2,000 trucks in Air Products' global fleet will be fitted with fuel cell systems and electric powertrains supplied by Cummins.

Navistar and its International and IC Bus brands are now part of the Traton Group of commercial vehicle manufacturers.

Traton brands achieved 3% growth in unit sales, including a 70% rise in truck sales, in the first half of 2021.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd will improve aftermarket maintenance and repair across 20 service centres in the UK.

The German automotive corporation will spin off its various truck and bus brands into a separate company, which will be focused solely on the commercial vehicle industry.

Following the merger and a USD490m transaction, Lion Electric began trading its equity shares on 7 May.

Over 100 Lion8 trucks will be acquired over a four-year period by Heritage Environmental Services of California.

Appointees include Dr Andrew Palmer as CEO and Executive Vice Chairman and Sarwant Singh Saini as Chief Planning Officer and President.

Production at the new 90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility is set to begin in the second half of 2022.

The system, developed jointly by Lion Electric and Geotab, collects data which can be used to optimise all aspects of electric fleet operations.

Volvo do Brasil Veículos Ltda of São José dos Pinhais has launched its new range of heavy trucks in Brazil, just over a year after their launch on European market.

According to data from the National Automotive Association of Chile (ANAC) in Santiago, the Chilean truck market grew in the first half of 2021 to 7,389 units, an increase of 69.3% compared with 4,364 units in the same period in 2020. The sector, ANAC says, maintained its pace of recovery for the tenth month in a row.