Hino USA has announced Project Z, the company's development path to Zero Emission Vehicles, ranging from Class 4 to Class 8.

TRATON SE, (the medium and heavy commercial vehicle majority-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG producing vehicles and other mobility products under the Scania, MAN, VW and RIO brands) has announced it has agreed terms with the major shareholders in US truck and bus builder, Navistar International Corporation.

Great Dane LLC, manufacturer of trailers and truck body equipment, and Aurora Parts & Accessories LLC, have entered a strategic partnership combining Great Dane’s expertise in service to the goods mobility industry with Aurora’s aftermarket operational expertise, distribution services and digital platforms.

Scania AB has launched its first series production range of electric trucks.  

Alexander Dennis Ltd, the bus and coach building subsidiary of NFI Group Inc, has begun the formal consultation of its previously announced restructuring programme in response to the significant fall in demand for new buses and coaches in the United Kingdom as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Truck manufacturer, Peterbilt Motor Company, has announced a special introductory lease offer on the Peterbilt Model 220EV electric medium-duty truck through PacLease, the groups finance and leasing arm to encourage purchases of its electric truck.

Hyva Holding B.V. has appointed Olav Berkelmans as managing director of Hyva Germany, with responsibility for the development of sales strategies and the main distribution channels for Hyva products and solutions in the DACH region.

Renault Trucks SAS is progressing its transition to a circular economy through a partnership with vehicle recycling specialist company, Indra Automobile Recycling in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Spartan Motors Inc has changed its corporate name to The Shyft Group Inc following the divestiture of its Emergency Response business to the REV Group of Wisconsin.

Bus and coach builder, Alexander Dennis Ltd (a subsidiary of the NFI Group Inc) says circumstances have forced it to restructure its activities, predominantly because of the significant decline in UK demand for its products.

Entry into the commercial register of the local court of Aschaffenburg means SAF-Holland SE has completed the transfer of its registered office from Luxembourg to Bessenbach with full legal effect.

Last month saw the California Air Resources Board adopt a new rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024.