Fleet logistics management and vehicle hire giant, Ryder System Inc, together with In-Charge Energy Incand global electrification company, Zurich-headquartered ABB, have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to provide nationwide turnkey energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure as a service to Ryder customers in North America.

Kenworth Truck Company of Kirkland and driveline component supplier, Dana Incorporated, announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for medium-duty Kenworth battery electric vehicles at the CES event in Las Vegas early this month.

Lion Electric Company, the Quebec Government and six other industry partners have announced a major project to initiate electrification of heavy-duty commercial vehicles in the Canadian province of Quebec.

FPT Industrial, the powertrain division of CNH Industrial, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with battery producer, Microvast, aimed at an industrial and commercial co-operation to enable FPT Industrial to design and assemble battery packs in-house, at its facility in Turin, which would be then be offered on CNH Industrial vehicles and to third-party customers.

Electric commercial vehicle builder, Workhorse Group Inc is adding modular battery systems produced by Indianapolis-based EnerDel Inc to its portfolio.

Japanese truck-maker, Hino Motors Ltd, in late October 2019 announced it has established a new procurement joint venture with the Traton Group, called Hino & Traton Global Procurement; with the aim of sharing outsourcing costs and development of selected technologies.

Bus builders, Rampini Carlo SpA and CaetanoBus have announced an extension of their reciprocal commercial sales agreement to include their respective electric bus ranges.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH, a subsidiary of Denmark's Danfoss Group, have extended their existing cooperation, with a new strategic partnership for silicon- and silicon-carbide power modules.

BPW Bergische Achsen claims its new AirSave tyre pressure control system pays for itself in the first year, as the system achieves enormous savings in terms of fuel, tyres and time.

Electric truck builder, Workhorse Group Inc, has entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement with Lordstown Motors Corporation - a private corporate entity founded by former Workhorse CEO, Steve Burns.

International Truck is to fit the Allison 1000 HS automatic transmission with Neutral-at-Stop as standard equipment on the Class 6/7 International MV Series, beginning in Q1 2020.

Following the announcement by the Council for the European Union in June of a new vehicle directive that mandates the percentage of buses that must be emission-free by 2025 and 2030, three technology companies BMZ, Ziehl-Abegg and Horiba Mira have teamed up to offer, what they claim, is a unique turnkey service for converting existing bus fleets to e-Buses.