Blin will remain with the Volvo group as a senior advisor.

Miedreich will assume the CEO role as soon as incumbent CEO Dr Holger Klein and Prof Dr Peter Laier, the head of the Commercial Vehicle Solutions division, leave the company at the end of the month.

At Phoenix Motor, Walsh will take responsibility for the EV brand’s business strategy and execution in the American market.

The 5-day programme had representatives from across the Asia Pacific region.

He joins ZF from components manufacturer ADM Group, having served in various roles including plant head and company president.

Tsien brings more than four decades of experience in the automotive industry, primarily at General Motors, where he served as executive vice president and chief technology officer.

Truck-maker looks to strengthen its operations ahead of the merger with Hino.

Torc is now looking to hire engineers with expertise in machine learning, self-driving software and hardware, systems engineering, product engineering, and product safety.

She will replace Michael Hellman, who is leaving the company, in the role at Düsseldorf.

The subsidiary of Swedish manufacturer AB Volvo is partnering with Middlesex University, based in Greater London, to put on a three-year course that will combine classroom study with on-the-job experience.

He will be replaced in his current role on 1 September by Jens Holtinger, currently the executive vice president of group trucks operations as well as chief purchasing officer on a provisional basis.

Zion joins the company from another electric vehicle startup, Bollinger Motors, where he served as chief product officer.