Colombia is to be the first export country in South America to import the all-electric version of VW’s Delivery truck, the e-Delivery, according to VWCO, which has been working with the government to enter the Colombian marketplace with its electric truck range.

Carrier Transicold SAS, based in Rueil-Malmaison, France, has opened a new, larger service centre in Germany. The firm has moved to a new location in Leipzig, nearer to the airport.

Bernard Krone GmbH & Co, based in Werlte, Germany, has entered a strategic partnership with service provider Efficient-Consumer-Response ECR-Solutions Servicegesellschaft mbH (ECR) of Dortmund. The aim of the agreement is to work together to further develop and expand Krone’s fleet management service packages for fleet operators.

Seat and interior parts manufacturer Grammer AG, based in Ursensollen, Germany, has announced it has signed an agreement with Fricke Group as a sales partner for the European market. The Fricke Group operates extensive spare parts warehouses in 66 locations across 25 European countries.

Alexander Dennis Ltd, headquartered in Larbert, Scotland, has announced that its service partner, Ardee Coach Trim, has recently completed a new four-bay workshop at its main site in County Louth. The new facility is utilised for pre-delivery inspections of ADL vehicles entering Ireland.

The order for 100 units of the VMC 1200 range is worth CAD12m and is set to be fulfilled beginning in Q2 2022.

QEV Tech staff will be trained in servicing and repairing CATL's battery products to customers in Europe.

Two sites run by Camions Volvo Montreal and Paré Centre du Camion are now certified to sell and service the Volvo VNR Electric series of Class 8 battery-electric trucks.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Co Ltda ( (VWCO - Volkswagen Truck and Bus) of Resende, Brazil (a member of the Traton Group) in January said it plans to enter the Philippine commercial vehicle market this year through the local MAN truck distributor (also a subsidiary of Traton), MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation (MACC) of Quezon City (Manilla), the Philippines. 

100 commercial vehicle service facilities are now certified by ZF, which plans to add a further 150 new locations in the coming year.

Daimler India has opend its first dealership in the Union Territory of Jammu, in association with PAL Trucking - a reflection of the increasing demand for BharatBenz products in northern India.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (VWCO) of Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, through one of dealership partners, claims to have inaugurated the largest dealership in the brand’s history. The new dealership, located in Limeira, State of São Paulo, is called Maggi Caminhões Ltda1 and covers a total area of ​​55,000 square metres (m²).