Hyundai Truck and Bus Rus LLC has started series CKD assembly / manufacture of the Hyundai Mighty medium-duty truck range at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad.

Toyota Motor Corporation has joined the recently formed Japan Hydrogen Association, a body created to promote global collaboration and the formation of a hydrogen supply chain in the field.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has recently renewed its partnership with New Zealand bus body and coach builder, Kiwi Bus Builders, resulting in the delivery of six electric buses to Fullers360 for Auckland Transport services on Waiheke Island.

The Hankook Technodome, the new state-of-the-art R&D centre installed by Hankook Tire at its primary tyre manufacturing  plant in Daejeon, has received the “Certification of Exemplary Laboratories in Safety Management” award by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology in South Korea.

Delivery of up to 50 XCIENT Fuel Cell electric heavy-duty trucks to customers in Switzerland by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul, South Korea marks the first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy trucks in South Korea for world markets.

Japanese truck manufacturers, Toyota Motors Corporation, and its subsidiary, Hino Trucks Ltd, have come together to develop jointly a hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor unit for the Class 8 market in North America in conjunction with Hino Trucks’ subsidiaries in the USA  and Toyota Motor North America.

“Hino Project Z is Hino’s step into zero emission vehicles,” said Glenn Ellis, senior Vice President of customer experience at Hino Motor Sales USA Inc.

Hino USA has announced Project Z, the company's development path to Zero Emission Vehicles, ranging from Class 4 to Class 8.

Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc has launched eGen Power, a new series of fully integrated zero emission electric axles.

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.

Denyo Co Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation have developed jointly a fuel cell power supply vehicle which uses hydrogen to generate electricity.

Tyre maker, Hankook Tire, is working with SK Planet of Seoul, a data and test subsidiary of SK Telecom, to develop smart tyre technology.