Schmitz Cargobull AG, via its UK-owned subsidiary Schmitz Cargobull (UK) Ltd, plans to extend assembly of its rigid truck bodies in the UK through its national Service Partner network.

The Optare Group Ltd last month announced the development and launch of the Metrodecker H2; a hydrogen bus fuel-cell bus built on the Optare Metrodecker EV double deck bus platform.

Following the revelation of the its Euro 6 compliant heavy truck, called F-Max, in April 2017, Ford Trucks of Kocaeli, Turkey, is moving forward with expanding its distribution base in Western Europe through the appointment of private and independently-owned distributors, which it hopes to complete by 2023.

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have announced plans to form a joint venture for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel cells for heavy commercial transportation applications.

Moving floor trailer specialist, Knapen Trailers, has in cooperation with engineering technology firm, Berkers Techniek B.V., announced it can exclusively offer a class 4 on-board weighing system with its Knapen moving floor bulk trailers used in manure transport

DAF Trucks NV is introducing the option of hydraulic front-wheel drives on the DAF CF and XF 4x2 tractors powered by the Paccar MX-11 or MX-13 engine for operations that from time to time require additional traction.

Sollers Engineering LLC, an assembler and distributor of cars and light commercial vehicles of well known-brands says it has signed a cooperation agreement with emissions control specialist, HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co KG.

BRIST Axle Systems Srl used Busworld Turkey last month to display its latest independent steerable drive axle for medium-size buses and delivery vehicles.

The claimed 'world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor' is under development in the UK.

Six months on from when Wabco Holdings Inc made a three-year agreement with global innovation platform, Plug and Play, Wabco’s Global Head of Technology Scouting, Dr Gandert Van Raemdonck, has provided an update on the company’s progress of this recent collaboration.

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.

Bus and coach builder, Irizar Group, has signed a collaboration agreement with Scania Deutschland GmbH to offer its Irizar-Scania range of coaches to the German market.