The 38 Vision propane-powered Type C school buses have 42 seats and can cover 300 miles (482 kms) on a single tank thanks to the 7.3-litre engine supplied by Ford Motor Company and integrated by the engineering firm, ROUSH CleanTech.

The Elec City is powered by a 180-kW fuel cell system, feeding off an 875-litre hydrogen tank to charge its 78.4 kWh high-capacity battery pack.

Leyland’s Lancashire operations now produces the entire new generation DAF range, including the XD, XF, XG and XG+ models. The facility is responsible for manufacturing almost all of the DAF trucks sold in the UK and Ireland, with some 40% of all trucks produced exported overseas.

FPT has been supplying the OEM its full Euro VI CV powertrain lineup extending from 4 – 13 litres. Over the 20 years it has supplied TDCV with more than 90,000 engines.

Schmitz began production of its own axles at the Altenberge plant in 2004: since then, it has manufactured 2 million of them, installing them on trailers made in Altenberge or shipping them to its other trailer plants in Europe and Turkey.

The milestone model was an XF 6x2 tractor unit, with a load capacity of up to 74 tons.

The 100,000th engine was an XCURSOR 13 NG, a multi-fuel engine designed for the truck market, providing significant reductions in CO2 emissions and high reliability with an expected lifetime of 1.2 million kilometres.

The culminating event of the company’s centenary celebrations was held in Sainte-Claire, the town where Eugène Prévost, founder of the company, was born in 1898.

As of August 2024, several Dutch transport operators have begun using the XD and XF Electric models, which have been designed for zero-emission operations.

The Turkish manufacturer, which is a subsidiary of the Koç industrial conglomerate, held a special ceremony at its plant in Sakarya to commemorate the milestones.

In 2023, Hyva undertook significant business restructuring efforts to enhance its global operations and competitiveness. This restructuring was aimed at improving operational efficiency, strengthening its product portfolio, and positioning itself better for growth in key markets.

The company showcased several of its technologies aimed at supporting the automotive industry’s transition to sustainable mobility, which focused on solutions that contribute to zero-emission vehicle technologies, including innovations in electrification and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).