This report is based on trips to the Turbo Technologies facility in Huddersfield and to the third Hydrogen for Life conference in London, both taking place in June 2023.

Anadolu Automobil Romania (AAR) is the official distributor of Karsan vehicles in Romania - by the end of the year, the number of Karsan vehicles in the country will reach 240, operating in 15 cities.

As part of its transformation towards eMobility the company has officially unveiled a new logo, which it says is more representative of its “Charging Forward” strategy.

Scania is active in Brazil with multiple partners in both bus and truck to encourage development of gas and biogas-powered vehicles.

Eaton says the high-power lock box (HPLB) connectors in its eMobility’s Power Connections portfolio save space, cost less, and are easier to manufacture than competing products.

The Bandvulc Ivybridge plant in the UK mainly focuses on hot-retreading for the UK market with Bandvulc tyres being designed and manufactured in Ivybridge as well as producing Continental rebranded tyres in partnership with the Stöcken plant.

Plans by BorgWarner to spin off the Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments were first announced in December 2022 under its “Charging Forward” strategy.

This moves comes on the back of a major repower bus order in the Capital and to combat competition primarily coming from Chinese OEMs.

The manufacturer announced it is taking cost-cutting measures to reduce its outgoings to under USD400m by 2024, including layoffs of approximately 270 workers at multiple sites.

The new distribution centre replaces the existing facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which had been the company’s main parts distribution hub since it was first opened in 1978.

The decision was reportedly motivated by the weak profitability of the Plattsburgh, New York operations over several years.

This is just one of many recent acquisitions by Borgwarner in the electromobility sector.