The two companies will build a joint research facility in Germany, and ZF will invest in a new semiconductor fab planned for the state of Saarland in southwestern Germany.

The draft proposals would allow weight limit increases of two tonnes for zero-emission vehicles and up to one tonne for “alternatively fuelled” vehicles - allowing for the heavier powertrains in these vehicle types.

The ‘L-CON BTMS’ (“Liquid-Cooled Condenser Battery Thermal Management System”), launched on 24 January, is designed to withstand harsh and rugged environments such as construction sites, mines, and offroad applications.

The owner of DAF, Kenworth and Peterbilt reported revenues of USD28.82bn, earnings of USD3.01bn and a net income of USD921.3m.

According to the terms of the supply and purchase agreement between the two companies, Microvast will provide ‘MV-C Gen 4’ battery packs to REE for its CV platform for weight classes 1 to 6.

In conditions of poor visibility, human drivers often struggle to safely navigate their vehicles, and AI drivers have even greater difficulties. This month, T&BB spoke to CEO and co-founder of Sensible 4, Harri Santamala, about the company and its product, DAWN – an autonomous driving technology specifically designed to deal with all weathers and all visibility conditions.

Sales of vehicles made by Traton's brands increased by 12.6% from 271,200 units to 305,500 in 2022.

The TITAN-eRR20 is mounted on an Electra e-Star electric chassis, with charging taking 5 hours.

The FH and FM ranges will now be offered with gas engines up to 500hp and up to 4% more fuel efficient than before.

XCMG is traditionally a manufacturer of construction equipment, but in recent years it has been expanding into the on-highway business.

The German group's Turbo division achieved sales revenue of EUR1.56bn and earnings of EUR48m in financial year 2021/22.

Dongfeng and Cummins have joint manufacturing facilities producing a range of engines in China.