In response to growing demand in the UK for zero emission buses, Alexander Dennis Ltd and BYD UK, are extending their business partnership with the announcement they plan to assemble electric bus chassis in the UK starting in the second half of 2021.

BYD Co Ltd has won an order to supply Bogotá with 1,002 9m and 12m electric feeder buses from Bogotá City Public Transport Authority, which sets a record for a single overseas order.

BYD France has delivered its first BYD electric coach to Drancy, a district within the greater Paris region.

Daimler Trucks AG and Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd jointly announced this month they plan to manufacture Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty tractor units in China for the Chinese premium truck segment with manufacturing operations scheduled to start in two years’ time.

Brake specialist, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, has confirmed its High Power Density engine brake has gone into production with Chinese truck manufacturer, China National Heavy Duty Truck Company.

Knorr-Bremse DETC Commercial Vehicle Braking Technology Co Ltd has broken ground at a 50,000 square metre (m2) site in Dongfeng Industrial Park, Shanghai.

Livox Technology Co Ltd is collaborating with China’s largest truck manufacturer, FAW Jiefang Automotive Co Ltd, and Suzhou Zhito Technology Co Ltd in the development, production and integration of lidar systems for facilitating autonomous driving in heavy duty trucks.

Lidar detection system manufacturer, Livox Technology Co Ltd, has developed  two new product solutions, the Mid-70, for blind spot free short range detection and Avia, for improved long range detection.

BYD Auto Industry Co Ltd and Hino Motors Ltd have signed a joint venture agreement to set up a new company for battery electric commercial vehicle development.

Weichai Group, a major producer of internal combustion engines has officially launched the first commercialised diesel engine in the world claimed to have a brake thermal efficiency above 50% (50.26%).

Alexander Dennis Ltd and Chinese-owned BYD Europe BV, has supplied ten electric double deck buses to National Express for operation in Coventry, as part of a wider investment in 29 zero emission BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deck buses.

Chinese battery producer, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, is to supply batteries for the Newton eTrailer being developed by Trailer Dynamics GmbH.