Daimler Kamaz Rus, the joint venture between Daimler AG and Russian partner, PSJC Kamaz, has opened a new truck cab production facility in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Following the announcement in April 2018 by FX Meiller Fahrzeug-und Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co KG it was investing EUR22m in a new tipper production facility at Oed-Öhling, Daniel Böhner, CEO, when visiting Tip-Ex 2019 in Harrogate last month, said the new plant would be ready to move into by November this year and start of production was scheduled for February next year.

Whale Enterprise Pvt Ltd - a wholly-owned subsidiary of liquid waste vacuum tankers and jetting equipment manufacturer, Whale Tankers Ltd, established in 2012 - is being expanded by 10,000 square feet increasing the existing manufacturing space by 50%, according to Chris Anderson, commercial director at Whale Tankers.

Transportation Power Inc, an advanced clean transportation technology company, established in 2010 and based in Escondido, and Meritor Inc of Troy, a manufacturer of axles and brake systems announced last month completion of two multi-year projects for the development, testing and evaluation of advanced, zero-emission electric yard tractors and Class 8 trucks.

Trevor Milton, Nikola CEO and founder of electric truck concern, Nikola Motor Company, at an event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale, said the company was actively pursuing hydrogen as a ubiquitous fuel for its electric vehicles and that it had just committed to making an initial investment of USD16m to build Nikola's new fuel cell development laboratory and that staged investments in the new facility was expected to exceed several hundred million dollars.

After announcing development of a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets back in November, the electric vehicle pioneer, Nikola Motor Company unveiled Nikola Tre at a major event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale.

DAF Trucks NV has announced it is investing EUR200m to expand its cab plant in Westerlo by 45%.

Nikola Motor Company has bought some 400 acres in Coolridge, Arizona, where eventually it plans to build hydrogen-electric Class 8 trucks.

Stephen Norman, managing director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd, when introducing the latest edition of the company’s Vivaro 3.0 ton van at the CV Show last month said the PSA Group, which has owned the company since mid-2017, announced an investment of GBP100m in the van plant.

After a spectacular year in 2018, which saw sales expand by almost 80%, Volvo América Latina Group announced in February plans to expand operations in Brazil during 2019 and started with the hire of 300 new employees to increase production at the Curitiba plant.

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has announced it has completed a BRA100m renovation of its cab assembly line in São Bernardo do Campo with expectations in efficiency gains of up to 15% and gains in terms of its logistical operations of some 20%.

Volvo Trucks India Pvt Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Swedish AB Volvo has introduced the FM 380 8x41 rigid truck to enhance its presence in the Indian construction and other heavy-duty truck segment.