Elec City Town buses scheduled to enter service in June.

The autonomous e-ATAK is also operating in Switzerland and Finland.

Hyliion’s founder and CEO, Thomas Healy, told show delegates that the company has exited the EV powertrain market and is now focused on the “distributed power networks of the future”, where charging operators and data centres will make their power “at the end location” rather than depending on the grid.

The hub will include 16 high-capacity charging bays with 12 ultra-fast chargers (supplied by Heliox), each delivering up to 360 kW, as well as four megawatt chargers funded through the eFREIGHT 2030 project aimed at decarbonising the heavy-duty transport sector in the UK.

Karsan has actively expanded its global footprint with the e-JEST now operating in more than 23 countries. The company is also producing right-hand drive models for the Japanese market and plans to enter the UK later this year through Horsham-based dealer, EVM UK Ltd.

The German company used the show to present two new products: its upcoming ‘Traxon 2 Hybrid’ powertrain, making its North American market debut; and a third-generation air compressor for the global electric vehicle market.

Manufacturing of the Electronell 18 takes place in Mosonmagyaróvár and Győr, Hungary.

Series production of the Lion’s Coach 14 E will begin next year in MAN's plant in Ankara, Turkey.

The bus manufacturer was bought for USD52m by Rivaz Inc shortly after its former owner, REV Group, announced that it would terminate operations after fulfilling outstanding commitments to its customers.

Wrightbus says the financial support will fund the long build-cycle of its buses, enabling it to accelerate production at its bus plants.

Decreased sales in 2024, with 460,409 trucks and buses sold compared to a record 526,053 in 2023, a 12% decrease. Revenues were down EUR 1.2 billion in 2024 posting EUR 54.1 billion (2023: EUR 55.9 billion). Adjusted Group EBIT in 2024 declined by 14.97% to EUR 4,667 million compared with EUR 5,489 million in the previous year.

The move gives M&M a larger share of the CV market above 3.5 tons with multiple synergies for growth.