Available as a 9-tonne, 11-tonne, or 15-tonne truck, the new Atlas range is fitted with driver and passenger airbags, which Otokar claims is a first for its segment in the Turkish market.

The prototype, dubbed ‘Alumotor’, is a synchronous reluctance motor which does not require rare earth metals or cobalt in order to work.

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.

Truck-maker highlights emissions and efficiency benefits.

According to data from Andemos (National Association for Sustainable Mobility) of Bogotá, 5,726 units were sold, compared with 4,642 in the first quarter of 2024.

5,500 units were sold, an increase of 27.9% over the 4,300 in the same period in 2024, according to AAP.

TRC, an environmental consulting and energy engineering firm has published its sixth market report on the state of sustainable fleets in the United States, providing updates on the development of zero- and low-emission sales in 2024 and on policy changes which will affect the market in 2025. This year’s report arrives in the first few months of a new administration which intends to upturn the consensus on electric vehicles. During the Biden administration, new federal programmes followed preexisting state incentives in supporting the expansion of battery and hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure. Now, the Trump administration seeks to rollback the federal support and target certain state programmes which require federal approval to function. However, the State of Sustainable Fleets 2025 Market Brief predicts that electric vehicle sales will continue to grow in the U.S., in spite of the new administration’s removal of support.

5,457 units were registered in Q1 of 2025 compared with 2,491 in the same period of 2024, according to data from SIOMMA and ACARA of Buenos Aires.

The new Training Center, which is accessible by road and air, is a new, modern facility, offering training courses that follow the Daimler Truck TRUCK Training standard in Germany. Mercedes-Benz training centre in Brazil is in its 44th year of operation.

Godinho has worked at the PACCAR Group since 2019 and is based in Ponta Grossa (PR), the manufacturer's headquarters in Brazil.

Gerber replaces Carlos Ribeiro, who is now responsible VFS’s operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Denis Güven (42) is to take over as the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz do Brazil in São Paulo, and will succeed Achim Puchert, who is appointed CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.