Daimler Trucks AG and Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd jointly announced this month they plan to manufacture Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty tractor units in China for the Chinese premium truck segment with manufacturing operations scheduled to start in two years’ time.

Brake specialist, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, has confirmed its High Power Density engine brake has gone into production with Chinese truck manufacturer, China National Heavy Duty Truck Company.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit is investing USD100m in its Kansas City assembly plant and adding approximately 150 full-time jobs to begin producing the all-new electric Transit van, called E-Transit, which is expected to be available from late 2021.

Voith GmbH and e-truck manufacturer, Orten Electric-Trucks, have entered a strategic partnership to retrofit single deck, double deck and articulated buses, plus light or medium-duty trucks with electric drivelines.

Following the launch at Solutrans in November 2019, Jost-Werke GmbH has been rolling out an easy assemble ‘Plug & Play’ tyre inflation system with fast installation to reduce costs for truck operators.

In its centenary year in Brazil, Ford Brasil Ltda surprised the market in February by announcing it is to close its factory in São Bernardo do Campo where it produces the Ford F-Series F-350 and F-4000 truck models and Ford Cargo truck, as well as the Ford Fiesta car, whose production will cease as soon as inventories run out.

Link Manufacturing Ltd, the Iowa-based manufacturer of bespoke suspensions, has launched a broader and updated range of Redline Performance Series suspensions for its Air Link tandem drive axle suspension and Atlas single drive axle suspension used in aerial fire and rescue trucks.

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc has partnered with Daimler Trucks North America Inc’s subsidiary, Western Star Trucks to offer a portfolio of premium rear suspension systems as part of chassis enhancements of the upgraded Western Star 49X truck model range.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has achieved an important milestone towards wide-scale electrification of medium and heavy-duty trucks via the expansion of public charging options for fleet operators.

Peterbilt Motors Company has delivered 10,000 Model 579 UltraLoft trucks with the milestone truck going to Long Haul Trucking.

Livox Technology Co Ltd is collaborating with China’s largest truck manufacturer, FAW Jiefang Automotive Co Ltd, and Suzhou Zhito Technology Co Ltd in the development, production and integration of lidar systems for facilitating autonomous driving in heavy duty trucks.

Delivery of up to 50 XCIENT Fuel Cell electric heavy-duty trucks to customers in Switzerland by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul, South Korea marks the first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy trucks in South Korea for world markets.