Sona Comstar to make electric drive components under licence from Equipmake.

The existing plant size has been expanded by about a third and now covers 41 hectares: the extension comprises a 32,000-square-metre hall for cab production and a 10,000-square-metre hall for truck modification and final assembly.

UK DAF dealer Greenhous Group has acquired the property and assets of Shrewsbury-based bodybuilder Bulkrite to further enhance its presence in the commercial vehicle market.

Bus body production will be gradually wound down in the first quarter of 2024, and the part of the plant where the bodies are made will be closed down.

There is significant capital to be invested in the company with the explicit aim of doubling its manufacturing capacity by the end of 2027 to service both the OE and aftermarket segments.

The first model, the BE 5528+ truck was introduced in November 2022, marking the beginning of Blue Energy Motor's entry into the LNG-fuelled truck industry.

DAF has delivered 7 of a total of 14 fully electric 6x2 DAF CF waste collection trucks to operate in Eindhoven. These vehicles are equipped with fully electric VDL side loaders, which allows waste containers to be emptied easily into the body of the truck.

Hyva cylinder production began in 1981 and then 30 years later, in 2011, the company hit its one million cylinder production milestone. Hyva has 13 production facilities scattered across Germany, Brazil, India, China and the Netherlands.

The Truck & Bus Builder team will be in attendance to bring you coverage of the launch as Mercedes began taking orders in October 2022, the company has finally moved into series production.

The company recently achieved ISO 9001-2015 certification for its Quality Management Systems (QMS) at its Cedar Park, TX facility. ISO 9001* is a globally recognised standard that specifies requirements for a QMS. Organisations apply the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements.

The milestone vehicle, a white DAF XG, was officially delivered to Dutch customer Kleijn Transport.

The battery packs contain safety features including current overcharge protection, cell-level passive propagation resistance, and electrical disconnection at the individual cell wire bonds that satisfy international safety standards.