Having bought aluminium tipper body specialist, Adige Trailer Srl in late 2014, the new owners, Tecnokar Trailers Srl, has made significant investments in modernising the factory.

Millbrook Proving Ground is increasing its operational capacity to support the heavy-duty commercial vehicle industry in meeting air quality and CO2 targets.

Scania AB inaugurated a new THB800m (USD26m) assembly plant in Thailand in February, as it looks to expand its presence in the region’s truck and bus market.

The GAZ Group has laid a foundation stone marking the start of construction of a new truck and bus assembly plant in the town of Hajikabul.

Hino Motors Ltd, a Toyota Group Company, plans to invest JPY11.5bn (USD105m) in a new integrated research and development centre and production hub in Thailand, with construction set to begin in July 2019.

January saw the start of pre-production assembly of Hino’s XL-Series Class7/8 trucks in the USA on a brand new production line installed in a new plant in Mineral Wells.

EV battery developer, SK Innovation plans to invest around USD859m in battery technology and production in Hungary.

DEX Heavy Duty Parts LLC, a Volvo Group subsidiary and supplier of recycled, renovated and surplus medium and heavy-duty truck parts, is expanding its operations with the opening a second facility in Oklahoma City.

Allison Transmission Inc is investing in a new vehicle testing facility to facilitate further innovation in the industry.

Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi consortium, has made an investment in PowerShare, an electric vehicle (EV) charging platform start-up company based in China.

Trailer and bodybuilder, Cartwright Group, has invested in a fully programmable robotic welder to drive up productivity and efficiency at its South Manchester production facility.

Alfdex AB, a 50/50 joint venture, between Swedish companies, Alfa Laval AB and Concentric AB, is to expand its manufacturing unit in China during the first half of 2019 in response to demand driven by China's initiative to improve their air quality, called the 'Blue Sky' action plan.