Available as a 9-tonne, 11-tonne, or 15-tonne truck, the new Atlas range is fitted with driver and passenger airbags, which Otokar claims is a first for its segment in the Turkish market.

New European legislation mandates tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) for all new commercial vehicles, including trailers, requiring real-time alerts for pressure changes exceeding 20%.

This month, our focus shifts to Europe, where the European Union (EU) has rolled back its CO₂ targets.

The operation in Adana, extends to 2,250 square metres and operates nine assembly lines.

MCI’s engineering team has reportedly added more than 20 quality upgrades to the tri-axle coach, displayed at the United Motorcoach Association’s 2025 expo between 20-23 February.

At the end of January, the European Commission kicked off a series of strategic dialogues with business leaders from the automotive industry to review regulations which set mandatory CO2 emission targets for newly-registered vehicles. In a press release, the ACEA alleged that car and van manufacturers could face fines of up to EUR16bn this year for failing to comply with the regulation. Cummins expects that a similar target for CVs – a 43% reduction starting in 2030 – will not be achieved without a drastic transformation of the market. Echoing the opinion of the ACEA, Lamb told Truck & Bus Builder that “the rollout of infrastructure for both electric and hydrogen vehicles is slower than will be needed to meet the 2030 target”.

The company said it obtained a letter of conformity to IATF 16949 on the design and manufacturing perimeters for its ‘SymphonHy’ site from testing and certification firm Bureau Veritas last December, exactly a year after the gigafactory’s inauguration.

The company received a general operating permit or ‘ABE’ certificate from the German authorities for its ‘Solar Bus Kit’, a retrofit solution which runs heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning off of solar panels fitted on the roof of the bus.

Following the tests, which were conducted by TÜV Rheinland, SAG’s liquid hydrogen tanks are now certified as safe in the event of an accident involving fire.

The vehicle in question is an articulated ‘Urbino 18’ battery electric bus, one of fifty ordered in 2023 by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, the state-owned company which manages public transportation in the German capital.

The company announced that it has achieved Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for its right-hand drive (RHD) LDV 130 and LDV 190 electric delivery vans in the UK. This regulatory milestone allows the company to register these vehicles with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), enabling legal road use in the country.

The vehicle, a 12-tonne Renault Trucks ‘D’ model, was tested and approved by UTAC, which assessed its electromagnetic compatibility in line with UN ECE R100 and the conformity of its braking system.