The tyre was made from 90% sustainable materials which has completed all regulatory testing, revealing lower rolling resistance when compared to the same tyre made from traditional materials.

Powertrain testing company, Greenmot, will handle the electrification of the 49 Iveco Crossway buses, which will see Forsee supply battery systems from its ZEN SLIM range made up of 11, 16 and 21 kWh modules with charging infrastructure provided by Comeca.

The TITAN-eRR20 is mounted on an Electra e-Star electric chassis, with charging taking 5 hours.

The FH and FM ranges will now be offered with gas engines up to 500hp and up to 4% more fuel efficient than before.

XCMG is traditionally a manufacturer of construction equipment, but in recent years it has been expanding into the on-highway business.

Dongfeng and Cummins have joint manufacturing facilities producing a range of engines in China.

The 4-axle trailer allows a payload of up to 38.5 tonnes.

The Lightning ZEV3 passenger e-van received the American Federal Transit Administration’s Altoona testing certification, qualifying it for purchase or lease with state or federal grant funding.

The company unveiled two new lightweight steel wheels for the commercial vehicle sector, the 22.5x11.75 steel wheel for trailers and trucks and the 24.5x9.00 drop-centre wheel.

InoBat is positioning itself as a producer of customised battery cells for a variety of duty cycles in what is regarded as 'smaller' volume niche applications. The cells are produced to match a variety of specific duty cycles and applications, with plans to produce and supply those battery cells consistently to its clients into the future.

GM said the majority of the funding (USD 854 million) will go into their Michigan, New York and Ohio plants in order to boost the production of their sixth-generation small-block V-8 engines along with the related block, crank and head machining.  

Chassis are shipped from Suzhou in China for bodying by local body builder, Del Monte Motor Works Inc.