Volvo will be introducing updates to its 11- and 13-litre Euro VI engines for heavy-duty trucks next year in the UK in order to improve their fuel economy and driveability.

Volvo is supplying the UK's first battery-electric tipper trucks to Fox Brothers which will enter service in March 2022.

Meritor will support PACCAR in its federal-funded research project by providing its 'Blue Horizon ePowertrain' technology.

Scania is working with Svenska Cellulosa AB to develop the very first electric truck adapted to the transportation of timber. Prototype testing in northern Sweden is set to begin in 2022.

Belarussian manufacturers BelAZ and MAZ have showcased two new trucks, both copies of Chinese heavy-duty vehicles.

Iveco S.p.A has announced an order of 1,064 S-WAY CNG trucks to support Amazon’s European operations.    

The 'First Movers Coalition' is a government-supported initiative to create market demand for low-carbon medium- and heavy-duty trucks through purchase commitments.

Recipients of the federal research funding include PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, Daimler Trucks North America, Ford, and General Motors.

CV maker,  Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai, on  October 28, 2021 at its Mumbai  facility unveiled no fewer than 21 new models across all segments including seven new trucks in the medium and heavy duty segments, five new LCV and ICV (4-18 tonne GVW) trucks, four new SCV trucks and five new buses.

Sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t gvw and above) in India enjoyed robust growth of 102.2% in Q2 of FY2021-22 to register 46,019 units compared with  from 22,764 units in same quarter of the year 2020-21. Export sales of rigid trucks was also spectacularly up during the period by 221.4% to 6,084 units in the second quarter of FY 2021-22 from 1,893 units in the same quarter of the previous year.

Positive sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t gvw and above) in India of the first quarter continued into the second, realising growth of 165.8% in the first half (1H) of FY2021-22 to register 70,917 units compared with 26,677 units in same period of 2020-21.

Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai, has launched an upgraded version of its diesel-powered Star truck in the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) 11- to 16-tonne GVW segment.