ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH, the air-spring / rubber components division of Continental AG has announced its wide-temperature ranging HiTemp air springs are to be installed as standard cab suspension systems by Swedish truck manufacturer, Volvo Truck Corporation.

Ulm-based Magirus, part of CNH Industrial NV, has launched two new fire trucks in its Excellence Class range, which was first premiered as a completely new vehicle in 2016.

Volta Trucks, the Scandinavian start-up full-electric vehicle manufacturer, has entered a tyre partnership with Japan's Bridgestone tyre manufacturer.

Nikola Corporation, a contender in zero-emission and infrastructure solutions, has announced a minimum order of 2,500 electrified Tre refuse trucks from Republic Services Inc.

All-electric medium-duty chassis for buses and trucks, Motiv Power Systems Inc, has attracted further growth funding to support technological development, expansion of its manufacturing capabilities and geographic expansion.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a brand subsidiary of Daimler Trucks AG is working on a programme to improve its analysis of accident scenarios by reconstructing real accidents through computer simulation.

In June 2020, demand for new trucks (>3.5t gvw) across the European Union declined for the twelfth consecutive month, according to statistics collated by ACEA in Brussels.

In June 2020, EU registrations in the heavy truck (16t and over) segment were severely hit (‐55.6%), falling to 16,042 units from 36,093 units in June last year with Estonia and Latvia recording percentage losses of more than 80%, according to statistics collated by ACEA of Brussels.

Hyundai Motor Company has begun shipping its XCIENT fuel cell powered trucks to Switzerland.

Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, the developer of the Volta Zero electric truck concept, has revealed additional information on the vehicle's construction.

After more than a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the all battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now ready to go to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as part of phase two of the eActros testing programme.

June saw JSC KAMAZ present its first electric truck – Kamaz-53198 refuse collection truck, which has been developed by the KAMAZ Science and Technology Centre at the company’s headquarters in Naberezhnye Chelny.