The Shogun 510, which will be distributed by Daimler Truck and Bus Australia, has a gross combination mass of 63 tons, 510 hp and a maximum torque of 2,500 Nm.

Karl Deppen will be responsible for Daimler Truck China Ltd as well as the Japanese and Indian markets.

Hyundai plans to offer all its commercial vehicle model ranges with a hydrogen fuel cell option and to apply the technology to all types of public transport vehicles as part of its Hydrogen Vision 2040 programme.

The simulation will create a "digital twin" or virtual counterpart which will work in parallel with the actual manufacturing process, allowing the company to identify and resolve potential problems in the real production line.

Mitsubishi Fuso has begun series production of the new Fuso Canter at the firm's plant in Tramagal, Portugal.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has entered a strategic partnership with Microgrid Labs to expand electrification offerings.

Alexander Vlaskamp is appointed as CEO, Arne Puls as Chief Human Resources Officer, and Mikael Lindner as Head of MAN Engines.

René-Christopher Wollmann is elected as CTO and Dr Uwe Hansult as COO, among other new appointments.

The U.S. government passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, committing an additional USD39bn to decarbonising public transit and USD7.5bn to building charging infrastructure.

DB Schenker, which has placed one of the biggest orders for zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, will begin pilot testing in the spring and summer of next year.

Meritor announced sales increase of 45% (USD945m) and a profit margin of 9.6% in Q4 2021.

Meritor is supplying its 'Blue Horizon 14Xe ePowertrain' to Electra Commercial Vehicles for a battery-electric road-sweeper prototype, slated to begin testing in Wales next year.