‘Completion of the offer is conditional on the separation of Iveco Group’s defence business’

Now in its fourth edition, the Road Transport Expo has grown exponentially since it began in 2022. I attended the inaugural show at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre in Stoneleigh, UK and missed the following two. Returning for the 2025 edition, the difference from the first show is night and day, with many more exhibitors and hundreds of trucks, vans, and trailers on display. For those reporting on the truck body and trailer industry in Britain, the expo has become indispensable: the companies featured in the report below represent just more than half of the truck body and trailer manufacturers who exhibited at the show.

UDTrucks' new Kuzer is based on Isuzu’s N-series.

These partners will collaborate on the development and integration of hydrogen fuel cell technology into commercial vehicles, aiming to create high-performance drivetrains optimised for UK conditions.

Wrightbus says it has worked for two years on a 6x2 chassis which can cope with fixed axle and steering axle configurations and can allow for extra battery packs without reducing passenger capacity.

“Cargo Box” bodies, installed on a light commercial vehicle chassis powered by a battery electric driveline, are now being built in series in a dedicated “body shop” in the Atessa plant.

Ecobat’s European battery distribution division was the arm of the business responsible for selling and distributing batteries (mainly lead-acid, but also lithium) to customers across Europe and had nothing to do with battery recycling.

This agreement opens a scalable route to electrification for fleet operators through repowering. It offers a retrofit approach that maximises existing assets, cuts costs, and accelerates the shift to zero-emission transport without disruption or long lead times.

New Flyer’s ‘Xcelsior Charge FC’ 40-foot transit bus can now be ordered with four additional storage tanks, adding an extra 17.5 kilograms of hydrogen fuel capacity.

Truck-maker looks to strengthen its operations ahead of the merger with Hino.

This collaboration provides fleet operators with comprehensive hydrogen mobility packages, combining Keyou’s hydrogen combustion trucks with GP Joule’s green hydrogen production and refuelling network.

Before the sale, Bosch held 33,790,880 shares, or approximately 17.4 % of the company. After the transaction, it will retain 27,396,115 shares, equivalent to 14.1 %, with the retained portion subject to a 60-day lock-up period unless waived.