Maxion Structural Components is investing USD 65 million in a new chassis components manufacturing plant in Castaños, Mexico.

Leyland’s Lancashire operations now produces the entire new generation DAF range, including the XD, XF, XG and XG+ models. The facility is responsible for manufacturing almost all of the DAF trucks sold in the UK and Ireland, with some 40% of all trucks produced exported overseas.

he Atego 1933 LS 4x2 on-road tractor unit replaces the old Axor 1933 model and has been specially developed for transporting fractional, bulky and light loads.

Zeus said it is proud to be able to offer “a U.S.-manufactured aluminum cab with design origins in fire truck construction methods” to customers, starting in California.

The American tech company says that its AI models have been trained on a large-scale dataset comprising more than 38 billion minutes of video footage.

Master Freios stated that it plans to utilize the expertise, structure and distribution network of EBS, which has a strong presence in European and Asian countries.

By consolidating and restructuring the merged businesses, Schaeffler aims to reduce its outgoings by about EUR290m per annum by 2029.

DTNA has launched its first electric aftermarket route in the U.S. by integrating a Freightliner eCascadia into its parts distribution network in Phoenix, Arizona, in an attempt to further decarbonise its logistics operations.

The VW Constellation 33.260 8x4 truck is an addition to VWCO's Constructor family of vehicles.

Plus says it is now ready to begin the second phase of self-driving truck deployment, meaning pilots with customers in America and Europe.

Over a year ago, British startup Tevva Motors Ltd – which had already raised millions of dollars in funding on the strength of its 7.5 tonne prototype electric truck – announced plans to merge with an American company called ElectraMeccanica. It was an unlikely match: ElectraMeccanica had launched a single product, a battery-powered three-wheeler, which had to be recalled due to numerous technical faults. Following the merger, the new company, called ‘Tevva Inc’, would begin with a cash balance between USD70-80m, debts of USD26m, and two facilities on either side of the Atlantic. It was apparently a marriage of convenience: a means to recapitalise Tevva’s business and enter the American market; and when the deal collapsed, the declaration of bankruptcy, which came six months later, seemed as inevitable as the change of seasons.

Addiante is a joint venture company of steel maker, formed by Gerdau SA of Porto Alegre, and Randoncorp of Caxias do Sul, set up in 2022, specializing in the leasing of heavy vehicles, implements and machinery.