Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, has shipped its first engine brake from its newly opened European facility, near Brno.

Hydraulic crane and hook-loader specialist, Hyva Global BV recently opened its new service and maintenance workshop in Apeldoorn.

ION Energy, a recent start-up company, specializing in battery management systems and energy diagnostic solutions, has been engaged to supply its technology to another relatively new company in France, IBS Technologies.

Meritor India Ltd has inaugurated an axle assembly facility and research and development centre at Automotive Axles in Mysore.

Akasol AG, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, is to open a production facility in Detroit, Michigan, USA next year .

VDL Bus & Coach NV at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month announced plans to build a new factory in Roeselare dedicated for producing electric and hybrid electric buses.

School bus and truck builder, Navistar Inc of Lisle, Illinois is investing more than USD250m to build a new Class 6-8 truck manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas.

Battery producer, Akasol, which recently opened a new European HQ in Darmstadt, said its future flagship high-energy battery AKASystem AKM CYC, will be produced at Darmstadt, with start of production in 2021 and at its new US headquarters in Detroit starting in 2022 as part of a recently agreed production order from a global commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Yutong dealer, Pelican Bus & Coach, which is the sole UK agent for buses and coaches built and supplied by Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co Ltd since 2103, has announced it is currently constructing of a 3,000 square foot building at its headquarters in Castleford solely to store parts for the Yutong brand.

Dana Corporation has announced its majority-owned electric motor subsidiary, Dana TM4, has taken full control of TM4’s former joint venture company with Prestolite in China.

Van Hool NV, the independent bus and coach manufacturer introduced three world premieres at Busworld last month.

Meritor Inc has announced expansion of its electric drivetrain solutions under the Blue Horizon brand name by launching the 12Xe powertrain for Class 4, 5, 6 and 7 applications and introducing the 17XeTM powertrain for heavy-duty Class 8, 4x2 and 6x2 trucks.