Bus builders, Rampini Carlo SpA and CaetanoBus have announced an extension of their reciprocal commercial sales agreement to include their respective electric bus ranges.

Tata Steel Europe is now manufacturing an abrasion resistant steel called Valast 450 specially developed for the construction industry involving rugged applications such as tipper bodies for trucks and trailers, bodies on refuse collection vehicles and excavator buckets.

“In five years, i.e. by 2025, we will no longer have available diesel trucks from 7.5 tonnes up to 26 tonnes,” stated Rémi Lemoine, responsible for alternative solutions at Volvo Trucks France, at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon last month.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, has shipped its first engine brake from its newly opened European facility, near Brno.

Three months’ on from the strategic and exclusive heavy-duty truck partnership signed between CNH Industrial NV and Nikola Corporation, the partners, in Turin this month, announced it was now giving maximum priority to the development of its European business.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH, a subsidiary of Denmark's Danfoss Group, have extended their existing cooperation, with a new strategic partnership for silicon- and silicon-carbide power modules.

Nikola is now the new brand name for heavy-duty battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell tractor units from Iveco in Europe.

Broshuis BV has launched its latest lightweight hydraulically steered and extendible flat trailer, that has two of three steering axles, and has a tare weight of just  8,400kg.

BPW Bergische Achsen claims its new AirSave tyre pressure control system pays for itself in the first year, as the system achieves enormous savings in terms of fuel, tyres and time.

At a capital markets day held in mid-November, executives at Daimler AG announced radical restructuring to transition the company to a carbon neutral future.

Electric truck builder, Workhorse Group Inc, has entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement with Lordstown Motors Corporation - a private corporate entity founded by former Workhorse CEO, Steve Burns.

Specialist trailer builder, Van Hool NV, is initiating a new sales push of its container and swap body chassis in France.