The joint partnership between Larbert-based Alexander Dennis Ltd and the UK subsidiary of BYD Auto Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China, has delivered its 1000th electric bus. The BYD ADL Enviro400EV double decker bus was part-funded by the Scottish Government and was handed over to Stagecoach in Aberdeen.

Maumee, Ohio-based Dana Inc has entered an agreement with Lion Electric Co of Saint-Jérôme, Canada, to supply its electric trucks and buses with drive components. The agreement covers electric motors, inverters, controllers, axles, and driveshafts for all of Lion’s electric platforms.

CATL, based in Ningde, China, has opened its new battery manufacturing plant in the city of Zhaoqing, Guangdong. With a substantial total investment of 12 billion yuan (USD1.8 billion), the first phase of CATL’s Zhaoqing production base is set for the production of both EV batteries and energy storage batteries.

The UK bus manufacturer signed an agreement for up to 60 Kite Hydroliner single deck buses to be delivered to bus operator Regionalverkehr Köln over the next two years.

InoBat Auto, based in Bratislava, has entered into a strategic partnership with Green Lithium Refining Ltd, headquartered in London. The partnership will see Green Lithium supply InoBat with battery-grade lithium chemicals.

BAE Systems Inc, based in Endicott, New York, has announced it is supplying powertrain components for 45 Enhanced Electric Hybrid (EEH) hybrid articulating buses sold by Winnipeg, Canada-based New Flyer Industries to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

The filtration technology firm's new business unit will be operationally independent from the rest of the company, based at the UFI Innovation Center near Trento, Italy.

Turin, Italy-based Iveco Group NV has announced it intends to resume bus production in Italy. The firm intends to assemble hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses at the Iveco plant in Foggia, southern Italy, with alternative propulsion systems produced in Turin.

Symbio has announced the establishment of 'Innoplate' with the German rolling element bearings manufacturer - a joint venture for the production of metallic bipolar plates, a key component in hydrogen fuel cell stacks for electric vehicles. 

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced that Sigrid de Vries will assume the position of ACEA Director General on September 1st 2022. In this role, she will manage the association that unites Europe’s 16 major car, truck, van, and bus makers in the EU.

Mitsubishi Fuso has relaunched sales in Tanzania with its newly-appointed distributor, Capstone Corporation. FUSO sales in Tanzania will first begin out of two retail locations, with one in Dar es Salaam and the other in Arusha, an inland city with a strong manufacturing economy. 

The Israeli firm is currently preparing a 130,000-sq-ft facility for the production of 'P7' Class 3-5 commercial electric vehicle platforms in Coventry, UK, which will be followed by another site in Texas, USA.