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.

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.

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.

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

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.

“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.

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

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.