Production decreased by 8.7%, while exports saw sales improve by 8.6%.

At last year’s Busworld, Voith Turbo celebrated the 70th anniversary of its ‘DIWA’ line of automatic transmissions for urban and suburban buses. The German manufacturer had just brought out the latest addition to the DIWA range, the ‘DIWA NXT’. This reimagining of the city bus transmission, incorporating a mild hybrid system (optional), appeared on the scene when it still seemed that fully electric was the only way to go. Markus Bischoff – who is responsible for the DIWA product line – believes the company made a “brave decision” in supporting the development of the mild-hybrid transmission; today, he feels vindicated by the resurgence of interest in hybrids. “The main request we get from our customers,” Bischoff told Truck & Bus Builder, “is affordability.”

The fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia will go into series production in mid-2025 in its U.S. (Cleveland, North Carolina) and Mexican (Santiago Tianguistenco) plants.

Justifying the choice, Workhorse said that Siemens’ software meant it could eliminate the “costly” multi-computer-aided-design environment it relied on before.

Tractor production decreased by a greater percentage of 9.9%, falling from 33,269 units to 29,985 units.

The company is bringing its electric minibus (the 6-metre e-Jest) to British consumers through Horsham-based dealer, EVM UK Ltd.

The EV platform manufacturer announced two major appointments: Rajesh Goel as member of the Board of Directors; and Hai Aviv as Chief Financial Officer.

Nova Bus announced last year that it would cease production at Plattsburgh by 2025, citing the location’s weak profitability.

The Hilux Rangga, first unveiled at last year’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, is based on the same IMV* platform as exiting Hilux pickup trucks but has a radical new body design.

Medium and heavy rigid truck (7.5t GVW and above) sales slipped by 8% to 108,018 units from 117,351 units in the same period of FY2023.

Iveco Bus is authorized to supply more than 7,000 school buses under the Caminho da Escola programmes.

The German manufacturer says the order for 27 battery electric buses from Ledermair is the largest order for electric buses the company has received thus far from a private operator in Austria.