Production of the MSG 90.6 line of driver seats, which will be fitted in the Crossway range of Iveco buses built at Otokar's Sakarya-based HQ, began in August at Grammer's facility in Bursa, Turkey.

The Prisma XII+ is a 120-kW fuel cell system designed for heavy-duty applications and is already in use in China.

The new range, equipped with Orange EV's own 233-kWh battery packs, is slated for release in Q3 2022.

Articulated systems specialist, Hübner Group of Kassel, Germany, has launched the SensIQ product line, aimed at increasing the safety of automated bus doors.

Hendrickson International Inc of Woodridge, USA, has announced production of its 500,000th Steertek NXT proprietary front steer axle, sold to transport operator, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

Iveco SpA of Turin, Italy, has announced the sale of 120 LNG S-WAY trucks to GLS Italy, a subsidiary of the GLS Group. The new S-WAY tractor units are powered by LNG or bio-LNG, with the latter expected to be the primary fuel used by GLS.

Phillips Connect (a subsidiary and division of Phillips Industries Inc of Santa Fe Springs, California) has announced a new, 100% solar-powered cargo camera for use in trailers and vans.

British trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur (Bodies and Trailers) Ltd, based in Stoke-on-Trent, has expanded into the reefer market with the debut of its ‘Polar-Bur’ trailer at a TIP Trailer Services* customer event held at Stoke City Football Club.

Bus and truck retrofitting and solutions firm e-troFit, based in Denkendorf, has announced a rebrand to pepper motion. The name change is intended to more accurately reflect the company’s expansion of its product and solution portfolio which is open to other new technologies beyond electrification.

UD Trucks, headquartered in Ageo in Japan’s Saitama prefecture ( a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors since March 2021 following the disposal by the Volvo Group) announced in July that it has introduced its UD Active Steering system in its domestic heavy-duty Quon trucks, which the company claims vastly improves steering precision and driver comfort.

Hino Motors Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo, announced in June it would launch a battery-powered version of its popular, Poncho medium-duty bus in Japan in early 2022 as it looks to expand its portfolio of zero-emission vehicles.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) in June announced the launch of a new model in its heavy-duty Super Great truck range, equipped with several Japan-first diver-assistance features to enhance road safety.