UK bus operator First Bus will retrofit 220 vehicles with new transmissions from Allison Transmission Inc following trials that resulted in 8.5% fuel consumption gains.

Vicinity Motor has received a CAD14m order for 100 VMC 1200 trucks from the Canadian dealer.

200 Volvo 9700 double deckers and Volvo 8900 RLE buses will serve in Norrtälje and Täby in Sweden beginning the second half of 2022.

Scania has launched a new 6x2/2 tractor unit powered by LNG for the UK market, available immediately.

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

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 light-duty vehicles (7.5t & below) in India increased by 37.8% to register 5,188 units in Q2 of FY 2021-22 compared with 3,765 units Q2 of FY2020-21. Export sales increased by 85.4% from 322 units to 597 units in the period under review, which helped boost production by 4.1% from 4,887 units to 5,087 units.

Sales of light-duty goods carrier (truck) vehicles (gvw ≤ 7.5t) in India were flat with growth of just 2.3% to 107,584 units in Q2 of FY 2021-22, up from 105,209 units in same period of FY 2020-21. Light truck export sales rose by 128.3% to 14,651 units (6,417) helping to boost output during the period by 7.3% to 122,196.

The order for 14 units of the Urbino 24 in 'MetroStyle' was placed by Tide Bus Danmark.

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.

The erratic behaviour of tractor sales in India continued during the second quarter of FY 2021-22 with sales growth of 397% to register 5,710 units compared with 1,149 units in the same quarter of the previous year (FY 2020-21). Tractor production increased by 467.2% overall from 1,046 units to 5,933 units and export sales up by 1115% to 243 units (20).

The companies aim to produce a truck capable of matching a diesel truck in haulage capacity and with a range allowing for multiple journeys along a 60-km route.