Vanguard Truck Centers LLC, a dealer of Volvo Trucks North America Inc of Greensboro, North Carolina, has invested USD23m in a new facility, which is one of four locations in the Houston, Texas area, in addition to a full-service body shop.

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.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has purchased the HRVS Group Ltd, thereby acquiring five dealerships located in Ripley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Sleaford, and a customer workshop in Burton upon Trent.

DAF, Iveco, Foton Caminhões, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Volkswagen Trucks and Buses and Volvo Trucks Latin America have all added new dealers, adding more than 60 new truck dealer points in the country.

January 2020 saw Hap Seng Trucks Distribution Sdn Bhd and Daimler Trucks Asia launch a new heavy Fuso truck, the Mitsubishi-Fuso FJ1828R on the Malaysian market.

February saw UD Trucks appoint Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co Ltd, as its exclusive importer and distributor of trucks, parts and aftermarket services in Saudi Arabia following the termination of a similar agreement with the Rolaco Group.

Technology partnership manufacturer, Pinnacle Industries Ltd, has partnered with Phylion Battery Company Ltd to establish a lithium-ion battery assembly facility in Maharashtra.

Bus assembly, repair and service group, Terus Maju Services Sdn Bhd has launched the TMS bus chassis on the local market, which is in fact supplied by Chinese bus manufacturer, Zhongtong Bus Holding Company of Liaocheng, Shandong Province.

Small and medium-duty bus builder, Volare SA, a subsidiary of Marcopolo S.A., is planning to intensify export sales to countries in Africa.

The capital and largest city of Peru, Lima, in June received 300 buses with Caio Induscar Apache VIP bus bodies and Mercedes-Benz OF-1721 high-floor chassis for the Pan American Games, which are taking place there between July 26 and August 11.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda has introduced two new light-duty models of its Delivery truck range in Paraguay.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda has started exporting its new Delivery trucks range to Costa Rica: Six, nine and 11 ton models (6.160, 9.170 and 11.180), have already been delivered to its official dealer / importer representative,  Eurobus SA in San Jose.