Higer Bus Co Ltd has started on-road field tests of its full-electric city buses in Brazil.

TatraBras Ltd, a subsidiary of off-road truck builder, Tatra Trucks AS – has presented to the state of  Paraná its first two 6x6 off-road trucks for the Brazilian market.

The city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) has started testing the BYD D9W - 20 410 low-floor chassis fitted with a Caio Millenium body.

Volvo do Brasil Veículos Ltda has launched the FMX MAX, its new vocational truck model for mining and heavy construction applications on the Brazilian market.

In the first three months of 2021, a total of 19,101 medium and heavy-duty trucks were sold in Russia, which was 11.5% more than the 17,076 registered in the first three months of 2020.

Sales of light-duty trucks in Q1 of 2021 increased by 14.9% year-on-year to 26,549 units, according to data produced by Avtostat Info data.

Mitsubishi Fuso has launched a new model version of its heavy-duty Super Great truck, equipped for the first time with Emergency Stop Assist, which detects anomalies in steering wheel activity.

The new generation VDL Citea city bus range launched on-line last month by VDL Bus & Coach, is a new battery-electric bus design that has been developed completely from scratch and without compromise on range, passenger numbers and cost of ownership.

BYD and Alexander Dennis have announced the 18, BYD ADL Enviro200EV 11m electric buses operating in New Zealand have now completed over one million kilometres in operation, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1,000 tonnes.

Irizar eMobility has supplied Barcelona operator Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona with nine articulated 18m ieTrams, they join four Irizar electric buses supplied to TMB in 2019.

Daimler Buses has its first order for fully electric city buses from Poland. The order is for eight articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses and 16 solo buses.

BYD UK has confirmed its largest ever order for electric buses. RATP Dev London is to take delivery of 195, single and double deck buses for use on Transport for London services in London.