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Allison appoints Scott Mell as new CFO

By Luke Willetts – 24th May 2025

Mell has over three decades of international financial leadership, having served in roles at TriMas, Riveron Consulting, Ernst & Young, and McKinsey.

Brazil

Training

Investment

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

By Jose Secco – 17th May 2025

DAF Trucks announces new Director roles in Latin America

Brazil

Appointment

DAF Trucks announces new Director roles in Latin America

By Jose Secco – 16th May 2025

Sílvia Gerber is the new president of Volvo Financial Services in Latin America

Brazil

Appointment

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Sílvia Gerber is the new president of Volvo Financial Services in Latin America

By Jose Secco – 14th May 2025

Brazil

Appointment

August 2025 to see Denis Güven become CEO and President of Mercedes-Benz do Brazil

By Jose Secco – 13th May 2025

Appointment

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Hübner subsidiary ATG Autotechnik names new GM

Germany

Appointment

Hübner subsidiary ATG Autotechnik names new GM

By Luke Willetts – 9th May 2025

He takes over from Uwe Bittroff, Hübner Group Managing Director, who was looking after ATG on an interim basis.

Appointment

Jan Kohlmeier appointed managing director of MAN UK

By Bradley Osborne – 4th May 2025

Kohlmeier succeeds Stefan Thyssen, who returns to Munich to take up a new role in the company.

South Korea

Appointment

Hankook names Co-CEOs

By Luke Willetts – 3rd May 2025

The company has opted for a dual leadership structure in order to enhance management efficiency and strategic decision-making, focusing on sustainable growth and profitability.

Canada

Appointment

NFI appoints Colin Robertson as chairman

By Bradley Osborne – 1st May 2025

Netherlands

Appointment

Ebusco appoints Gotion representative as deputy CEO

By Luke Willetts – 27th April 2025

USA

Appointment

Joseph Fadool named new President and CEO of BorgWarner

By Luke Willetts – 11th April 2025

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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

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

India

Investment

Training

DICV inaugurates an additional two new BharatBenz Regional Training Centres

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 10th March 2024

Ireland

Restructure

Distribution & Aftermarket

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

By Bradley Osborne – 21st February 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.

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.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Strategy/Policy

Loop Energy acquires site in the UK

By Bradley Osborne – 28th August 2022

The Canadian manufacturer of fuel cell systems is moving into a facility located in Grays, near the Port of London and OEM customer Tevva, marking Loop Energy’s entry into the European industrial economy.