Mullen has stated that these recent acquisitions will allow it to enter the commercial vehicle market much sooner than anticipated - as early as next year.

T&BB spoke to representatives of Saietta – a British e-powertrain developer – and its Dutch subsidiary (formerly known as e-Traction) about how the group came to make its first steps into the market for heavy-duty vehicles.

The plant will be used for the assembly of LCVs as well as for the production of 50MW of green hydrogen using advanced electrolysis technology.

The company opened its first sales branch in Dubai, the UAE, expanding its global sales network by specifically bringing its full product range to the middle eastern markets.

A period of some 18/19 months has elapsed following the decision and signed MoU by Tata Motors and Marcopolo for Tata Motors to buy the Brazilian company’s shares in the Indian bus building joint venture.

BMZ has acquired a controlling shareholding in its battery cell holder supplier, Schutz Kunststofftechnik, essentially protecting its current supply chain.

The investment from British retailer, EG group, is intended for the production of a hydrogen fuel cell Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV). 

Brembo’s new division, Brembo Ventures, will invest in technology start-ups in artificial intelligence, big data, sensors, mechatronics, energy efficiency and sustainability to find new solutions applicable for the automotive industry.

Sylvain Blaise, President of the Iveco Group Powertrain Business Unit at IAA said, in launching a range of new powertrain products for the CV industry: "FPT Industrial is ready for the future."

The Northern Irish manufacturer has said that the government-backed credit will support its plans to grow exports to over 40% of its annual turnover.

BorgWarner is using its in-house expertise to develop the hydrogen internal combustion engine for installation in on-highway commercial vehicles. Truck & Bus Builder follows up the ‘H2ICE’ demonstrator model, debuted at Cenex in the UK with an interview with Luc Beduneau, Engineering Director of the BorgWarner Centre for Innovation & Engineering Excellence (CIEE) in Blois, France, to gain more insight into the project and the hydrogen internal combustion engine.

The aim of this network is to share data regarding EV batteries in line with new European regulation disclosing battery CO2 emissions and the resource recycling rate throughout battery lifecycles to comply with the necessary legislation, so that Japanese manufacturers can sell EVs and HEVs into European markets.