The new Eletra e-bus is a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Caio.

This new division is the working combination of two formerly independent companies, V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V. (VSE) of Veenendaal, near Utrecht, Netherlands and Hemscheidt Fahrwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG of Haan, Germany.

Renault Trucks has stated that CampX Lyon will cater exclusively to start-ups with new ideas for decarbonisation, urban logistics, and vehicle uptime.

The company launched two new models in its electric truck and van range. The first was a heavy-duty truck, the LM864H, a class 8 HFC 6×4 semi-tractor and the second was the Logistar 300 electric van (class 3). Both vehicles are scheduled to be available in Q3 2023.

Marcopolo's fiscal action plan paying off, says CEO.

The seven major markets of East Asia (excluding China) has grown by 125,000 commercial vehicles in the last two years.

The German manufacturer of truck-trailer components acquired the remaining shares of Haldex which it did not already own on 1 March 2023, following an approved cash offer of SEK67.36 per share.

First Hydrogen has revealed plans for its Generation II concept vehicle, designed with either fuel cell electric or battery electric drive trains.

Economic growth in China slowed sharply last year to 3%, missing the government’s 5.5% target as tough lockdowns were implemented in major cities across the country for extended periods to control the Covid pandemic.

CME’s figures indicate that after seven straight years of growth of city buses powered with alternative drivelines, deliveries in 2022 within the EU27+4 countries fell marginally in volume terms to 9,543 units, down from 9,813 in 2021.

CME reported total bus and coach registrations in EU27+4 of 25,658 units in 2022, a decrease of 5.9% from 27,277 units in 2021 and a 22.2% fall from the record year in 2019 of almost 33,000 (Note: Figures for 2020 are not provided by CME).

The Volta Truck-as-a-Service Hubs in Duisburg, Germany and Madrid, Spain join two other hubs already opened in France and the UK.