The FH and FM ranges will now be offered with gas engines up to 500hp and up to 4% more fuel efficient than before.

XCMG is traditionally a manufacturer of construction equipment, but in recent years it has been expanding into the on-highway business.

The 4-axle trailer allows a payload of up to 38.5 tonnes.

Chassis are shipped from Suzhou in China for bodying by local body builder, Del Monte Motor Works Inc.

December 2022 saw Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (VWCO) of Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil begin testing its largest electric truck model to date, the e-Delivery 17.

South Korea is one of the more progressive countries to try and adopt AI and autonomous driving technology om public transport.

The shipments were made to the Adani-run ports of Ennore, Katupalli, Hazira and Mundra and has been widely publicised as the first sizeable batch order for heavy-duty electric trucks for port operation in India.

With 1,682 electric buses on order, SP Trans says more orders are expected as some transport operating companies have not yet submitted their new purchase requests.

Seres Brasil Ltda* is a new company in Itupeva, State of São Paulo, to sell electric vans and trucks in Brazil built and supplied by Chinese vehicle builder, DFSK Motor of Chongqing.

Hyundai is the first manufacturer to series build HFC trucks with vehicles currently used for commercial operations in Germany, Switzerland and New Zealand.

Arrow Mobility presented its first e-Van / e-Truck model for the first time at Fenatran 2022 in November.

Deliveries of the buses - a mixture of diesel and CNG vehicles worth nearly EUR34.2m altogether - are slated to begin in the second half of this year and will run into the first half of 2024.