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Azure Dynamics Corporation has delivered its 1000th Balance hybrid electric truck to Purolator, Canada's leading integrated freight and parcel solutions provider. This unit also represents Purolator's 200th hybrid electric truck received in 2011. In 2005, Purolator, which operates a fleet of 3,500 vehicles, was the first express transportation company in Canada to introduce hybrid electric vehicles.

Bombardier Transportation has received an order, worth US$648 million, for 90 electric multiple units of the 430 series commuter trains from Deutsche Bahn Regio. DB Regio won a European-wide tender from the Rhein-Main-Verkersverbund (RMV) in November 2011, securing the transportation contract for the Rhein-Main rapid transit network. The 90 four-car electric multiple units are to be used on the Kleyer suburban-network, covering more than 7.2 million train kilometres a year, from December 2014 onwards. The t

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, a specialist in natural gas, hydrogen and hybrid electric vehicle technologies, has been awarded an engineering development contract from the leading Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra to develop hydrogen systems for a mini-bus platform. Under this contract, Quantum will engineer and modify Mahindra's 2.5L engine to run on clean hydrogen, while improving vehicle performance characteristics through enhanced electronic control software strategies and engine calib

The Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division has completed the takeover of the Unipoint Group, based in Taipei, Taiwan, which achieved sales of US$124 million in 2010 and currently employs around 2,360 people at two production locations in mainland China and Taiwan, as well as at various sales locations.

Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software have entered into a strategic alliance agreement that will serve as a framework for both companies to provide resources, services and solutions to help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organisations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design, build, manage lifecycle of infrastructure.

German software provider PTV has taken a minority stake in Gevas software, a leading traffic engineering firm, further strengthening the companies' close ties. PTV has also acquired product rights for important ITS software components, while Gevas will be able to sharpen its profile as project and integration solutions partner.

According to ABI Research’s new study, Cellular M2M Connectivity Services, the M2M market has become a fully mainstream segment of the cellular industry. By the end of 2011, most major mobile operators in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region had established M2M business units to focus their efforts in this fast growing market. ABI Research predicts that the market for cumulative cellular M2M connections will rise from about 110 million connections in 2011 to approximately 365 million connectio

INIT Innovations in Transportation, a leading provider of ITS located in Chesapeake, Virginia, has partnered with Simtech, a supplier of customised electronic products, to launch a new business venture in the city of Chesapeake. Superior Quality Manufacturing (SQM) was established to produce a variety of electronic modules and devices featuring components such as computer boards and LED panels.

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of personal navigation devices (PNDs) declined to about 33 million units in 2011, while the number of subscribers using a turn-by-turn navigation app or service on their handset doubled in 2011 and reached 130 million worldwide. The subscriber base is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.9 per cent to reach 340 million users worldwide in 2016.

TKH Security Solutions has announced the appointment of Bob McCarthy as managing director of the TKH Security Solutions USA Office, with responsibility for expanding the scope of the company in the Americas for complete and integrated access control, video surveillance, security management, intercom communications, and intrusion detection systems. Prior to joining TKH, McCarthy spearheaded the launch of Alarm.com’s Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) business, a platform that allows users to easily mana

All the major truck brands have signed up for BedrijfsautoRAI 2012 (formerly known as The European Road Transport Show, TERTS), one of Europe’s leading platforms for sustainable road transport. The final missing manufacturer confirmed its participation last week, which means that DAF, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, Renault, Scania and Volvo will all be exhibiting their latest models at Amsterdam RAI from Tuesday 17 April to Saturday 21 April 2012.

German software provider PTV AG is opening a new subsidiary, PTV América Latina, with headquarters in Mexico City, to offer cities, engineering offices and universities advanced software solutions and professional consulting services for traffic and transportation planning. The new company will be in charge of opening up new business opportunities in all Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America - from Mexico and the Caribbean countries in the North to Argentina and Chile in the South. PTV's Support Cent

East Midlands Trains in the UK, part of the transport operator Stagecoach Group which operates trains and buses throughout the UK, is expanding its smartcard scheme that will allows rail users to purchase and store rail season tickets on a re-usable electronic smart card instead of using traditional paper tickets. The programme is operating under the UK government’s ITSO smartcard scheme for interoperable transport.

Construction group Stabag has been awarded a US$119 million contract for the two construction lots U1/9 – Altes Landgut and U1/10 – Troststraße, forming part of the extension of underground line U1 into the south of Vienna, Austria. The client, Wiener Linien, is extending underground line U1 from Reumannplatz station to Oberlaa to provide a direct link between the densely populated areas of the Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung housing estate and the city centre from 2016. This will link up the residential distric

Pöyry`s Urban Business Group has been awarded a contract to provide services for the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam. The assignment will be carried out with Helsinki-headquartered Pöyry as the technical leader of a consortium that includes ILF Beratende Ingenieure, Germany, Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the contract is approximately US$16.7 million.