The new range, equipped with Orange EV's own 233-kWh battery packs, is slated for release in Q3 2022.

Articulated systems specialist, Hübner Group of Kassel, Germany, has launched the SensIQ product line, aimed at increasing the safety of automated bus doors.

Hendrickson International Inc of Woodridge, USA, has announced production of its 500,000th Steertek NXT proprietary front steer axle, sold to transport operator, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

Iveco SpA of Turin, Italy, has announced the sale of 120 LNG S-WAY trucks to GLS Italy, a subsidiary of the GLS Group. The new S-WAY tractor units are powered by LNG or bio-LNG, with the latter expected to be the primary fuel used by GLS.

Phillips Connect (a subsidiary and division of Phillips Industries Inc of Santa Fe Springs, California) has announced a new, 100% solar-powered cargo camera for use in trailers and vans.

MAN Truck and Bus UK Ltd, headquartered in Swindon, unveiled two new emergency vehicles at the 2021 Emergency Services Show in September, based on the TGE chassis

British trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur (Bodies and Trailers) Ltd, based in Stoke-on-Trent, has expanded into the reefer market with the debut of its ‘Polar-Bur’ trailer at a TIP Trailer Services* customer event held at Stoke City Football Club.

Bus and truck retrofitting and solutions firm e-troFit, based in Denkendorf, has announced a rebrand to pepper motion. The name change is intended to more accurately reflect the company’s expansion of its product and solution portfolio which is open to other new technologies beyond electrification.

Vietnam’s market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw bounced back by almost 41% year-on-year to 20,026 units in the second quarter of 2021 after declining by 23% to 14,211 units in the same period of last year.

The Thai market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw plunged by over 34% to an estimated 94,255 units in the second quarter of 2021 from 70,151 units in the same period of last year.

South Korea’s commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw continued to grow in the second quarter of 2021, with sales rising by 5.2% to 64,525 units from 61,344 in the same period of last year, based on data released individually by vehicle manufacturers and trade associations.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in the Philippines rebounded by over 130% to an estimated 21,692 units in the second quarter of 2021 after plunging by 83% to 9,426 units in the same period of last year.