Wrightbus has completed its first delivery of new buses following its acquisition last month by new owners, Bamford Bus Company

DAF Trucks NV has revealed a new version of its CF Electric model in the form of a 6x2 rigid truck (28t gvw) chassis.

FPT Industrial, the powertrain division of CNH Industrial, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with battery producer, Microvast, aimed at an industrial and commercial co-operation to enable FPT Industrial to design and assemble battery packs in-house, at its facility in Turin, which would be then be offered on CNH Industrial vehicles and to third-party customers.

Electric commercial vehicle builder, Workhorse Group Inc is adding modular battery systems produced by Indianapolis-based EnerDel Inc to its portfolio.

Bus assembly, repair and service group, Terus Maju Services Sdn Bhd has launched the TMS bus chassis on the local market, which is in fact supplied by Chinese bus manufacturer, Zhongtong Bus Holding Company of Liaocheng, Shandong Province.

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd, a conglomerate with significant vehicle distribution operations in the region, has proposed to buy out the minority shareholders of its Malaysian vehicle dealer group, Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd and take the company private.

Isuzu Motors Ltd unveiled its new-generation D-Max one-ton pickup truck at the Tokyo Motor show in October; this is its first full-model changeover in eight years.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has re-launched and re-entered the light duty van / truck market with its L300 small truck in the Philippines at the end of September 2019, fitted with a new diesel engine which meets the country’s Euro IV regulations.

Hyundai Motor Company at NACV 2019 in Atlanta held in October this year unveiled two new concepts: The HDC-6 NEPTUNE Concept, a hydrogen-powered Class 8 heavy duty truck and a nitrogen powered refrigerated semi-trailer, the HT Nitro ThermoTech Concept in conjunction with its US trailer subsidiary, San Diego, California based  Hyundai Translead.

Japanese truck-maker, Hino Motors Ltd, in late October 2019 announced it has established a new procurement joint venture with the Traton Group, called Hino & Traton Global Procurement; with the aim of sharing outsourcing costs and development of selected technologies.

Chinese vehicle manufacturer, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said it plans to launch a full-range of new energy commercial vehicles in South-east Asia soon.

SAF-Holland GmbH has opened its new production plant in Yangzhou.