The company unveiled two new lightweight steel wheels for the commercial vehicle sector, the 22.5x11.75 steel wheel for trailers and trucks and the 24.5x9.00 drop-centre wheel.

Fuso says it sells several thousand Canter per year in Saudi Arabia; it is most commonly for local distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and food.

InoBat is positioning itself as a producer of customised battery cells for a variety of duty cycles in what is regarded as 'smaller' volume niche applications. The cells are produced to match a variety of specific duty cycles and applications, with plans to produce and supply those battery cells consistently to its clients into the future.

GM said the majority of the funding (USD 854 million) will go into their Michigan, New York and Ohio plants in order to boost the production of their sixth-generation small-block V-8 engines along with the related block, crank and head machining.  

Daimler Trucks has been involved in the Chinese joint venture for more than a decade; this is the first time a Mercedes-Benz-badged Actros will roll off a producion there.

The money will be used to bolster its range of vehicles as it expands into new markets across Europe and North America.

Chassis are shipped from Suzhou in China for bodying by local body builder, Del Monte Motor Works Inc.

Biznek joins from industrial engine manufacturer, Kohler Power Systems, where over the last 10 years he served in the roles of General Manager of Marine & Power Solutions, Vice President of Global Operations & Supply Chain and as Vice President of Operations & Engine Development. 

This follows a new partnership agreement with VW Argentina, VWCO's dealer principle in Argentina for the last 25 years.

The Higer Azure A12BR is already fully approved by SPTRANS, the transport authority in the city of São Paulo. Local production planned with start of production scheduled for 2023.

The 407,000-sq-ft facility, referred to as the ‘Plug Vista’ facility, reportedly features advanced automation, allowing for greatly increased scale and efficiency in the assembly of fuel cell systems for applications such as trucks.

With this announcement, ZF claims it becomes the first company in the sector to produce the electric parking brake in Brazil.