Electric bus builder, Ebusco NV won the Innovation award at Busworld for its new 3.0 city bus model, which features a carbon space-frame construction and composite panelling claimed to reduce weight by 33% to a minimal 8.0 tonnes.

Navistar Inc has upgraded the International Truck's 2020 on-highway line-up by enhancing fuel efficiency and improving uptime.

NEXT eMobility Solutions is the name of a new business unit, set up by Navistar Inc, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets in North America.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has introduced a revised version of its VNR660 regional haul tractor unit at the NACV Show in Atlanta.   

Temperature control systems supplier, Hispacold, used Busworld Europe to launch a new heating ventilation and air conditioning system called Breeze for both electrically powered and conventionally fuelled public transportation vehicles (city buses, intercity buses and coaches); and for all climatic and environmental zones.

Ford is introducing what it claims is its most intelligent, fuel-efficient, productive two-tonne Transit van.

Last month, Moscow hosted the COMTRANS International Commercial Vehicle Show organized by ITEMF Expo Company in cooperation with the Organization of Russian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has supplied an Enviro200 to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority in Atlanta, for a six-month revenue trial.

Volkswagen Trucks and Buses presented at the NTU National Seminar, held in Brasilia at the end of August, the first 15m city bus with second directional front axle in the country.

Fuso, the brand name of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and Chevrolet, which is the brand name given to trucks sold in Ecuador imported from Isuzu Motors Ltd in Japan, have both announced investments upgrading their range of trucks in order to try and expand their respective market shares in the country and region.

Divemotor Peru Ltda and representative of Mercedes-Benz in the Peruvian market for the past 25 years, has introduced Euro V medium-duty trucks to the market despite there being no current requirement to do so.

Phillipp Schiemer, the president of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda and CEO of Latin America, ahead of the Fenatrans Show this month announced the New Actros truck, which is to be launched in 2020, would revolutionize the extra-heavy vehicle segment in Brazil and provide customers with the smartest, most secure, connected, and efficient model of all time.