Government and industry in South Korea are working together to invest in hydrogen as an energy for transport.

Every major fleet operating in California will be given one of two options: either, fleets can commit to purchasing only zero-emission vehicles from 2024 onwards; or, they can agree to comply with a series of “ZEV Milestones”, which will require their fleets to be composed of an increasing proportion of zero-emission vehicles over the next two decades.

The Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI), first launched in 2021, plans to put over a hundred electric trucks on the road and 35 chargers at two sites in order to trial them in real operations at scale. 

The Kässbohrer-bodied truck, with a combination weight reaching up to 42 tons when fully laden with eight cars, is powered by a 230-kWh battery.

Overall, in the first quarter 2023, the CV market in China fell by 3%.

Sales of new commercial vehicle in China rebounded by over 29% to 324,000 units in February 2023 from 250,000 units in the same month of last year, reports CAAM.

The VW Meteor, which replaced the TGX MAN truck model, was introduced to Brazil in September 2020.

The commercial vehicle segment in Peru reached sales of 3,968 units in the first quarter of this year, down 15.5% compared with the same period last year, when 4,696 vehicles were licensed, according to the AAP (Automotive Association of Peru) of Lima.

Kiss has been with Paccar Inc for over 16 years, having been MD of DAF Hungary. He most recently occupied the position of Sales Director for Paccar Parts Europe.

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

The programme - which covers servicing of Paccar MX engines, electrical systems, and braking and suspension systems - will provide students with nine factory-trained technician credentials, which Peterbilt claims will help fast-track them to careers at one of its North American dealerships.

The new facility will house up to 480 technicians and 100 commercial staff with the aim of training staff in both vehicle repair and maintenance as well as customer-facing skills that will be put into use in Iveco dealerships.