The company unveiled a new generation Kmax truck tyre range with new sizes available from Q1 2024. The new Kmax S (steer) and D (drive) Generation Two 17.5 and 19.5 were on display at the show.

BorgWarner is set to supply its Combined Inverter and DC/DC Converter (CIDD) units to an unnamed European OEM. This product is designed to manage both a vehicle's electric drive and its accessory systems, and it maximises the vehicle's power density.

The company has appointed Christian Wilz as the new head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany, taking over from Joachim Schlereth who is retiring at the end of the year. Wilz’s responsibilities will be for sales and service of Mercedes-Benz and Fuso brand trucks in Germany.

Karsan has delivered the first four of 24, 18-metre e-ATA buses to Italian public transport operator, TPER. These buses are set to operate in the city of Bologna.

Giorgio Zino is set to lead commercial operations in Europe, Danilo Fetzner in Latin America, Gauthier Ricord in Africa and the Middle East and Marco Franza in the Asia Pacific. Stéphane Espinasse has been appointed to lead Sales and Market Development of global operations.

Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington have been honoured for their contributions to the American trucking industry, which coincide with the company’s centenary celebrations.

Luca de Meo recently unveiled a roadmap for developing a competitive European green mobility ecosystem, co-signed by the heads of Europe’s largest commercial vehicle OEMs. The roadmap, submitted to the EU Parliament and Commission is premised on three pillars of supply, production and demand, encompassing views of all relevant industry stakeholders.

The latest diagnostics and telematics systems from its brand, Jaltest Telematics were on display. These fleet management systems have been designed for commercial vehicle fleets and predominantly deal with predictive maintenance through remote diagnostics tools.

Set to go to market in Q1 2024, this safety system is designed to reduce the risk of accidents, extend the service life of the tyre and minimise fuel costs (and CO2 emissions) by optimising tyre pressure and therefore performance.

The e-SMaRT AU56 City product is set to go into series production in Q2 2024. The first tyres to roll off the production line will be 275/70 R22.5 tyres, designed for the urban electric bus market.

The first deliveries of the second-generation vehicle are set for May 2024 and will be produced at the new truck production plant in Lazkao, Spain.  According to Irizar, the truck is lighter, has a redesigned cab and has made significant improvements to its batteries.

The trucks are equipped with an e-motor offering nominal power of 120kW and 190kW output and nominal torque of 950 and 1,850Nm respectively (2,600 and 3,500Nm peak performance).