The first New Generation Citea from VDL Bus & Coach BV has been ordered by the Koiviton Auto Group in Finland for operation in the 2021 ‘European Green Capital’ of the city of Lahti.

Axalta Coating Systems, a provider of liquid and powder coatings, is adding two new products to its high-performance Imron Elite coating solutions line in North America - Imron Elite ColorPLUS and Imron Elite Direct-to-Plastic basecoat.

Hanover Displays Ltd, the Lewes-based passenger information and destination display equipment specialist, has launched a new signage system it claims will offer pinpoint accuracy and exciting opportunities for creativity with high-definition destination display technology.  

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC will be the first to include anti-microbial sidewall panels from Polser USA for the interiors of its buses.

Valeo SA claims to have developed the world's most powerful air sterilisation system for bus and coach saloons. When activated, the system eliminates, in a single airflow cycle, more than 95% of viruses, including Covid-19, as well as any bacteria or mould present in the air circulating in the cabin.

Polser International, a global manufacturer of fibreglass reinforced plastic products for RVs, CVs and other transportation industry vehicles, is investing in a warehouse distribution facility in Elkhart having formed a subsidiary company there called Polser USA Inc.

NFI Parts Inc, the US parts subsidiary of Canada’s NFI Group Inc, has announced an exclusive distributorship for Eagle Disinfection Group's proactive air and surface purification system for buses and coaches.

British engineering firm, Harsh Ltd, well known for its hook-loader and skip-loader body products, has built a bespoke demountable skip-loader unit that can be loaded onto a truck fitted already with a standard hook-loader container, enabling it to double as a skip carrier, when needed.

Results released last month (August) of a new study conducted by the University of Florida has confirmed the efficacy of an air and surface purification technology developed by Puradigm LLC of San Diego in inactivating SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Hanover Displays Ltd, the passenger information and destination display specialist, has invested in more collaborative robotic systems, otherwise known as 'Cobots', to improve manufacturing efficiency and process quality, even further, to deliver significant benefits for clients specifying destination display technology.

Venlo-based trailer manufacturer, Van Eck Trailers B.V. of Beesd, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Talson Trailers B.V. of Venlo, Netherlands (April 2019) and part of the Tirsan Group) is participating in the EC-supported Aeroflex Project.

Tipper body specialist, Thompsons Group, has developed the Loadmaster X-Lite, which is Thompsons’ lightest ever steel tipper rigid body.