Motion control systems supplier for commercial vehicles, Wabco Holdings Inc, is building a new USD20m manufacturing facility in Sakarya, Turkey.

Sweden’s Hexagon AB, a sensor, software and autonomous solutions provider, has acquired Britain’s CAEfatigue Ltd, a provider of mechanical fatigue simulation solutions used to improve manufacturing product design, quality, and reliability.

Western Star Trucks announced delivery of its 200,000th truck in the USA.

Renault Trucks SAS invoiced 54,098 vehicles to maintain its market positions in 2019 in a commercial vehicle market consisting of a very dynamic first half (up 15%) and a less buoyant second half (down 18%), according to Bruno Blim, president of Renault Trucks in a televised interview last month.

DAF Trucks has produced its 10,000th ‘Paccar’ body at its truck manufacturing facility in Leyland, operated by its subsidiary company, Leyland Trucks Ltd.

2019 was a good year for DAF Trucks, achieving a market share of 16.2% in the heavy segment in Europe - the second largest in the history of the company and placing DAF in the top three large truck manufacturers in Europe.

February 23, 1995 saw two European bus brands, Mercedes-Benz and Setra create a strategic alliance, and this marked the beginning what is now Daimler Buses.

Developer and manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, AKASOL AG, has engaged the services of Manz AG to supply fully automated production lines for producing high-energy battery modules for commercial vehicles at its Gigafactory facility in Darmstadt.

French automotive components manufacturer, Faurecia SA, has won a contract to supply hydrogen storage systems for trucks built by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul.

Ebusco, a company started in 2010 dedicated to the manufacture of electric buses using European sourced electric driveline technologies with buses built in China, from  the middle  of 2020 plans to start manufacturing its battery electric buses completely in Europe.

Bus and coach builder, Iveco Bus, has signed an agreement with Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş for Otokar to manufacture buses and coaches under the Iveco Bus brand locally at its facilities in Sakarya.

Dana Inc has started production of its Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle for Class 4 and Class 5 commercial fleet applications.