Leyland Trucks of Leyland, the UK manufacturing hub for DAF Trucks, is taking part in a UK government initiative designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks.

Electric truck protagonist, Volta Trucks, has appointed Italian producer of lightweight composites, CPC Group, to develop and supply sustainable and recyclable composite exterior body panels for the Volta Zero.

Bus and coach builder, Temsa, has appointed Alliance Transport Technologies as its aftersales agent for the UK. This appointment follows closure of its previous distributor and aftersales partner, Arriva Bus & Coach in March.

VDL Bus & Coach is entering public transportation in Latvia following an order for 31 Futuras and 21 MidEuros from Riga-based BBus. The vehicles will also support services in the Saldus and Kuldiga regions.

Volta Trucks, a specialist start-up looking to manufacture electric commercial vehicles for the medium-duty delivery segment, took a step further to these ambitions last month with its announcement of its first running prototype chassis of the Volta Zero.

Seen as a major business tool for its customers to manage its fleets more effectively and efficiency, Wrightbus launched WB Uptime 365 at the ITT Hub mobility technology show in Farnborough.

Renault Trucks has opened an adaptation centre at its medium-duty D and D Wide truck plant in Blainville-sur-Orne, Normandy.

Renault Trucks has confirmed it will offer a complete range of electric trucks from 2023, addressing each segment, covering distribution, construction and long distance.

Phillips Poland is making substantial investments in its European production facility in response to rapid growth in demand for its products in Europe. These investments are also to align its capabilities more closely with European and world wide markets.

Renault Trucks used the ITT Hub to introduce its new, Low Entry Cab on its full electric 26 tonne D Wide chassis for urban applications for the UK and Irish markets.

Warburtons has taken delivery of its first 16-tonne D Z.E. electric truck from Renault Trucks for its bread fleet operation in Enfield, London.

FPT Industrial has introduced a new manual transmission, the FT50.6, for light commercial vehicles up to 8 tonnes gvw, which, according to the powertrain division of CNH Industrial, offers a significant upgrade on its previous-generation of rear-wheel drive transmissions.