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New President of Iveco Bus

By Luke Willetts – 7th February 2025

Claudio Passerini succeeds Domenico Nucera, who transitioned to the newly created role of Chief Quality & Operations Officer at Iveco Group.

Peterbilt appoints Jake Montero as general manager

USA

Appointment

Peterbilt appoints Jake Montero as general manager

By Bradley Osborne – 7th February 2025

Christian Levin to chair ACEA’s Commercial Vehicles Board in 2025

Belgium

Appointment

Emissions

Christian Levin to chair ACEA’s Commercial Vehicles Board in 2025

By Luke Willetts – 6th February 2025

ACEA elects Till Oberwörder (CEO of Daimler Buses) as Chairman of its bus and coach division

Belgium

Appointment

Emissions

ACEA elects Till Oberwörder (CEO of Daimler Buses) as Chairman of its bus and coach division

By Luke Willetts – 6th February 2025

Canada

Joint Venture

Appointment

Westport-Volvo joint venture Cespira appoints Carlos Gonzalez as president and CEO

By Bradley Osborne – 6th February 2025

Appointment

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France

Restructure

Appointment

OPmobility makes organisational changes and executive appointments

By Bradley Osborne – 4th February 2025

The French manufacturer says it will reorganise itself into four business groups: Exterior & Lighting; Modules; C-Power; and H2-Power.

USA

Appointment

InCharge Energy appoints new CEO

By Luke Willetts – 3rd February 2025

Rich Mohor takes over from former CEO and co-founder Cameron Funk, who has transitioned to the role of Executive Board Chair.

Austria

Ownership

Appointment

Schwarzmüller reorganises management following approval of Krone investment

By Bradley Osborne – 31st January 2025

Schwarzmüller says there will be virtually no overlap between its “infrastructure vehicles” and Krone’s core expertise in road freight transport – the two brands will remain separate.

Germany

Restructure

Appointment

Webasto brings in restructuring expert to secure its future

By Bradley Osborne – 30th January 2025

Restructure

Distribution & Aftermarket

Appointment

Renault Trucks UK restructures its retail organisation in southern England and Wales

By Bradley Osborne – 27th January 2025

Germany

Appointment

Hübner to remain a family-owned business

By Luke Willetts – 23rd January 2025

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.

Training

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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

Certification requires the necessary aftermarket services including maintenance and repairs, expert consulting services and replacement parts distribution. Furthermore, the centres require charging infrastructure with dedicated BEV serving bays as well as staff upskilling to meet the requirements of BEV fleet maintenance. This enhances DTNA’s aftermarket services across North America.

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

MAN opened its first battery repair centre in 2020, located between Hanover and Laatzen in the German state of Lower Saxony.

India

Investment

Training

DICV inaugurates an additional two new BharatBenz Regional Training Centres

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 10th March 2024

Investment

Training

Volvo Trucks opens new training centre for UK apprentices

By Bradley Osborne – 21st January 2024

USA

Canada

Distribution & Aftermarket

Battery Electric

Volvo Trucks reaches 50 certified EV dealers in North America

By Bradley Osborne – 19th January 2024