Volvo UK said it committed GBP500,000 to make the site more environmentally friendly by investing in solar panels, smart LED lighting, and air source heat pumps.

Since the facility was opened in 1998, Navistar has produced nearly 880,000 truck and bus chassis in Escobedo - including its 'International eMV' series of battery-electric trucks.

The building will be constructed and expanded in phases up to 2030, representing a planned investment of up to EUR4.8bn, or CAD7bn.

Eaton unveiled new products in its emissions reduction technology, including a compression engine brake, cylinder deactivation and late intake valve closing solutions, designed to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy for commercial vehicles.

Three hydrogen producers have signed strategic partnership deals with Quantron, while Westgass Hydrogen agreed a deal to provide hydrogen fuelling infrastructure for customers in the Nordics.

The site’s expansion will involve converting existing warehouse space into production lines to assemble the body on the new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric chassis. From August 2023, the facility will focus on the production of the new Enviro400EV, following a successful pilot programme to build Enviro400FCEV hydrogen fuel cell buses in Larbert.

With over 100 staff, the plant has a production capacity of 1,000 vehicles per year, including hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses, with alternative propulsion systems produced in Turin.

Scarpino de Castro joins the company from Irizar, where he served as President for its U.S. subsidiary.

The letter expands on a pre-existing deal to sell MCV-bodied Volvo buses in the UK.

3,140 of the total 4,056 CVs registered in Q1 of 2023 were trucks , a decrease of 21.0% compared with 3,973 units sold in the previous first quarter last year.

Iveco achieved market leadership in Argentina with a strong increase in registrations of 1,313 units, a 42% rise on 920 registered in the first quarter of 2022.

Introduction of Proconve P8 (Euro 6) emissions legislation on January 1, 2023, hits orders for trucks and buses.