The government-funded project involves the use of corresponding Wave charging pads installed on the undercarriage of the test vehicle and in the ground.

The new site, run by Fuso-distributor Motor Vehicle Trading Company, is located on a 24,000 square-metre plot in Naur-Madaba, close to the main highways.

The 3.5-4.5 tonne LCV, based on Iveco and Mercedes chassis platforms, is the first such hydrogen-powered vehicle on the market in Europe, according to Quantron.

Levin's new position will be merged with his current role as CEO and President of Scania, a Traton subsidiary.

The platform, created in collaboration with PTC Inc, is intended to harmonise research and development across the Volvo Group.

The autonomous driving technology was jointly developed by Aurora and Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and will be integrated with Volvo VNLs at the New River Valley Assembly Operations in Virginia.

The Aurora Driver-supported PACCAR truck will carry goods between Dallas and Houston as part of a pilot programme.

VWCO has started delivery of 281 trucks to Mexican brewery company, Grupo Modelo, including 107 Delivery trucks, marking the first order for the range from Mexico.

In Chile, 11,780 trucks were sold from January to September, an increase of 68.3%, while bus sales totaled 1,279, down 38.6%, according to ANAC.

The Argentine commercial vehicle market closed the first nine months of 2021 with the sale of 11,608 units, marking an increase of 50.8% over the same period in 2020, according to ACARA.

Truck sales grew by 112.1% in the first nine months of 2021 over the same period of the previous year, with 24,090 units sold (compared to 11,334), according to ANDEMOS.

Production of trucks and buses grew by 84.6% in the first nine months of 2021 (132,867 units over 71,959 in the same period of the previous year), according to data released by Anfavea.