UK supermarket giant, Sainsburys, has begun trials of the truck as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Project using the hydrogen refuelling station at the Teesside international airport.

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda is to supply Volare, a Marcopolo SA mini and small bus brand, with the first 60, Proconve 8 (Euro 6) compliant chassis (LO 916 Euro 6 model) to its vehicles; Proconve 8, is scheduled for introduction in all new and existing commercial vehicles in Brazil from January 1, 2023.

The 18-metre articulated bus, with 8 storage tanks holding up to 51.2kg of hydrogen, can travel 350 km carrying up to 138 passengers.

Sales of front engine bus chassis (OF 1726 and OF 1730 chassis) to South Africa from Brazil has been increasing substantially this year, says Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda.

JAC Motors do Brasil has launched another electric model in Brazil – the 12.5t gvw, JAC E-JT 12.5. The new model, its seventh for the Brazilian market, which has been introduced in response to customers requests for a truck with a higher payload capacity.

Built in Virrey del Pino, Argentina, Sprinter production exceeds 180,000 since manufacture began in 1996.

Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans do Brasil Ltda of São Bernardo do Campo, has delivered 400, Sprinter Van 416 ambulances through its authorized dealer, Grupo De Nigris to SAMU (Mobile Emergency Care Service).

Volvo's low entry city bus chassis dominates fleet renewal of city bus market in São Paulo with 205 units ordered and a market renewal share of 70%.

The Chinese manufacturer delivered 2 12.4m fuel-cell electric buses - powered by a 65kWh fuel cell propulsion system jointly developed by SinoHytec and Toyota - to Transit Systems of Brisbane.

Dennis Eagle supplied Spelthorne Borough Council with an Elite truck fitted with a Palfinger crane and a Terberg OmniMAX electric bin lift system.

Alexander Dennis (ADL) has announced it is to offer its own in-house integrated battery electric city buses in single and double deck form from late 2023. The first ten new integral battery electric Enviro500EV double decks are to be delivered to KMB in Hong Kong.

VW latest school bus order for 2,300 vehicles, all with Marcopolo bodies, takes numbers sold under the Caminho da Escola program in the last 15 years to over 27,000.