Renault Trucks has opened an adaptation centre at its medium-duty D and D Wide truck plant in Blainville-sur-Orne, Normandy.

Renault Trucks SAS of Lyon, a Volvo Group subsidiary, is planning to offer electric trucks in each market segment from 2023 – covering distribution, construction and long distance. To support these developments and be able to offer a complete and competitive Renault Trucks range on the market, the company is setting up an organisation dedicated to electric mobility.

Renault Trucks SAS has supplied a fully-electric 26 tonne D Wide Z.E to Swiss haulier, Rhyner Logistik, fitted with solar panels on the vehicle body to provide additional ‘green electrical energy’ for the refrigeration unit.

The first of 26, battery-electric D Wide Z.E. trucks from Renault Trucks SAS, have been delivered to Feldschlösschen AG.

Renault Trucks SAS is progressing its transition to a circular economy through a partnership with vehicle recycling specialist company, Indra Automobile Recycling in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Renault Trucks SAS announced it would, in March, start series production of its D and D Wide ZE medium-duty electric trucks at its Blainville-sur-Orne plant.

Bruno Blim, president, Renault Trucks SAS, in a televised press conference last month, outlined the market performance of Renault Trucks and gave insights into how the company was investing to meet the challenges of the future.

Renault Trucks SAS invoiced 54,098 vehicles to maintain its market positions in 2019 in a commercial vehicle market consisting of a very dynamic first half (up 15%) and a less buoyant second half (down 18%), according to Bruno Blim, president of Renault Trucks in a televised interview last month.

Renault Trucks SAS has signed a contract to supply 20, D Wide Z.E 26-tonne trucks to the Carlsberg Group’s Swiss subsidiary, the Feldschlösschen Brewery in Rheinfelden.

Jean-Philippe Ferjoz, former commercial director at Renault Trucks has been appointed managing director at Krone France SAS to replace Philippe Lamberet, who was retired.