This increases Daimler’s European aftermarket network leading to greater vehicle uptime and therefore profitability for operators.

Siemens has agreed to install 73 charging points in Tuscany and equip over 120 logistics sites with charging infrastructure across Italy, following two deals announced earlier this month.

Claudio Passerini succeeds Domenico Nucera, who transitioned to the newly created role of Chief Quality & Operations Officer at Iveco Group.

The light and medium truck segment, up to 10.5 tons gvw bucked the trend by increasing 6.2%.

Scania has committed to supplying Weber this year with approximately 20,000 tonnes of used sand from its foundry in Södertälje, a waste byproduct from the casting of engine components which would ordinarily be sent to landfill.

Trucks sales in 2024 fell by 3.5%, whereas bus and coach sales declined steeply by 32.8%.

Truck sales at 15,308 units in 2024 was the second highest in the ten last years.

The French manufacturer says it will reorganise itself into four business groups: Exterior & Lighting; Modules; C-Power; and H2-Power.

The brand, called ‘Rightech’, has a strategic framework agreement with two Chinese manufacturers to distribute and service four vehicle models, two of which are trucks.

Truck market down by 2.5%, while van, bus and coach sales slip 9.3%.

The contract stipulates a firm order for eighty 45-foot ‘D45 CRT’ commuter coaches, with additional unspecified options.

The bus in question is a battery-electric Volvo, which was handed over to the public transport authority of Perth in Western Australia as part of an order for 18 buses announced last year.