The automotive corporation has set up a new company called PowerCo which will be responsible for production at the facility - set to begin in 2025 - and for global marketing of battery products for the group.

The battery-electric van can now be ordered with a flatbed platform manufactured by Schoon Fahrzeugsysteme, complete with aluminium tailgate and sidewalls.

The tech start-up is partnering with Orange EV to install the kits in autonomy-ready Class 8 battery-electric terminal tractors, turning them into fully autonomous vehicles.

FAW delivers major order for 300 hydrogen fuel cell trucks for operation in three mega cities in China.

Navistar partnered with bodybuilders such as Morgan Truck Body and Altec to serve customers purchasing the battery-electric medium-duty truck platform across North America.

Roadbotics primarily advises local authorities on road maintenance by identifying priority areas of concern with its AI technology, which employs machine-learning to analyse images of roads taken from cameras.

Foxconn says it plans to invest TWD6bn (USD200m) in a new electric vehicle (EV) battery development and production centre in the island’s southern port city of Kaohsiung to underpin its expansion into the local automotive industry.

Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions will oversee the sale and service of Mellor’s Sigma and Orion-E buses in Germany and Austria.

The new Mack Academy in Tinley Park, located in a larger space offering electric vehicle safety, operation, repair, and sales training, will replace the existing site in Joliet.

Bluebus launches 6-metre shuttle bus in Paris, which is to form the basis of a French Covid-bounceback research project to establish autonomous zero emission vehicles.

Stellantis has already invested in expanding its capability to test all types of electric vehicle at the Orbassano Safety Center in Italy, and it is currently investing in its wind tunnel complex in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

The manufacturer of truck-trailer refrigeration technologies will dedicate the new research and development centre to zero-emission technologies for markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America.