July saw Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (a Traton Group company) deliver the first of 100 e-Delivery all-electric light trucks to Ambev, who has ordered 1,600 e-trucks in total.

Sales of trucks and bus chassis by Iveco Latin America Ltda grew 71% in the first half of this year, well above the market average, which was around 50%.

Higer Bus Co Ltd has started on-road field tests of its full-electric city buses in Brazil.

Following the recent launch of its new generation electric hybrid system, eGen Flex, Allison Transmission has announced it will supply three units with partners Cummins and bus manufacturer, Gillig Corporation to IndyGo, the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

Leyland Trucks of Leyland, the UK manufacturing hub for DAF Trucks, is taking part in a UK government initiative designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks.

Electric truck protagonist, Volta Trucks, has appointed Italian producer of lightweight composites, CPC Group, to develop and supply sustainable and recyclable composite exterior body panels for the Volta Zero.

The ZF Group of Friedrichshafen, is to restructure its commercial vehicle operations by combining its Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems divisions from January 1, 2022, into one.

VDL Bus & Coach is entering public transportation in Latvia following an order for 31 Futuras and 21 MidEuros from Riga-based BBus. The vehicles will also support services in the Saldus and Kuldiga regions.

Component and mobility systems manufacturer, ZF Group, reported a strong recovery in sales during the first six months of 2021, generating revenues of EUR19.3bn compared with EUR13.5bn in January to June 2020, which was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Volta Trucks, a specialist start-up looking to manufacture electric commercial vehicles for the medium-duty delivery segment, took a step further to these ambitions last month with its announcement of its first running prototype chassis of the Volta Zero.

Seen as a major business tool for its customers to manage its fleets more effectively and efficiency, Wrightbus launched WB Uptime 365 at the ITT Hub mobility technology show in Farnborough.

July 2021 saw Cummins begin testing a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine as part of its proof-of-concept testing and to build on existing expertise in gaseous-fuel applications and powertrain products.