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Kempower appoints new CEO

By Luke Willetts – 13th July 2025

The board emphasised that Kaushal’s appointment is not a reaction to any crisis, but a proactive step to align executive capabilities with long-term ambitions.

Motiv appoints Scott Zion as Chief Product and Engineering Officer

USA

Appointment

Motiv appoints Scott Zion as Chief Product and Engineering Officer

By Bradley Osborne – 12th July 2025

Netherlands

Ebusco CEO steps down for health reasons

By Luke Willetts – 8th July 2025

His departure, effective immediately, leaves day-to-day leadership in the hands of the company’s CFO and COO, while the Supervisory Board searches for a permanent successor.

Daimler Truck appoints Raghavendra Vaidya as new Chief Information Officer

Germany

Appointment

Daimler Truck appoints Raghavendra Vaidya as new Chief Information Officer

By Luke Willetts – 28th June 2025

ACT Expo 2025: TCCI opens Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Illinois

USA

Manufacture

Exhibitions & Conferences

ACT Expo 2025: TCCI opens Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Illinois

By Bradley Osborne – 17th June 2025

Appointment

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Oshkosh appoints Keith Allman as chairman

USA

Appointment

Oshkosh appoints Keith Allman as chairman

By Bradley Osborne – 7th June 2025

Allman succeeds Newlin, who has held the chair of the board since 2020 and has reached the corporation’s mandatory retirement age.

USA

Appointment

Allison makes several senior leadership changes in North America

By Luke Willetts – 31st May 2025

The company has made several senior leadership changes aimed at bolstering its North American sales and marketing capabilities.

Germany

Performance

Knorr Bremse extends CEO Marc Llistosella’s contract

By Luke Willetts – 28th May 2025

Llistosella, who assumed the CEO role in January 2023, has been instrumental in driving the company's BOOST 2026 strategy, focusing on profitability, sustainable growth, and long-term value creation.

USA

Restructure

Accuride restructures after filing for bankruptcy

By Luke Willetts – 26th May 2025

USA

Appointment

Allison appoints Scott Mell as new CFO

By Luke Willetts – 24th May 2025

Brazil

Appointment

DAF Trucks announces new Director roles in Latin America

By Jose Secco – 16th May 2025

Training

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Brazil

Training

Investment

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil opens new Training Center for trucks and buses

By Jose Secco – 17th May 2025

The new Training Center, which is accessible by road and air, is a new, modern facility, offering training courses that follow the Daimler Truck TRUCK Training standard in Germany. Mercedes-Benz training centre in Brazil is in its 44th year of operation.

Training

Renault Trucks UK opens new training academy

By Bradley Osborne – 16th March 2025

‘Renault Trucks UK Training Academy’, located in the village of Whetstone, near Leicester, will provide accredited and manufacturer-specific technical training to technicians and apprentices, combining practical and classroom-based learning.

Distribution & Aftermarket

Training

Renault Trucks UK dealer Sparks opens new head office and EV centre in Southampton

By Bradley Osborne – 5th January 2025

The new site is situated on the Redbridge causeway at the end of the M271 motorway in Southampton, less than a mile away from the company’s former head office and truck workshop.

Investment

Aftermarket

Training

DTNA launches Electric Vehicle Dealer Certification Programme

By Luke Willetts – 26th March 2024

Germany

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Aftermarket

MAN to open up to 8 repair centres for EV batteries in Europe in 2024 & 2025

By Bradley Osborne – 20th March 2024

India

Investment

Training

DICV inaugurates an additional two new BharatBenz Regional Training Centres

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 10th March 2024

Recruitment

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USA

Autonomous Vehicles

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Torc Robotics to open self-driving truck hub in Texas

By Bradley Osborne – 22nd January 2025

When it opens, the hub will host pilot testing with customers, leading onto full commercialisation in 2027.

Strategy/Policy

Wrightbus sets its sights on European market leadership with expansion of workforce and production

By Bradley Osborne – 29th May 2024

The Northern Irish manufacturer claims to be the leader in electric buses in the UK and it is now aiming for leadership in the European market.

Ireland

Restructure

Distribution & Aftermarket

Harris Group announces business restructure and investment as Maxus sales in UK & Ireland grow

By Bradley Osborne – 21st February 2024

The company reported that sales of Maxus vans grew by 46% in 2023, while its battery electric vans took fourth place in the UK LCV-EV market, and it forecasts growth of 50% across all brands this year.

Recruitment

Wrightbus launches renewed recruitment drive till end of 2023

By Bradley Osborne – 17th September 2023

The bus manufacturer said it is looking to fill around 100 skilled and semi-skilled production positions at its factory in Northern Ireland, along with 50 apprenticeships.