BYD Inc has expanded operations in North America by opening its first electric bus assembly plant in Newmarket.

Fuel cell stack manufacturer, Powercell Sweden - a spinoff company from Volvo Group and set up as a separate entity in 2008 - has decided to open a sales office in China to better meet the strong increase in fuel cell technology in the Chinese market.

Scania AB has agreed with Zoomlion Concrete Machinery to deliver 170 vehicles for truck mounted pumps.

Dearman Engine Company has signed agreements with the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group and the Chengdu Industrial Asset Management Group to collaborate to bring Dearman technology to China.

Kyocera and BYD Japan Co Ltd have entered a joint project to develop an integrated renewable supply-demand energy system for electric vehicles.

Jiangsu Alfa Bus Co Ltd was at the UITP exhibition and conference in Stockholm, last month displaying its full electric city bus with overnight charging, known as Alfabus, the company was at the show to raise customer awareness of its plans for Europe.

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc has expanded its presence in the construction and mining seat segment in Asia following new customer wins valued at USD10-13m in annual revenue.

BYD Co Ltd expects sales of its battery-powered buses to rise sharply in Japan with demand initially coming from the 2020 Olympic games.

The Dublin-based distributor, LDV UK & Ireland Ltd, which  has distribution rights for the LDV range of vehicles in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Malta and Cyprus, says the producer of LDV van and chassis cab range, SAIC Maxus, is gradually expanding its distribution network in Europe.

Foton Motors Philippines Inc has launched two new light commercial vehicle models in the Philippines to meet booming local demand for public utility vehicles – the vehicles are built to government specifications and designed to eventually replace the ageing fleet of Jeepneys as the main local public transport vehicles.

Following an announcement by ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the end of 2016 that it was forming two joint ventures in China with Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd to produce and sell commercial vehicle transmissions, the second of these two joint ventures - ZF Foton HCV Automated Transmissions (Jiaxing) Co Ltd, which is 51% owned by ZF and set up to build its heavy-duty TraXon transmission for trucks and coaches in China - has started production at a new production facility in Jiaxing.

Electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Motors Inc, introduced its next generation 8Y, battery-electric yard tractor at the ACT Expo in California last month.