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

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).

Tractor sales in India increased by 526.5% during the half of FY 2021-22 to register 8,884 units compared with 1,418 units in the same period of the previous year (1H/FY 2020-21). Tractor production increased by 595.6% overall from 1,384 units to 9,627 units and export sales up by 1161.8%.

Autonomous vehicle specialist Kodiak Robotics Inc, based in Mountain View, California, has announced a fourth generation of its autonomous truck system.

DAF Brazil has announced its largest ever order in South America with 200 CF 480 trucks to be exported to Colombian haulier, Grupo Prodes.

Hyliion Holdings, based in Cedar Park, USA, has launched its Hybrid eX system that offers hybrid retrofitting to existing CNG and diesel-powered trucks.

Chinese automaker, BYD Inc, based in Shenzhen, China has unveiled its third-generation editions of the multi-purpose 6F and 8TT electric trucks for the North American markets.

Domestic sales of tractor units experienced huge growth of 1079.9% during the first quarter of the India financial year 2021-22, increasing to 3,174 units from 269 units in the same quarter of the previous year.

Hyzon Motors has announced it expects to sign a memorandum of understanding with a European specialist haulage company to supply a 154 ton gvw fuel cell-powered heavy haul tractor unit for transporting heavy construction equipment in Europe.

Starting in 2022, Foton Aumark do Brasil, has announced it will launch a range of semi-heavy trucks under the Auman brand name.

Total tractor sales in the fiscal year 2020-21 (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021)  fell by 28.9% to register 13,880 units compared with 19,516 units in the previous year (FY2019-20). Since two years ago this means the market has shrunk by 72% from when sales had registered 70,989 tractor units.

Tractor sales grew by 55.5% during the fourth quarter in fiscal year 2020-21 (January to March) to register 8,413 units compared with 5,409 units in the same quarter of the previous year (FY2019-20). Tractor production increased by 72.5% overall from 4,970 units to 8,572 units and exports were also up by 24.2%.