Dana will acquire a 1% stake in the UK electric vehicle manufacturer and will become the preferred supplier for electric drivetrain components.

Iveco has announced the launch of its very latest version of its heavy duty truck, the Iveco S-Way.

Emergency service vehicle specialist VCS Ltd has revealed a range of new concepts for ambulance, police and fire services based on an Ultra-Low-Floor-Architecture platform developed by ProMech Technologies.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems is in the process of getting planning to build a new end-of-life-vehicle-tyre recycling plant in Lillesjö, Uddevalla Municipality with an annual capacity capable of recycling half of all end-of-life tyres in Sweden.

Starting in May, Michelin Group will market its first range of electric bus tyres that can also be adapted for use on traditional urban and suburban vehicles.

Volvo Group has announced investment of USD33m during a groundbreaking ceremony by Volvo Trucks North America at one of its main production sites in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Knorr-Bremse recently celebrated the official start of production of its Recirculating Ball (RCB) Integral Power Steering (IPS) at its new plant in Chachoengsao, east of Bangkok, Thailand.

Hübner GmbH & Co KG (Hübner Group) of Kassel Germany has acquired Dutch electro-hydraulic chassis steering specialist, V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V. of Veenendaal, Netherlands, for an undisclosed sum from Weber-Hydraulik Group, which has owned VSE since 2014.

Aludyne Inc of Southfield, Michigan has acquired the CastLight division from Shiloh Industries Inc of Valley City, Ohio. CastLight custom die casting solutions provides a full line of advanced engineered products in both aluminium and magnesium.

Axle specialist, SAF-HOLLAND GmbH of Bessenbach, Germany and British electric motor producer, Advanced Electric Machines Ltd are working together to develop the latest edition of the SAF TRAKr regenerative braking axle.

Suspension specialist, Link Manufacturing Ltd of Sioux Center, Iowa, has reached agreement to buy the valve and suspension control product lines and related expertise from Michigan-based Hadley Products Corp. Hadley has been a manufacturer and supplier to commercial truck, bus, RV, military and special vehicle markets since the 1940s. Its brands include SmartValve Electronic Height Control System and Smart Air Management System (SAMS).

Knorr-Bremse AG, braking systems specialist and supplier of other technologies for rail and commercial vehicle systems, is to meet the challenge of electric mobility by bundling its existing expertise within eCUBATOR, a new development unit.