Jeff Campbell, Plant Manager at Elysburg, praised the achievement: “I’m incredibly proud of the hard work, resilience, and dedication this milestone represents. Our team plays a vital role in keeping the supply chain moving.”

Karsan has actively expanded its global footprint with the e-JEST now operating in more than 23 countries. The company is also producing right-hand drive models for the Japanese market and plans to enter the UK later this year through Horsham-based dealer, EVM UK Ltd.

The bus manufacturer was bought for USD52m by Rivaz Inc shortly after its former owner, REV Group, announced that it would terminate operations after fulfilling outstanding commitments to its customers.

It has expanded its Custom-Tailored Center (CTC) at its factory in São Bernardo do Campo.

The move gives M&M a larger share of the CV market above 3.5 tons with multiple synergies for growth.

This leap in manufacturing speed and precision enables Bosch to produce intricate parts such as electric motor housings, e-axle components, and hydrogen system elements with unprecedented efficiency.​

Initially covering 3,200 square metres, the facility will supply filters not only for the commercial vehicle aftermarket, but also for passenger cars, offroad, and other applications.

Designed for applications such as urban construction, regional transport, and operations in areas with strict emissions regulations, the eArocs 400 combines rugged capability with quiet, emissions-free operation.

The companies have agreed to manufacturer ‘Swift’ semi solid-state batteries at Mullen’s Fullerton facility in California, a 1-GWh site which it opened in 2023.

At the plant inauguration, MAN announced that it would invest a further EUR150m to kickstart production of battery modules, i.e., assembled battery cells which are installed in the packs.

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.