Braking and driveline specialist, Meritor Inc of Troy, as announced the distribution agreement between Meritor and a subsidiary of Wabco Holdings Inc has been terminated.

January 2020 saw Meritor Inc strengthen its electric drivetrain capabilities with its acquisition of all the remaining shares in Transportation Power Inc -  since 2010 a supplier of integrated drive systems, full electric truck solutions and energy-storage subsystems based in Escondido.

Last year Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announced plans to allocate BRA110m million (USD27m) to make the necessary adjustments at its Resende (RJ) plant to tailor its production lines to begin assembling electric trucks as soon as 2020.

Brake, axle and drive systems supplier, Meritor Inc of Troy, has reported strong results for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2019: It posted sales of USD4.4bn, up by almost 5% on USD4.19bn in the previous year.

Meritor India Ltd has inaugurated an axle assembly facility and research and development centre at Automotive Axles in Mysore.

Meritor Inc has announced expansion of its electric drivetrain solutions under the Blue Horizon brand name by launching the 12Xe powertrain for Class 4, 5, 6 and 7 applications and introducing the 17XeTM powertrain for heavy-duty Class 8, 4x2 and 6x2 trucks.

Meritor Inc has completed its acquisition of AxleTech from global investment firm The Carlyle Group.

Meritor Inc has developed its Aftermarket product training programme for dealers, distributors, fleets and service garages to include live, instructor-led, interactive distance training.

Meritor Inc has announced its involvement in 22 electrification programmes with global OEMs and expects to put at least 130 fully-electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks on the road in the next two years (2020).