Allison Transmission of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Italian-Chinese JV, SAIC Iveco Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd of Chongqing, China, have announced a memorandum of understanding to integrate Allison’s eGen Power 130D e-axle into SAIC Hongyan’s regional and long-haul trucks.

Allison Transmission Inc, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, has announced the signing of a global strategic partnership with Beijing-based electric motor and drive component manufacturer, Jing-Jin Electric.

Chinese e-bus builder, BYD Inc., based in Shenzhen, China, has announced the delivery of two 8.7m Midi eBuses to the city of Ancona. The two units are the first fully-electric buses in operation across the Marche Region.

Automaker BYD Inc., based in Shenzhen, China, has announced a partnership with Petros Petropoulos to supply and service its electric trucks in Greece.

Hyzon Motors Inc based in Rochester, USA, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with lease-hire firm, Shanghai HongYun Automobile Co Ltd of Shanghai, China for the sale of 500, 49-tonne gvw hydrogen trucks.

The new Touring, made in China, has an increased front-axle load capacity of 500 kg along with improvements to the powertrain and an adaptive cruise control function.

The Prisma XII+ is a 120-kW fuel cell system designed for heavy-duty applications and is already in use in China.

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.

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, the electric vehicle subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group – also widely known locally as Apple Inc’s main iPhone contract manufacturer, Foxconn – has announced a partnership with local energy company, North-Star International Company and bus operator, Kaohsiung Bus Company to develop a battery-powered bus transportation network.

Volvo Trucks plans to produce up to 15,000 FH, FM and FMX trucks at the JMC facility in Taiyuan from the end of 2022 onwards.

EV Dynamics will hold a 14% ownership stake in the German electrification retrofit company, with which it is collaborating in the development of EV components.

Andreas Gorbach takes over from Ennerst as Head of Global Product Engineering & Procurement.