Cummins Inc, based in Columbus, Indiana, USA, has announced it will open a new Powertrain Test Facility at its Darlington, UK campus. Ground preparation work has begun on the site, with the firm expecting the first phase of the GBP14 million investment expected to open for operations by May 2023.

Daimler Truck AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has announced the launch of its new product engineering and IT centre in Bangalore, India, named Daimler Truck Innovation Centre India (DTICI).

Production will begin initially in Charleston, South Carolina, USA in the second half of 2023 and subsequently at two German plants.

Daimler India has opend its first dealership in the Union Territory of Jammu, in association with PAL Trucking - a reflection of the increasing demand for BharatBenz products in northern India.

Haskel International, a compression systems specialist based in Sunderland, UK, and subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand Inc of Davidson, North Carolina, USA, has received a multimillion-dollar investment from its parent company to significantly increase its production capacity of hydrogen refuelling stations. In an interview with Truck & Bus Builder, Nick Power, Hydrogen Business Development Manager at Haskel International, discussed the firm’s plans for the coming year alongside the global adoption of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.

BorgWarner Inc, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan has invested in Silicon Valley-based software and controls company Qnovo Inc. BorgWarner is the lead investor in Qnovo’s multi-million-dollar Series C funding round.

Diesel fuel filtration specialist DAVCO Technology LLC of Saline, Michigan, a subsidiary of Southfield, Michigan-based Clarience Technologies LLC, has announced it is expanding into electrical components manufacturing.

Bratislava-based battery manufacturing start-up, InoBat Auto, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group. The JDA will support InoBat’s plans to build a 290,000ft² battery R&D centre and pilot battery production line in Voderady, Slovakia.

GreenPower Motor Co, based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced it plans to manufacture its range of all-electric school buses in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

Electric bus and truck builder, The Lion Electric Co, based in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, has announced it has taken possession of a new production facility in Joliet, Illinois, USA.

Continental AG of Hanover, Germany, has opened a sales and competence centre in Yokohama, Japan for development of hydrogen hose lines for use in powertrain technologies.

Allison Transmission Inc, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has invested in venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, based in Silicon Valley, California.