The orders came from Stagecoach Group and FirstGroup which has placed the largest single order (169 units) for Yutong electric buses in the UK to date.

The facility is managed by the company’s local distributor, Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd.

The factory is expected to come on stream in 2025 with an initial annual capacity of 500 electric buses. The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan has committed to purchasing 200 electric buses from BYD every year from 2025 to 2028.

Two battery packs were introduced under the new CATL Tianxing brand name.

JAC leveraging exisiting presence in the region to add medium and heavy duty trucks to its portfolio.

June saw Knorr-Bremse open a new manufacturing plant in Dalian in China’s Liaoning province, as it looks to increase its share of the local market for commercial vehicle braking systems.

This expansion will boost its annual capacity of light truck and passenger tyres to 18 million annually by 2027. This will help the company service growing demand in the Asia Pacific market.

The truck is to be imported by MFTBC’s local distributor, Daimler Truck Asia Taiwan Ltd, based in Taipei.

Allison states that many Chinese-built buses are now equipped with its Torqmatic series, a range of fully automatic transmissions for engine ratings ranging from 172 kilowatts (230hp) to 283 (380hp), specifically designed for suburban buses and tour coaches.

One of the joint ventures will be based in Germany and will be majority owned by Voith, while the other will be established in China with Weifu as majority owner.

The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to explore potential collaboration in EV developments, components and joint business opportunities with a focus on the European and South American markets.

Set to enter service in London later this year, the 90-passenger capacity BYD BD11 vehicle is powered by two 150kW electric motors, offering up to 600Nm torque. Debuting a new generation double-decker chassis, the bus has a 532-kWh blade battery pack, providing up to 350 km of range on a single charge.