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.

The package, offered through Mack Financial Services, will provide customers with a chassis, refuse body, and maintenance plan.

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.

Traton Financial Services, which will be led by Johan Haeggman, has been established in response to a growing demand for more complex and costly product solutions.

The think-tank and government body has launched the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition, with the aim of ensuring a steady and paced transition from diesel to electric.

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.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced the appointment of Anna Carmo e Silva to the role of chair of its bus and coach division for 2022. Carmo e Silva currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Buses and Coaches at Scania AB.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced the election of AB Volvo CEO, Martin Lundstedt, to chair its Commercial Vehicle Board for 2022. He will take over the position from Daimler Truck AG CEO, Martin Daum.