Thursday, May 01, 2014
SMMT Transport News Brief - CV Show Daily Bulletin
Visitors flooded in to the second day of the Commercial Vehicle Show packing the NEC's halls and adding to the buzz of optimism that filled the first day of the event.
Today, Transport Minister Stephen Hammond MP, visited the Show. The Minister met a wide range of exhibitors, taking more than two hours out of his busy schedule to soak up the new product launches and big industry issues.
Headlines have come thick and fast, so if you prefer to sit back and soak up the news, TNB has filmed industry leaders from Vauxhall, Renault Trucks, Citroen and the SMMT. All the short films are on www.TransportNewsBrief.co.uk and there will be more tomorrow.
The TNB team will be scouring the halls tomorrow for more news, so stay tuned to @TNB_News on Twitter for all the latest.
Top Stories
Can a tiny one-litre petrol engine really deliver power and torque equivalent to a 1.6-litre diesel? That's the question that Ford has set out to answer by inviting visitors to the CV Show to compare the vehicles on a special test circuit at the NEC. The goal is to get as many members of the [...]
The Commercial Vehicle Show is the ideal place for manufacturers in the sector to launch new products and services to market, and Transport News Brief caught up with some of the tyre firms to find out what's new. Continental, Goodyear and Michelin have all brought new products to the exhibition this year, with many using [...]
At the CV Show, Mercedes-Benz is celebrating record registrations with a dominating presence that covers 5,000 sq m of space, inside the halls and outside too, where 53 vehicles sit. Michael Kamper, Managing Director for Mercedes-Benz trucks in the UK told TNB, "The Birmingham show is a great sounding board for us, and we have [...]
Features
Nissan has announced at the CV Show that British Gas will invest in 100 pure electric e-NV200 vans, following a successful six-month trial of 28 prototype vehicles. Initially, 50 vans will be delivered over the coming weeks, with the remainder arriving later in the year. Further orders could follow as the energy giant has re-iterated [...]
CV News
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