In celebrating 25 years of operations, Brazilian axle manufacturer, Suspensys, announced major investments in axle production expansion and e-traction axle for trailers.

The three companies aim to develop a “Hydrogen Alliance”, providing customers with fuel cell-powered vehicles and a reliable supply of hydrogen fuel as part of a single and complete service.

The German corporation plans to invest in its plants at Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde to prepare them for the ramp-up of electric van production over the next several years.

ProLogium is considering a number of locations in Asia, Europe, and North America for the projected 120-GWh battery plant, which represents a USD8bn investment commitment over the next decade.

The tyre manufacturer plans to plant up to 25,000 acres in the southwestern USA with guayule, a sustainable source of natural rubber.

The Articulated Bus Steering Control (ABSC) is a new steering control system from Hübner designed to enable new passenger transport solutions in the built environment to extend the length of an articulated bus to 36 metres and to offer a passenger capacity like that of a tram or light railway system.

Toyota is is investing around JPY400bn in Japan and JPY325bn, or USD2.5bn, in the USA to expand its battery manufacturing capacity by up to 40 GWh. 

Phase 2 expansion of the facility will double the company’s production capacity for passenger car and light truck tyres in the U.S. to 11 million units a year, and Phase 3 will introduce a further 1 million Truck Bus and Radial tyres annually.

Meritor announced that in May this year it opened a new purpose-built test chamber for heavy-duty electric powertrains and drivetrain development at its brake manufacturing and global disc brake research facility in Cwmbran, UK.

IOC Phinergy Private Ltd (IOP) India-Israeli JV to work with Hindalco in India to develop and supply Phinery Aluminium-Air battery technology to the Indian EV marketplace.

PMI Electro Mobility Solutions  is constructing a purpose-built facility to manufacture electric commercial vehicles (CVs) on a 35-acre facility in the Maharashtra Industrial site in Chakan, Pune, West India.

‘DAWN’ is an autonomous driving software platform product designed specifically for all-weather conditions in which visibility is obscured due to darkness or heavy rain or snowfall.