One of Turkey’s fastest-growing bus and coach builders, Anadolu Isuzu, which in December last year unveiled a new purpose-built CNG-powered 13m coach with its trademark two names Kendo and Interliner, recently delivered six units to the REK Bitola Power Plant in North Macedonia.

New Flyer of America has announced its Xcelsior AV automated transit bus is now in operation at Robotic Research in Clarksburg, Maryland.

Grande West Transportation Group Inc, manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles for Canadian and United States markets, has launched an electric version of its Vicinity model, called the Vicinity Lightning Electric Vehicle.

The Canadian Vancouver-based manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles, Grande West Transportation Group Inc has now entered the electric bus market with the launch of the Vicinity LT EV.

Grande West Transportation Group Inc, has entered a distribution agreement with Kontrol Energy Corp of Vaughan, to offer BioCloud, a coronavirus detection system in its Vicinity line of buses.

Scottish bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, has welcomed confirmation by the New Zealand Government of its funding of NZD50m (GBP26m) to help councils fully decarbonise their public transport bus fleet by 2035.

Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its container chassis product portfolio by reintroducing the A.WF and Z.WF swap chassis for transporting short swap containers, as well as a brand-new W.BO swap box, for an effective multimodal solution.

Dutch specialist heavy-haulage trailer builder, Nooteboom BV, believes the UK market for special transport and heavy haulage shows growing interest for short and long term rental of specialist trailers.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA has joined a consortium including battery system manufacturer and supplier to Solaris, and power generation and energy distributor, TAURON Polska Energia SA to implement a project titled ‘Second Life ESS’ aimed at creating a prototype system to store electric energy based on used bus batteries.

MAN Truck & Bus SE has been participating in the EIT Urban Mobility ZEUS project researching off-peak urban deliveries with the MAN eTGM electric distribution truck in the city of Munich.

The Shyft Group Inc announced it is to produce its first production order of electric vehicles for two major parcel delivery companies on its new flexible body assembly line later this year.

Westport Fuel Systems Inc has entered an agreement with Swedish engine and heavy-duty CV maker, Scania AB to commence a research project to apply its HPDI 2.0 fuel system with hydrogen to the latest Scania commercial vehicle engine.