The new Clarksville manufacturing facility will make battery cells for the first time in the USA, as well as battery packs for Microvast's growing portfolio of CV customers in North America.

Volvo UK said it committed GBP500,000 to make the site more environmentally friendly by investing in solar panels, smart LED lighting, and air source heat pumps.

Since the facility was opened in 1998, Navistar has produced nearly 880,000 truck and bus chassis in Escobedo - including its 'International eMV' series of battery-electric trucks.

The building will be constructed and expanded in phases up to 2030, representing a planned investment of up to EUR4.8bn, or CAD7bn.

Available in the chassis cab version at 17 tons gross vehicle weight (GVW), it offers a tare weight of 4,995 kg with a load capacity of some 11,500 kg depending on the body.

Baraja is developing a lidar system called ‘Spectrum HD25’, which will work using ‘Spectrum-Scan 10’, a technology developed by the company to improve the accuracy and range of lidar-based (i.e., using laser imaging) perception.

To strengthen the Mercedes-Benz truck service and sales network in Western Germany, Daimler Truck has opened a new 6,200 square metre Commercial Vehicle (CV) centre in Haan. It includes a high-voltage work stations for BEVs and a new warehouse capable of stocking more than 10,000 spare parts.

The new facility will house up to 480 technicians and 100 commercial staff with the aim of training staff in both vehicle repair and maintenance as well as customer-facing skills that will be put into use in Iveco dealerships.

Honda plans selling “next-generation” hydrogen fuel cell power systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and other applications by 2024.

ZF intends to integrate CarPay-Diem’s platform in its telematics offerings for connected vehicles, allowing drivers to pay for fuel or energy through the vehicle dashboard, for instance.

Paccar announced earlier this year that Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks built from 2024 onwards will be installed with Platform Science's 'Virtual Vehicle' edge computing hardware.

The powertrain manufacturer is investing in its Power Generation facility in Minnesota and its Jamestown Engine Plant in the state of New York.