Bus body manufacturing companies produced 5,510 units from January to March, a result 15.5% higher than in the first quarter of 2024

The new agreement will see FPT Industrial supplying Agrale with the N60 CNG (natural gas or biomethane) 200hp / 750Nm engine for the MA 11.0 GNV chassis.

Kohlmeier succeeds Stefan Thyssen, who returns to Munich to take up a new role in the company.

The 6-metre bus will serve in Ebbsfleet Valley, an area of major urban development between the Kentish towns of Dartford and Gravesend.

ZF will supply several thousand units of its latest e-axle range, ‘AxTrax 2’, to a “leading customer” in India over several years.

In total Volvo delivered 1,429 vehicles in Latin America during 2024 with Chile (238 and Peru (162) being the main continental export markets.

Exports by Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturers grew by 75.8%, according to figures released by ANFAVEA.

All except for the high voume heavy-duty truck segment grew.

He succeeds Chan Galbato, who has stepped down from the chairmanship to “pursue other opportunities”.

At the plant inauguration, MAN announced that it would invest a further EUR150m to kickstart production of battery modules, i.e., assembled battery cells which are installed in the packs.

In the first quarter of 2025, 27,749 trucks and 5,528 buses were registered on the Brazilian market.

Made for incorporation in an air conditioning system in a passenger car or commercial vehicle, the radial fan is 15% more efficient and 60% quieter than a conventional design, according to Mahle.