New ‘VNR’ and ‘VNL’ trucks will come with side curtain airbags in addition to the standard driver front airbag.

Employing over 400 workers, the plant boasts capabilities such as CNC milling and turning, wire forming, pre-treatment, powder coating, and assembly of hinges, latches, and other products for applications including commercial vehicles.

The company said that, in order to simplify its organisational structure, it will eliminate certain leadership roles within the administrative departments of its sites in Stockdorf and Gilching.

Partnership with SPTC aims to increase use of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)

The application uses the specifications of the truck (i.e., height, length, load, etc) to plan suitable routes, avoiding low bridges and restricted roads.

The vehicle was extensively tested at Ottawa’s Area X.O facility, a proving ground for connected and autonomous vehicles. It is scheduled to enter service in October 2025, operating on public roads in mixed traffic.

From a group of old farm buildings in Oxfordshire, one man hopes to change the world’s approach to decarbonising heavy vehicles. In 2022, James Budgett set up a holding company, Metier Ventures, and bought Metier Technologies Ltd, a company which he had established back in 1984, from foreign ownership. With financial support from a business partner, Budgett set the company on a new course: converting diesel trucks to run solely on hydrogen. Although the idea of retrofitting a used vehicle is not an original one, Metier’s proposed business model differs from the usual course of carrying out the conversion work on the diesel engine. Instead, Metier would replace the old engine entirely with a gas engine, fresh off the production line, with a few tweaks and some substitute parts so it will run on hydrogen. With this model, Budgett believes he can offer an attractive and scalable alternative that remains far cheaper than acquiring a brand-new electric vehicle.

The company has discontinued TBR production at its Modipuram plant in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, effective June 2, 2025.

Cummins claims the High Power Density engine brake provides up to 40% higher levels of supplemental braking force at high engine speeds and an up-to-100% improvement at lower RPM cruising speeds.

Nevertheless, the company is also investing time and resources in decarbonising combustion engines, and to this end it recently acquired SEM, whose expertise in ignition systems will support Phinia’s research and development into alternative fuels such as hydrogen.

According to Sono Motors, the public listing will support the further growth of the business by “enhanc[ing] liquidity”, attracting a “broader and more diverse investor base”, and boosting the company’s visibility.

The JV, which is called Tata Katcon Composites S.A. de C.V., is expected to produce body and a selection of structural components for both body and chassis of passenger and commercial vehicles.