These buses are equipped with an Allison Torqmatic fully automatic transmission and a Cummins engine aimed at improving fuel efficiency, reducing emissions and lowering engine noise levels. This contributes to the significant growth in Allison’s export bus sales from China.

The ‘AxTrax 2’ is a follow-up to ZF’s existing line of integrated electric portal axles for buses, delivering 210 kW of continuous power and 26,000 Nm peak output torque.

The ‘Zero-6 e-Transmissions’ – part of Dana’s range of ‘Spicer Electrified’ drives for commercial vehicles – brings together motor, inverter, and three-speed transmissions in a single unit.

Allison automatic transmissions - the gearbox of choice in the city buses of Bogotá.

Production of the Ford Transit takes place in Montevideo, Uruguay, as part of a contract assembly agreement between Ford and the Nordex company (a specialist in outsourced vehicle assembly) forged at the end of 2020.

Teams at BAE and Eaton will combine their expertise in the development of an integrated electric vehicle system for the medium-duty truck market.

Special drive modes, including off-road, manual, paver, split-shaft and rocking modes, and multiple PTO options have all been designed with rugged vocational applications in mind.

Eaton unveiled new products in its aftermarket mobile power portfolio, including a new electrified power takeoff (ePTO), an FR2 twin-flow piston pump and an 8-bolt adapter for Detroit DT12 transmissions.

Total net sales came to USD2,769 million, up 15% from USD2,402 million in 2021

It is no secret that big changes are afoot in the CV industry, and the challenges faced by manufacturers, old and new, are enormous. Martin Wawra, Head of the Mobility Division at Voith Turbo, spoke to T&BB about how the company is maintaining its “right to play” in the industry by addressing decarbonisation, digitisation, and problems such as rising costs and volatile supply chains.

DTNA launches its Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab (116 in. BBC), paired with the Cummins ISX12N engine and the new Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series automatic transmission.

In this exclusive feature with T&BB, Dr Marc Osswald from the Voith Group explains the changes made to the company’s DIWA automatic transmission, and states why he believes the DIWA NXT is the ideal bridging technology between diesel and electric.