GTS Auto Tech, a newly created company and new subsidiary of GTS Trade Solutions Pvt Ltd, has been established to build a range of new commercial vehicle bodies such as containers, bulkers, other semi-trailer types and buses at a newly constructed facility in Redhills.

Mantella Srl launched its new, lightweight steel tipper trailer at Bauma 2019.

Low loader trailer specialist, Broshuis BV used Bauma 2019 in Munich last month to unveil a new range of pendular axle low loaders, the PL 2 HD range.

GMT Auto Engineering Company, a leading trailer builder in a range of specialist trailer types is now developing a range of bulkers for dry and powdered goods such as foodstuffs, cement etc, at its facility in Chennai, as part of its strategy to expand its product portfolio.

Supplier of vehicle lighting and electronics, Hella India Automotive Pvt Ltd – a 100% subsidiary of Hella GmbH & Co KGaA - is building a second electronics plant in India to meet growing demand for electronic components from local customers.

Transportation Power Inc, an advanced clean transportation technology company, established in 2010 and based in Escondido, and Meritor Inc of Troy, a manufacturer of axles and brake systems announced last month completion of two multi-year projects for the development, testing and evaluation of advanced, zero-emission electric yard tractors and Class 8 trucks.

Following an announcement by ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the end of 2016 that it was forming two joint ventures in China with Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd to produce and sell commercial vehicle transmissions, the second of these two joint ventures - ZF Foton HCV Automated Transmissions (Jiaxing) Co Ltd, which is 51% owned by ZF and set up to build its heavy-duty TraXon transmission for trucks and coaches in China - has started production at a new production facility in Jiaxing.

Horizontal moving floor specialist, Cargo Floor BV has announced it has started construction work to expand its assembly plant in Coevorden by some 10,000 square metres – the extension is expected to improve production efficiency through shorter and more efficient internal logistic movements, the company said.

Trevor Milton, Nikola CEO and founder of electric truck concern, Nikola Motor Company, at an event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale, said the company was actively pursuing hydrogen as a ubiquitous fuel for its electric vehicles and that it had just committed to making an initial investment of USD16m to build Nikola's new fuel cell development laboratory and that staged investments in the new facility was expected to exceed several hundred million dollars.

After announcing development of a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets back in November, the electric vehicle pioneer, Nikola Motor Company unveiled Nikola Tre at a major event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale.

DAF Trucks NV has announced it is investing EUR200m to expand its cab plant in Westerlo by 45%.

Gangway systems specialist for the bus and rail industries, Hübner GmbH & Co KG, is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastic polymer material products in Dunlap.