The expansion of the Krakow facility, where the company manufactures the TGS and TGX series of heavy-duty trucks, will allow for a daily production capacity of around 300 vehicles.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced the appointment of Anna Carmo e Silva to the role of chair of its bus and coach division for 2022. Carmo e Silva currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Buses and Coaches at Scania AB.

More than 100 local authorities are taking legal action against Daimler, DAF, Volvo, MAN, Iveco, and Scania, who were found to have colluded in price fixing over fourteen years in 2016.

The Nelec electric bus by Carrocera Castrosua S.A. of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has been awarded the title of Ecological Bus of the Year 2022 at Spain’s National Transport Awards, beating nine other nominees to the award. This adds to the Red Dot Design Award that the Nelec received in 2021.

The German manufacturer delivered just under 94,000 vehicles to its customers in 2021, and reported growth in truck and van sales.

MAN Individual began ramp up of production at the new site, dedicated to van customisation and modification, in April 2021.

Friedrich Baumann, formerly Executive Vice President Commercial Operations at Navistar, and Göran Nyberg, formerly Executive Board member for Sales and Customer Solutions at MAN, swap roles.

Annette Danielski is made Chairman of the Board while Stefano Fedel is appointed Head of Sales and Marketing.

René-Christopher Wollmann is elected as CTO and Dr Uwe Hansult as COO, among other new appointments.

Alexander Vlaskamp is appointed as CEO, Arne Puls as Chief Human Resources Officer, and Mikael Lindner as Head of MAN Engines.

MAN presented its new truck generation at Solutrans which features a range of new ADAS features and changes to the transmissions and fuel options. In addition, the company announced its plans for autonomous trucks.

Traton brands have sold 53% more trucks and buses and have achieved revenue growth of 38% (EUR21.7bn) in the year-to-date.