Christer Johansson, senior vice president, investor relations at the Volvo Group at the NACV Show in Atlanta last month, confirmed what other industry experts were saying about the Class 8 truck market in 2020, that the market to ‘normalise’ at 240,000/250,000 units, down by around 100,000 units from what is expected to be the second highest Class8 truck market ever in 2019 of 340,000 units.

NEXT eMobility Solutions is the name of a new business unit, set up by Navistar Inc, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets in North America.

Temsa SA confirmed at Busworld Europe last month, it would be offering electric vehicles in each model segment across its entire range by 2025.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has introduced a revised version of its VNR660 regional haul tractor unit at the NACV Show in Atlanta.   

Temperature control systems supplier, Hispacold, used Busworld Europe to launch a new heating ventilation and air conditioning system called Breeze for both electrically powered and conventionally fuelled public transportation vehicles (city buses, intercity buses and coaches); and for all climatic and environmental zones.

Suspension, axle, coupling and component specialist, SAF-Holland Inc has moved its aftermarket business into a large warehouse in Aschaffenburg.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc is utilising 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley plant in Dublin where all trucks for the North American market are built.

The Mercedes-Benz Actros or Arocs heavy trucks fitted with Multimedia Cockpit Interactive, are now just one click away from a comprehensive, fully networked world of vehicles, drivers and logistic services.

In the 2018/19 business year ending March 31, 2019, Europe’s largest trailer builder, Schmitz Cargobull AG built around 63,500 vehicles employing 6,500 people, a record number for the company; this compares with exactly 61,256 units produced in 2017/18 with 6,400 employees and with 57,000 units and 5,700 employees.

The GAZ Group has begun sales of an off-road medium-duty truck called Sadko NEXT.

Ulemco, a developer of low carbon fuel applications, working in conjunction with Revolve Technologies, claims to have achieved record energy efficiency from use of 100% industrial grade hydrogen. 

Ford is introducing what it claims is its most intelligent, fuel-efficient, productive two-tonne Transit van.