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MAY
5-7 QBIC Conference / AGM /GALA
and Awards Evening (Sunshine
Coast, QLD)
6-9 APTA Bus and Paratransit
Conference (Tampa, Florida,
United States)
7 Labour Day (QLD) | May Day (NT)
13 Mother’s Day
17 Gas Energy Australia 2018
National Forum
17 Australasian Fleet Management
Association - Annual Fleet
Conference & Exhibition
21 BusNSW Delegates Forum
28 Reconciliation Day (ACT)
JUNE
1-2 TasBus Conference (Hobart, TAS)
4 Western Australia Day (WA)
11 Queen’s Birthday All states
(Except WA & Qld)
16 PFG Drinks and Canapes Event
(6:30pm – 8:30pm Parliament
House, Canberra ACT)
21 BusNSW Associate Member
Seminar
26/28* BIC Council Meeting
(Canberra - TBC*)
27 National School Bus Summit
and National Coach Connections
Summit (Canberra, ACT)VW AND HINO AGREE
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
FUTURE LOGISTICS and
transportation, technology and
procurement will be just some of
the possible areas for cooperation
hallmarking a recently signed
strategic partnership between
Germany’s massive Volkswagen Truck
& Bus GmbH and Japan giant Hino
Motors Ltd.
The agreement aims to, “build
a mutually beneficial strategic
long-term partnership on eye-level,”
an official joint-statement mirrored
by VW Truck & Bus and Hino Motors
states. It continues: “Based on their
common ideas, both companies
will further explore each other’s
capabilities to cooperate in logistics
and traffic solution research, existing
and new technologies as well as
in procurement. The evaluation of
technology cooperation will focus
on conventional powertrains,hybrid and electric powertrains, as
well as connectivity and autonomous
driving systems.”
A joint Alliance Board has been
set up based on the SCFA to discuss
the direction of the long-term and
eye-level partnership. The Alliance
Board pursues a pragmatic approach
with a lean organisation and
balanced rights for both companies
that remain independent, it’s stated.
It comprises the CEOs from both
companies as well as additional
senior management representatives.