New rules for fuel consumption in new CVs to aid decarbonisation in India.

TEVX Higer is the abbreviated name of a joint venture company between Chinese bus builder, Higer Bus and local Brazilian assembler, TEVX Motors Ltd to make electric city buses in Brazil.

IPR Eminox Technologies joint venture opens IPR Eminox Technology Centre in Chennai

Indonesia's government finally makes Euro IV mandatory for new vehciles.

The EPA has proposed the introduction of more stringent restrictions on the emission of greenhouse gases and nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty vehicles as soon as model year 2027.

Automotive components company, Eberspächer Group of Esslingen, Germany, has announced its Emission Valve Generation 2 (EVG2) to help meet future nitrogen oxide standards.

Mercedes-Benz, through MFTB Taiwan, launched a touring coach for the Taiwanese market built on the OC500 RF Euro VI-compliant chassis in April this year, fitted with the 12-litre Mercedes-Benz OM 470 diesel engine.

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc of Indianapolis, Indiana and Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, received annual certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for model year 2021 Allison Hybrid 40/50 Electric Propulsion (H 40/50 EP) system paired with the Cummins B6.7 and L9 diesel-electric hybrid engines. 

The National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers of São Paulo, SP, which represents the vehicle manufacturing sector in Brazil, has asked the Brazilian government to postpone the implementation date of stricter Proconve 8 (Euro VI) emission rules from diesel engines in commercial vehicles, which were adopted in 2018 and are scheduled for implementation in 2022.

FPT Industrial of Turin, Italy, the powertrain division of CNH Industrial, has launched three new versions of its Cursor 9, Cursor 11, and Cursor 13 engines in advance of the GBVI emission standards requirements in China effective from July 1.

India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced it is to levy a pollution tax or ‘Green Tax’ on older petrol and diesel vehicles.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd in Mumbai last month unveiled no fewer than 12 all-new BS VI-compliant medium and heavy-duty BharatBenz-branded trucks and buses, which have been fully updated inside and out, said the company.