Truck & Bus Builder

Renault Trucks to take orders for extended-range truck from mid-2025

By Bradley Osborne – 10th December 2024

Traton appoints Niklas Klingenberg to executive board

Germany

Appointment

Traton appoints Niklas Klingenberg to executive board

By Bradley Osborne – 10th December 2024

DICV extends application range of BharatBenz trucks with new BharatBenz-badged Cummins' engine

Diesel Combustion

DICV extends application range of BharatBenz trucks with new BharatBenz-badged Cummins' engine

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 10th December 2024

Appointment

Joint Venture

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies makes senior appointments

By Luke Willetts – 10th December 2024

James Taylor has taken over as General Manager (GM), Christy Roadknight is now the Deputy GM, and Genoveva Alba has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Company Profiles

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PEI Srl

JOST-Werke Deutschland GmbH

FPT Industrial S.p.A (a brand of Iveco Group)

Maxion Wheels

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG

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Exhibitions & Conferences

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Euro Bus Expo 2024: TBC Conversions unveils electric minibus based on Ford Transit

Euro Bus Expo 2024: TBC Conversions unveils electric minibus based on Ford Transit

By Bradley Osborne – 9th December 2024

Developed with the technical input of Ford, TBC says the new minibus is the result of a “significant six-figure investment”.

Euro Bus 2024: Karsan enters the UK and Ireland

By Luke Willetts – 2nd December 2024

The company is bringing its electric minibus (the 6-metre e-Jest) to British consumers through Horsham-based dealer, EVM UK Ltd.

Spain

Irizar launches i3 class II low-entry electric intercity bus at the FIAA

By Luke Willetts – 21st November 2024

This model signifies the expansion of the company’s product offering into the intercity market.

Brazil

Forecast & Trends

Lat.Bus generates sales of more than 1,300 buses in the Brazilian market

By Jose Secco – 20th November 2024

Germany

IAA 2024: Italian fuel injector regulator maker Landi Renzo makes IAA debut

By Luke Willetts – 19th November 2024

Italy

FPT and Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company 20-year partnership

By Luke Willetts – 18th November 2024

Upcoming Events

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January 7 - 10 , 2025

CES

Las Vegas Convention Center, USA

January 17 - 22 , 2025

Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025

Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India

March 4 - 7 , 2025

Work Truck Week 2025

Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, USA

March 27 - 29 , 2025

Mid-America Trucking Show

Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, USA

USA

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Cenntro Logistar 450 electric van receives U.S. certification

Compliance

Cenntro Logistar 450 electric van receives U.S. certification

By Luke Willetts – 9th December 2024

The company announced that its Logistar 450 electric van has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and a certificate from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), meaning that the van qualifies for state and federal funding.

Transmissions

Agreement

RSB Transmissions receives backing from Bain Capital for global expansion

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 8th December 2024

The investment is to be used to support RSB’s plans for growth, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and expanding its global operations.

Mack launches virtual vehicle tours for customers

By Bradley Osborne – 8th December 2024

The truck manufacturer is allowing customers to schedule a thirty-minute one-to-one consultation with a salesman through video conferencing software.

Investment

Transmissions

Allison plans investment of USD100m+ in Chennai plant to boost automatic transmission output to meet global demand

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 7th December 2024

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Manufacture

Mullen ramping up battery facility for start of production in mid-2025

By Bradley Osborne – 6th December 2024

Daimler Truck North America announces fifth generation Freightliner Cascadia

By Luke Willetts – 3rd December 2024

Product

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Euro Bus 2024: Alexander Dennis unveils new generation buses at Euro Bus

By Luke Willetts – 5th December 2024

At the 2024 Euro Bus Expo, T&BB sat down with Paul Davies, the CEO of Alexander Dennis, to discuss the company’s new product range.

Diesel Combustion

Wrightbus launches new Cummins engine option with double-deck range

By Bradley Osborne – 5th December 2024

The ‘StreetDeck Ultroliner’, which was originally launched in 2014, will now be offered with a Cummins ‘B6.7’ engine, replacing the six-cylinder Daimler ‘OM936’ which was used before.

China

Weichai New Energy CV Company unveils two electric light trucks at Canton Fair

By Will Pulson – 5th December 2024

WNECV is the light and medium duty commercial vehicle unit of Weichai Holding Group Company Ltd.

Germany

Transmissions

Free Article

“The trend is our friend”: Voith’s mild-hybrid DIWA NXT for interurban applications

By Bradley Osborne – 3rd December 2024

AI, Digitalisation & Robotics

Agreement

Workhorse implements product development and lifecycle management tools from Siemens

Registrations

Premium Article

Tractor sales decline modestly in first six months of fiscal year 2024/25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 3rd December 2024

Statistics

Registrations

Premium Article

Rigid truck market slides 8% in first half of fiscal year 2024/25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 2nd December 2024

Battery Electric

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Italy

Manufacture

Iveco Bus to invest in its Annonay plant

By Luke Willetts – 9th December 2024

The company is investing EUR 600 million to transform the facility into a hub for manufacturing electric and hydrogen-powered buses, including the Heuliez GX Elec, Iveco E-Way and the new E-Way-H2 hydrogen model.

Austria

Order

MAN receives order for 27 battery electric buses from Austrian private operator

By Bradley Osborne – 1st December 2024

The German manufacturer says the order for 27 battery electric buses from Ledermair is the largest order for electric buses the company has received thus far from a private operator in Austria.

Agreement

Shyft Group expands Blue Arc dealer network by 75 locations

By Bradley Osborne – 1st December 2024

The group has signed distribution agreements with two truck-trailer dealers, Ascendance Trucks LLC of Boca Raton, Florida and Allegiance Trucks LLC of Stamford, Connecticut.

Brazil

Sustainability