Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus is celebrating production of more than one million vehicles in Brazil; of this total, more than 850,000 have been manufactured by the VWCO industrial complex in Resende (RJ), which is celebrating 25 years of operations.

CNH Industrial BV, which has its official headquarters in London, is collaborating with Avanade of Seattle, Washington (a JV between Accenture and Microsoft) as well as the two parent companies, to enhance its digital capabilities and develop “smart” connected products and services.

Volvo Trucks Corporation is claiming to be the first manufacturer to introduce Amazon Alexa voice control to FH, FH16, FM and FMX trucks from March 2021.

The Mercedes-Benz AG truck manufacturing plant now has a fully implemented inbound truck supply chain to manage truck deliveries to optimise delivery times as well as optimising downtime.  

Tyre maker, Hankook Tire, is working with SK Planet of Seoul, a data and test subsidiary of SK Telecom, to develop smart tyre technology.

Workhorse Group Inc currently focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric drone-integrated vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, has engaged both Hitachi America Ltd and Hitachi Capital America Corporation under strategic agreements to aid advancement in its company processes.

Global tyre producer, Hankook Tire, has developed a real-time facilities abnormality prediction system called Condition Monitoring System Plus for its tyre manufacturing plants around the globe.

The BPW Group has acquired an unspecified stake in UZE Mobility GmbH, a start-up focussed on creating a global ‘Big Data’ marketplace via data collection using artificial intelligence of primarily un-used mobility data from all types of vehicles and the market environment.

Traton SE and RISE, have announced they are collaborating  on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).

Hexagon AB has signed an agreement to acquire Romax Technology Ltd, a provider of Computer Aided Engineering software for electromechanical drivetrain design and simulation.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc alongside automated vehicle software provider, Perceptive Automata and customer, Dependable Highway Express, has unveiled a collaborative innovation project designed to strengthen safety capabilities for the trucking industry through automation.

VPG Onboard Weighing Systems Ltd is rolling out its latest on-board weighing systems for vans and trucks, representatives at the company at Tip-Ex 2019 in Harrogate announced last month.