The funding package, dubbed ‘Hy2Move’, is the fourth “Important Project of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) related to hydrogen which the European Commission has approved over the past two years.

The JSW Group of Mumbai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Odisha, to building an integrated Electric Vehicle (EV) and EV battery manufacturing facility in Cuttack, Odisha State.

The ‘Automated Vehicles Act’ (passed on 20 May) will require self-driving vehicles to achieve a safety level “as high as careful and competent drivers” before being allowed onto public roads.

A USD1.98m grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will fund a six-month project, called ‘SMART Rider’, to pilot three buses with collision mitigation systems.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in the Philippines expanded by more than 5% to 27,959 units in the first quarter of 2024 after a slight decline to 26,597 units in the same period of last year.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in Vietnam declined by almost 6% to 11,105 units in the first quarter of 2024

The Chilean market faced another month of declining sales in May compared with 2023, as reported by the National Automotive Association of Chile (ANAC).

From January to May, 12,029 bus chassis were produced, a significant increase from the 7,590 units produced in the same period last year.

he company has appointed three new senior executives, including Zoeb Karampurwala as Chief Product Officer, Murali Raju as Chief Commercial Officer and Vijaykumar Yelne as President of EKA Mobility, replacing Anil Baliga. All three will report directly to Founder & Chairman, Dr Sudhir Mehta.

As head of Commercial Operations, Kayser is tasked with leading the sales and marketing areas of the business.

Hornyak joins the company from Brightdrop, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer and acting CEO.

Bangston, who replaces Jeff Sather in the leadership role at FCCC, will lead the two DTNA subsidiaries under a new structure where he is responsible for key business areas in Specialty Vehicles.