Spartan Motors Inc has changed its corporate name to The Shyft Group Inc following the divestiture of its Emergency Response business to the REV Group of Wisconsin.

“Provided there is no surge in the number of new {coronavirus} infections and the associated countermeasures adopted by the countries; we are assuming a gradual recovery in our business activity in the second half of 2020.

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc, a supplier of seating systems, electro-mechanical assemblies, engineered material products for the CV industry, has announced it is consolidating its manufacturing and distribution operations, which will see the closure of its 150,000 square foot facility in Piedmont; this action is in line with the company's cost reduction plan previously announced in mid-May 2020.

Specialty vehicle, RV and CV manufacturer, Spartan Motors Inc has reported positive results for the first quarter 2020 ending March 31, effectively, a continuation of full year results for 2019, as it transforms its business to focus on key market trends of e-commerce, electrification, and autonomous technologies.

Trailar, which supplies and fit solar kits for fitting on the roofs of trucks, trailers and buses has announced delivery and fit of more than 1,000 vehicles globally in its three years of operations.

Global truck and trailer components, The SAF-Holland SE, reported group sales in the 2019 financial year of EUR1,284.2m, a slight decrease of 1.3% from EUR1,300.6m in 2018.

Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic A.Ş. used Busworld Turkey 2020 to announce major sales success of its two electric bus models, the Jest Electric and Atak Electric, which were displayed on the company’s show stand, while a Jest Electric was available for a ride and drive on the ground of the fair.

Fuel cell developer and electrochemical technology company, Ceres Power Holdings plc, reported strong half year results to December 31, 2019 with revenues and other income up 33.6% to GBP11m, reflecting strong progress on major contracts with Doosan, Bosch, Weichai and Miura Co.

2019 was a record year for bus and trolleybus builder, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. with record sales revenues of PLN2.6bn (EUR572m) compared with PLN1.867bn (EUR410m) in 2018 and record unit sales of 1,487 (2018: 1,226).

Bruno Blim, president, Renault Trucks SAS, in a televised press conference last month, outlined the market performance of Renault Trucks and gave insights into how the company was investing to meet the challenges of the future.

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş., a producer of commercial and defence vehicles in Sakarya at Busworld Turkey last month announced a strong year for commercial vehicle sales and particularly its bus division.

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.