Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics. The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tyre technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak's level 4 autonomous trucks.

Isuzu completed the acquisition of UD Trucks Corporation from the Volvo Group on April 1, 2021, with the two groups looking to move ahead with their strategic alliance in the global truck sector.

Hübner GmbH & Co KG (Hübner Group) of Kassel Germany has acquired Dutch electro-hydraulic chassis steering specialist, V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V. of Veenendaal, Netherlands, for an undisclosed sum from Weber-Hydraulik Group, which has owned VSE since 2014.

Alstom has confirmed rumours that it plans to make a divestment of its electric bus unit, Alstom Aptis, which are made at its facility in Hangenbeiten, France.

Electric vehicle builder, Lightning eMotors, formerly headquartered in Loveland, Colorado has combined its business operations with Private-to-Public Equity (PPE) technology company, GigCapital3 Inc of Palo Alto, California to become listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Electric van and bus manufacturing start up, Arrival Ltd of London, UK, on 24 March 2021 completed its previously announced merger with CIIG Merger Corporation of New York, NY, USA to become a publicly listed company trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market with its ordinary shares and warrants listed under the new ticker symbols ‘ARVL’ and ‘ARVLW’, respectively.

REE Automotive Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel, an electric ‘skateboard’ chassis builder - which integrates critical vehicle components into the arch of the wheel - and special purpose acquisition company, 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corporation of New York, USA, are to merge following agreement in January for a business combination that would result in REE Automotive becoming a publicly listed company of the New York NASDAQ.

Jost-Werke AG of Neu-Isenburg, Germany, a manufacturer and supplier of coupling components for trucks and trailers has been bought by investment fund management company, sold Edbro Ltd of Bolton, UK to Enact and its fund manager, Endless LLP of Leeds, UK for an undisclosed sum.

Plus, a developer of self-driving truck technology, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Hennessy Capital Investment Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

The Volvo Group of Gothenburg, Sweden has completed the previously announced sale of its Japanese truck and bus subsidiary, UD Trucks Ltd of Ageo, Saitama to Isuzu Motors Ltd of Tokyo, Japan for an enterprise value of JPY243bn (approximately SEK19bn / EUR1.86bn) on a cash and debt free basis.

Aludyne Inc of Southfield, Michigan has acquired the CastLight division from Shiloh Industries Inc of Valley City, Ohio. CastLight custom die casting solutions provides a full line of advanced engineered products in both aluminium and magnesium.

LIH, a division of Group I. Reidi & Cia Ltda of Cascavel, Paraná State, has bought the operational assets of Guerra S.A. of Caxias do Sul, which had been Brazil’s second largest trailer and body builder, until its bankruptcy in 2017.