Volvo Trucks in Curitiba builds heavy and medium duty trucks, coach chassis, engines and gearboxes.

Delivery of 290 trucks, puts the VW branded trucks accounting for more than 50% of the Imediato's fleet

The special truck manufacturer reported net sales of USD8.28bn and a net income of USD173.9m, which is down from USD461.1m the year prior.

In his previous role as Managing Director of Hyzon Motors Australia, he has been credited with delivering Australia’s first domestic assembly facility for fuel cell electric trucks in Melbourne, Australia.

Located in the Railway Triangle Industrial Estate in Portsmouth, the new centre allows potential customers to try out depot charging options for electric trucks, vans and buses.

Entrepreneurs and representatives of start-ups are given access to engineers and mentors from Volvo who help them to bring their product and service concepts to market.

The vehicles will operate in the Nordics transporting granular and powdered materials with a maximum volume of 90m3.

The 4x2 tractor unit, dubbed ‘Europa’, is powered by a single ‘X150’ fuel cell module designed and made by Zepp.solutions, giving it a range of over 700 kilometres.

The factory, which will produce tapered roller bearings for commercial vehicle applications, will be located on a greenfield site in Monterrey, which is located near the border with the USA.

In anticipation of Euro VII legislation, Alfdex has added a range of electrically-powered software-controlled disc separators to its product offering.

The tripartite modular design of the new powertrain will allow for new cab-chassis configurations that were not available before, with Mercedes claiming that the new eSprinter will be its “most versatile” electric van of all time.

The USD16m will be spent on expanding and upgrading its manufacturing facilities located in Charlotte, Michigan to allow for the series production of Class 3-5 electric vehicles.