Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) of Seoul, South Korea in February began construction of a plant in China to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell systems, in anticipation of rapid growth in automotive demand for propulsion using this alternative fuel.

Isuzu Motors Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo’s Shinagawa district, in February agreed with IT company, Fujitsu Ltd of Tokyo, and their joint venture company, Transtron Inc, to jointly develop a new connected platform with commercial vehicle fleet data.

A group of Japanese companies in December 2020 established the Japan Hydrogen Association, an association dedicated to the promotion of a global hydrogen-based eco-system.

Isuzu Motors Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo’s Shinagawa district, and US engine and e-powertrain manufacturer, Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, in February announced agreements to collaborate on a mid-range diesel powertrain and to work together on other advanced engineering projects.

Maxion Wheels will work together with early-stage investor Plug and Play Tech Center and its programme, Startup Autobahn, which is designed to guide and support start-up tech companies.

The Canadian Vancouver-based manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles, Grande West Transportation Group Inc has now entered the electric bus market with the launch of the Vicinity LT EV.

Grande West Transportation Group Inc, has entered a distribution agreement with Kontrol Energy Corp of Vaughan, to offer BioCloud, a coronavirus detection system in its Vicinity line of buses.

Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its container chassis product portfolio by reintroducing the A.WF and Z.WF swap chassis for transporting short swap containers, as well as a brand-new W.BO swap box, for an effective multimodal solution.

Dutch specialist heavy-haulage trailer builder, Nooteboom BV, believes the UK market for special transport and heavy haulage shows growing interest for short and long term rental of specialist trailers.

Subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc, New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, Manitoba, and New Flyer of America Inc, have successfully completed a battery recycling pilot with lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corporation.

Westport Fuel Systems Inc has entered an agreement with Swedish engine and heavy-duty CV maker, Scania AB to commence a research project to apply its HPDI 2.0 fuel system with hydrogen to the latest Scania commercial vehicle engine.

Southern California Gas Co is to field test a new technology which can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas.