Suspension, axle, coupling and component specialist, SAF-Holland Inc has moved its aftermarket business into a large warehouse in Aschaffenburg.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc is utilising 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley plant in Dublin where all trucks for the North American market are built.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc and Torc Robotics (a remote-control, digital-control, and autonomous robotics technologies and systems provider and subsidiary of Daimler) are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads.

Fuso, the brand name of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and Chevrolet, which is the brand name given to trucks sold in Ecuador imported from Isuzu Motors Ltd in Japan, have both announced investments upgrading their range of trucks in order to try and expand their respective market shares in the country and region.

Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, has announced significant investment to expand the company’s operations in Central Europe.

The new production unit is located within an existing MANN+HUMMEL plant and near its main customer. The plant is to be digitally connected with lean manufacturing principals focused on reducing waste.

Daimler Buses has installed new charging facilities at its Mannheim plant in preparation for the market launch of high-output charging.

TVS Motor Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TVS Motor Co Ltd has signed definitive agreements to invest USD3.2m in Predictronics Corporation – a company that specialises in providing end-to-end predictive maintenance analytics solutions.

Bernard Krone Holding has officially opened its new business centre in Haselünne.

UD Trucks Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volvo Group since 2007), has joined forces with Japanese logistics firm, Nippon Express, and Hokkaido-based agriculture cooperative, Hokuren, to bring autonomous driving technology to farm equipment.

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested an undisclosed sum in Next Gear Ventures of Tel Aviv, Israel – a venture capital fund sourcing start-ups for interaction with global transport industry companies.

Automotive Axles Ltd has opened a new USD36.5m axle assembly facility along with a new state-of-the-art research and development centre in Mysore.