Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have signed a binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialise fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications.

Carrier Transicold Europe, part of Carrier Global Corporation, has launched what it calls its first fully ‘autonomous,’ all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system, the Vector eCool.

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has announced its first electric vehicle ‘Microfactory’ is to be built in the USA.

Japanese truck manufacturers, Toyota Motors Corporation, and its subsidiary, Hino Trucks Ltd, have come together to develop jointly a hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor unit for the Class 8 market in North America in conjunction with Hino Trucks’ subsidiaries in the USA  and Toyota Motor North America.

BPW Group of Wiehl, Germany, a producer of trailer running gear and associated chassis technologies, is to lead a consortium in the development of an autonomous trailer.

Solaris Bus & Coach has launched a new 15m battery-electric Urbino city bus, the Urbino 15 LE electric, which is aimed at both urban and intercity operation.

Knorr-Bremse DETC Commercial Vehicle Braking Technology Co Ltd has broken ground at a 50,000 square metre (m2) site in Dongfeng Industrial Park, Shanghai.

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has attracted investment funding of USD118m to finance its global expansion plans.  

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.

Trailer builder, Krone Commercial Vehicles SE, says it has forged a global strategic partnership with Shippeo, to offer predictive and real-time information of every delivery for Krone Telematics customers.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsara Inc, a specialist in industrial Internet of Things.

FNM Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades is the name of a new electric truck maker in Brazil, which has contracted Agrale SA for vehicle assembly starting Q3/4, 2022.