Mercedes-Benz do Brasil in February this year announced it had plans to hire around 1,000 additional people for the São Bernardo do Campo plant in ABC Paulista, which currently employs 8,500.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus exported 180 units to Uruguay in the first quarter this year, some 291.3% higher than in the same period of 2020. In March it sold 100 vehicles, which VWCO suggests was the largest volume it has ever sold in a single month.

Iveco Bus Argentina together with its distribution network, Ivecam S.A., has delivered 80 Eurobus buses to the Ministry of National Security of Buenos Aires.

Ambev, the largest drinks manufacturer in Brazil, as part of its strategy to reduce its carbon footprint significantly says it plans to convert 102 of its diesel trucks used in city distribution operations to electric drive.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus has announced that four of its extra heavy-duty VW Constellation truck models are to be fitted with the new 12-speed V-Tronic ZF Traxon transmission for sale in export markets from April this year.

Dana Incorporated has signed a definitive agreement to purchase part of the thermal-management business of Modine Manufacturing Company's automotive segment.

ROCSYS, Grivix GmbH and VDL Enabling Transport Solutions are working together to develop a robotic charging solution for Heavy Duty Charging under the grant-funded Eurostars project, Autocharge.

Volvo Group has signed definitive agreements to acquire 60% of Designwerk Technologies AG, an engineering company in Winterthur, Switzerland which develops and sells electromobility products and engineering services.

Allison Transmission Inc of Indianapolis, Indiana next generation eGen Flex electric hybrid propulsion solution is to enter revenue service at New York City Transit in May.

BYD Co Ltd of Shenzhen is to introduce what it calls new Blade Battery technology, which it claims will revolutionise EV development.

Giti Tire’s GAU867v1 all-position urban bus tyre range has been updated with core developments targeting Europe’s growing electric bus market.

The Department of Energy in the United States of America has announced availability of USD100m, over four years, regarding the SuperTruck 3 programme and additional funding for low greenhouse gas vehicles.