The new venture by Renault Trucks and its British distributors is offering trucks on a three-month lease, with customers only paying based on their usage.

Addiante Serviços Financeiros e Digitais, is a new company, headquartered in São Paulo, specializing in leasing services for heavy-duty trucks, semi-trailers, and associated equipment.

In 2025 HVS plans pilot production of purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell tractor unit for the UK and markets of Continental Europe.

First Hydrogen Corp is a new player in the light commercial vehicle segment with ambitious plans for the European market. This month, T&BB spoke to Allan Rushforth, Chief Commercial Officer of First Hydrogen Automotive, about the company’s current and future strategy.

The German manufacturer of exhaust and thermal management products is building a new facility on an 80,000-square-metre site near the Romanian border, in response to strong demand for electric vehicles.

The automotive corporation has set up a new company called PowerCo which will be responsible for production at the facility - set to begin in 2025 - and for global marketing of battery products for the group.

The startling ambition of Evum Motors GmbH is evinced by its name. It is derived from the Latin word aevum which, among other things, means “eternity” – a grandiose claim for a company which is only five years old. But what Evum Motors may lack in experience is made up for by its sheer confidence: confidence, that is, in a unique proposition which might well sidestep and get ahead of the more conventional designs of the commercial vehicle giants.

Impact Coatings AB has announced the opening of its subsidiary in China, headquartered in Shanghai. The objective of the new subsidiary is to distribute the firm’s PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings for hydrogen fuel cells in China.

The autonmous driving technology company has announced that it is opening a new technology and software development centre in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, nearby the headquarters of its parent, Daimler Truck.

Paris-based Keolis Group has announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary, called Hove, for the design and deployment of digital tools to assist shared mobility. The digital product offering is targeted at public transport authorities and is based on the analysis of mobility data, aiming to improve the understanding of public mobility within a local region. Created out of a merger between Kisio Digital and the Kisi Services & Consulting data team, the new company brings together 110 mobility data staff from the Keolis Group.

The company, founded in 2018, aims to create a market for the electrification of vehicles, including vans, buses, and trucks, in France.

Daimler Truck has begun trading as a separate entity to Daimler after it listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.