Volvo Trucks North America Inc has been awarded USD21.7m in grants to deploy seventy VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage.

Electric truck builder,  Workhorse Group Inc, has achieved certification for its 2020 C-1000 Extended Range electric delivery truck from the state of California.

“Hino Project Z is Hino’s step into zero emission vehicles,” said Glenn Ellis, senior Vice President of customer experience at Hino Motor Sales USA Inc.

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have signed a binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialise fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications.

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has announced its first electric vehicle ‘Microfactory’ is to be built in the USA.

Japanese truck manufacturers, Toyota Motors Corporation, and its subsidiary, Hino Trucks Ltd, have come together to develop jointly a hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor unit for the Class 8 market in North America in conjunction with Hino Trucks’ subsidiaries in the USA  and Toyota Motor North America.

FNM Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades is the name of a new electric truck maker in Brazil, which has contracted Agrale SA for vehicle assembly starting Q3/4, 2022.

Three Rosenbauer fire trucks featuring Volvo Penta electric drivelines are currently being delivered to fire departments in Berlin, Amsterdam, and Dubai to begin real-world customer testing.

Iveco Ltd of Basildon has launched the new Daily Business; a Daily model that features the most popular customer specification options for the interior trim.

Ford of Britain has introduced a new 5.0-tonne Transit derivative, offering customers a van or chassis cab rated to 5,000kg gross vehicle weight which becomes available from late November.

Mack Defense, part of Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks, has relocated its headquarters from rented accommodation in Allentown to the Mack Customer Centre in the same city.

Dealerships across the UK and Ireland have begun taking orders for the new generation of heavy commercial trucks from Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland Ltd.