7700 Hybrid buses from Curitiba City in the south of Brazil. This is the first time Volvo has won a contract for hybrid buses in South America. With this contract, Volvo will begin production of hybrid buses at the Curitiba plant, planning to deliver it starting in 2012. The company expects to win contracts from other cities in South America.  Volvo 7700 Hybrid uses a parallel hybrid system that combines a diesel engine and an electric motor....

市场技术报告  2011/09/06 更新

recover in 2009, when it received an emergency aid from the government; in 2010, it secured a net profit. GAZ is the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, but has only a 1% share of the passenger car market. Instead of selling vehicles under its own brand, the company has made a decision to win contracts on production of the major foreign OEMs' vehicles in order to benefit from the growing Russian market. VW signs a contract with GAZ on consi...

市场技术报告  2011/08/25 更新

 In October 2010, Shanghai GM Dong Yue (Yantai plant, Shandong prov.) started exporting the New Sail (launched in January 2010) to Chile/Libya (about 5,000 were exported to Chile first).  The company sold an accumulated total of about 10,000 of the New Sail by October 2010. It has already won contracts to sell more than 10,000 in 2011. Shanghai GM Dong Yue will also use Shanghai International Port to export the model in the future, intendin...

市场技术报告  2011/08/18 更新

ment in China. Daihatsu's "purchasing reform" Daihatsu starts "purchasing reform" in the fall of 2009, reducing purchasing cost by 30% by the end of FY2011 In September 2009, Daihatsu announced its policy for new purchasing activities in which it seeks open and fair purchasing free from existing contracts. It aims to cut parts procurement cost by 30% by the end of FY2011. By December 2010, Daihatsu started business with 16 new suppliers (13 in...

市场技术报告  2011/01/13 更新