A new early warning safety system for preventing collisions between a pedestrian and a vehicle, has been developed by the ZF Group of Friedrichshafen.

The Mercedes-Benz Car division of Daimler AG has committed itself to an electric future.

Roger Alm has been appointed as a new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board and President Volvo Trucks.

BPW’s new electro-hydraulic auxiliary steering system for trailers called BPW Active Reverse Control is due to go into production next month, according to BPW Bergische Achsen KG.

Swiss bodybuilder, Carosserie Hess AG, has won a tender to supply 50 new electric trolleybuses to Salzburg with deliveries to be spread over six years.

Continental AG has officially inaugurated its materials research laboratory, called 'Taraxagum Lab Anklam'.

Schmitz Cargobull AG has announced major further investment of some EUR100m in its Vreden factory, which is the company’s centre of expertise for box van and refrigerated semi-trailers and bodies; this capital expenditure was authorised by the group’s Supervisory Board last September.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc delivered the first vehicle from its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet – a Freightliner eM2 – to Penske Truck Leasing last month (December 2018).

Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a US subsidiary of NFI Group Inc has delivered its first 2019 specification J3500 coach model to Tuscaloosa Charter Service ahead of the vehicle's public launch in January 2019.

Following its introduction in Autumn 2018, the VDL Citea SLE 129 electric has received its first order.

Hyundai Truck and Bus Rus (an official representative office and subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, established in February 2017) has started series assembly of the Hyundai HD35 and Hyundai35City light commercial vehicle range (with gross weights stated as 3.5 tons) at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad.

Marcopolo SA and Mercedes-Benz do Brasil have together won an order for 342 new low entry city buses with Metbus, STP Santiago SA and Redbus Urbano SA - three of the largest operators of the Transantiago system in Santiago de Chile.