Volvo Trucks North America is introducing next generation Turbo Compound technology claimed to provide up to an additional 3% improvement in fuel efficiency over the current 13-litre Turbo Compound engine, the D13TC.

New Flyer of America Inc has announced an order from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for 50, forty-foot heavy-duty Xcelsior clean-diesel buses.

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC announced the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium and Brampton Transit have jointly secured CD11.15m in federal funding from Natural Resources Canada to support the adoption of zero-emission transit buses.

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has supplied the public transit system its first zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE bus.

First Freightliner eCascadia is expanding its field tests for medium and heavy-duty e-trucks.

London-headquartered CNH Industrial N.V. is to enter into a strategic and exclusive Heavy-Duty Truck partnership with Nikola Corporation, to accelerate industry transformation towards emission neutrality of Class 8 / Heavy-Duty Trucks in North America and Europe through adoption of fuel-cell technology.

UD Trucks Malaysia unveiled its new Quester heavy-duty truck in Malaysia at this year’s recent Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Expo 2019.

UD Trucks Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volvo Group since 2007), has joined forces with Japanese logistics firm, Nippon Express, and Hokkaido-based agriculture cooperative, Hokuren, to bring autonomous driving technology to farm equipment.

Scania has added a more powerful 540 hp version of its 13-litre diesel engine option to its range.

Hyundai’s range of medium-duty trucks assembled at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad is to be broadened and extended with the market introduction of Hyundai’s range of medium-duty trucks known as Mighty.

Daimler Buses has commenced its first deliveries of full electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to customers outside Germany.

With revenues forecast to reach EUR11.6m in 2019, this will represent growth of some 7.4% over EUR10.8m registered in 2018 at bus and coach premium quality windscreen specialist, Finn Lamex Safety Glass Oy.