With an investment of more than USD30m, the Michelin Group of Clermont-Ferrand, France has started construction of its first ever end-of-life tyre recycling plant in the Antofagasta region of Chile, South America.

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil in February this year announced it had plans to hire around 1,000 additional people for the São Bernardo do Campo plant in ABC Paulista, which currently employs 8,500.

The Department of Energy in the United States of America has announced availability of USD100m, over four years, regarding the SuperTruck 3 programme and additional funding for low greenhouse gas vehicles.

Volvo Group has signed definitive agreements to acquire 60% of Designwerk Technologies AG, an engineering company in Winterthur, Switzerland which develops and sells electromobility products and engineering services.

Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, has entered a strategic alliance with Australian energy supplier, Viva Energy.

The Lion Electric Company, a Canadian manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, is investing in the construction of a battery manufacturing plant and innovation centre in Quebec.

Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg RosRoca Group, is entering the US waste disposal and refuse collection market with a new specialist truck.

Electric truck developer, Tevva Motors Ltd of Chelmsford, UK has successfully raised USD12.5m (GBP9m) in capital finance in a funding round that it states was over-subscribed.

Specialist vehicle design and manufacturing group, Woodall Nicholson Holdings Ltd (WNHL) of Bolton, UK, which builds light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles under various brand names (which include Mellor Bus, Trekka Bus and VCS, see below) has added a fourth division to its group portfolio.

Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, plans to further expand its operations in the village of Honeoye Falls in Monroe County, New York, creating up to 100 new jobs over the next three years.

Scania has purchased a truck manufacturing plant in China's Jiangsu province to serve as a regional production centre for heavy commercial vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) of Seoul, South Korea in February began construction of a plant in China to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell systems, in anticipation of rapid growth in automotive demand for propulsion using this alternative fuel.