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.

In six months’ time,  Hendrickson International plans to start trailer axle and suspension production (April 2020) at a brand new plant in Navarre according to Gary Gerstenslager, president and CEO of Hendrickson speaking at the NACV Show in Atlanta last month.

USD125m has been allocated by Navistar Inc of Lisle, Illinois, USA to expand its International branded diesel engine manufacturing facilities in Huntsville , Alabama; the investment is to be spread over next three years and is expected to generate 145 additional local jobs.

Having recently been installed in its new multi-million flagship manufacturing base in Belton, Cartwright Conversions, a division of the trailer builder, Cartwright Group, has already been earmarked for further expansion.