemens
-Iveco
-Caterpillar
-Azure Dynamics