Readers of Truck & Bus Builder will be accustomed by now to news stories reporting the demise of yet another electric vehicle startup. Particularly in Britain and in the USA, several new companies in receipt of millions of dollars of investors’ money – either through venture capital funding rounds or the stock market – have faltered in the past year, reducing their business activities to a fraction of their original scope or ceasing to trade altogether. Yet, in late 2024, while all of this was going on, a small British firm successfully raised a sum of GBP17.3m from investors who could justifiably have refused to cough up a single penny towards yet another electric vehicle proposition. Bucking the trend, Sunswap Ltd is showing that a new entrant can bring out a product that is economically as well as environmentally sustainable.

Pickup truck sales in the country plunged 38% in 2024.

We spoke with Tim Dortans, Vice President Global Sales – Mobility Road at Hübner, who explained the strategy for growth in two key markets, Turkey and India.

Engines will be used in Australian army vehicles.

The millionth truck was a diesel ‘Renault Trucks T’, a heavy-duty model which will be used by Portuguese haulier TJA.

Trial production to start in Q4, 2025.

The facility is to be extended/expanded in two phases: The first phase is to add 60,000 square feet of production space to the existing 100,000-square-foot facility.

They will be sold alongside Iveco’s own ‘Daily’ range of large vans, expanding its portfolio in the light commercial vehicle segment.

The company offers a wide range of equipment, including concrete mixers, aerial work platforms, all-terrain cranes and more.

The new light truck is assembled by an all-women team.

Hankook's decision to expand its Hungarian plant by 66,000 sqm and add this CV tyre production line was driven by the strategic goal of strengthening its presence in the European market. By producing TBR tyres locally, the company aims to shorten its route to market.

Specifically, this partnership focuses on the development and production of catalyst-coated membranes (CCMs) for fuel cell stacks. JM's high-performance CCMs will be integrated into Bosch's fuel cell power modules, designed for commercial vehicles.