The new distribution centre replaces the existing facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which had been the company’s main parts distribution hub since it was first opened in 1978.

The company said trucks built on these two platforms will give it a presence in around 80% of the country’s heavy-duty truck sub-segments.

T&BB visited the facility in early June to see what the Cummins subsidiary has done to expand its testing capabilities and refurbish its production facility. 

The company aims to manufacture 100,000 hydrogen storage tanks a year, for the European market. Customers include Stellantis, Hyvia and MAN.

Eaton has expanded its eMobility operations in Poland and France, whilst they are currently setting up a laboratory to test its power electronics and power distribution products in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The new facility is part of the company's plans to produce driveline components for both conventional ICE vehicles and electric vehicles.

RACE is an engineering consultancy company and is also T&BB's partner organisation in India.

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The European programme has partly been funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (EUR 30 million for 150 hydrogen fuel cell trucks) and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the 8 hydrogen refuelling stations across France and the Netherlands.

Ashok Leyland says it is a new platform, but it is in fact an upgrade of the existing ‘RE-AL’ platform to allow customers to exchange used vehicles with new.

The new facility is to supply a full range of lubricants to a broad number of industrial segments including the on-highway road transport sector.

BharatBenz is a brand name of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, which is fully supported by Daimler Truck AG