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From Underdog to Contender: Iveco UK’s Road to 2030

By Luke Willetts – 8th July 2025

“Iveco has doubled its market share in the UK over the last five years,” Cutts opens. “Last year, we finished just shy of 5%. That was a tactical decision to grow our vehicle park and volume, re-establishing ourselves as a serious player.”

Steyr signs contract manufacturing agreement to build Chinese trucks for the European market

Steyr signs contract manufacturing agreement to build Chinese trucks for the European market

By Bradley Osborne – 8th July 2025

Netherlands

Ebusco CEO steps down for health reasons

By Luke Willetts – 8th July 2025

His departure, effective immediately, leaves day-to-day leadership in the hands of the company’s CFO and COO, while the Supervisory Board searches for a permanent successor.

BYD uses UITP to launch a new low-floor intercity e-bus with a whopping 700km range!

Germany

Exhibitions & Conferences

BYD uses UITP to launch a new low-floor intercity e-bus with a whopping 700km range!

By Luke Willetts – 7th July 2025

Volvo awarded EUR49m to decarbonise engine plant

Sweden

Sustainability

Funding

Volvo awarded EUR49m to decarbonise engine plant

By Bradley Osborne – 7th July 2025

Bus & Coach

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USA

Sweden

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Phinia to acquire Swedish manufacturer of ignition systems for alternative fuels

By Bradley Osborne – 4th July 2025

Founded in 1915, SEM launched its first ignition systems for natural gas engines in 2000: since then, it has developed a range of fuel ignition products, injector stators, and linear position sensors for engines fuelled with natural gas, hydrogen, and other alternatives to diesel.

Germany

USA

Agreement

AI, Digitalisation & Robotics

Schaeffler to digitise global production network using Nvidia Omniverse

By Bradley Osborne – 4th July 2025

Schaeffler will use the ‘Nvidia Omniverse’ platform to develop “digital twins” or simulations for entire plants and production equipment.

Italy

Spain

Product

Body & Cab Components

Castrosua and PEI Mobility develop articulated model in BYD-based Nelec range

By Bradley Osborne – 3rd July 2025

PEI announced that it has worked with Spanish bus manufacturer Castrosua to develop an articulated version of the ‘Nelec’ electric bus range which is mounted on a chassis supplied by China’s BYD.

France

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Retrofit & Refurbishment

REV Mobilities acquires Iveco bus retrofit company

By Bradley Osborne – 2nd July 2025

ZF begins supplying fifth-gen OptiRide systems to Hyundai

By Bradley Osborne – 26th June 2025

Germany

Product

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

MAN showcases electric bus with Nuremberg batteries at UITP Summit 2025

By Bradley Osborne – 24th June 2025

Truck & Van

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MAN to supply up to 1,000 diesel trucks to Duvenbeck

MAN to supply up to 1,000 diesel trucks to Duvenbeck

By Bradley Osborne – 6th July 2025

MAN said it will begin handing over the first batch of trucks at the end of the third quarter of this year; these will be deployed at various locations across Europe.

Distribution & Aftermarket

Maxus UK adds Aquila Truck Centres to dealer network

By Bradley Osborne – 6th July 2025

Harris said the appointment of Aquila is part of its “ambitious growth plan” in the British market, where it plans to expand its coverage and customer support across every region.

Italy

Achievement

Daimler delivers its first eActros 600 into the Italian market

By Luke Willetts – 6th July 2025

The first units have been delivered to Italian transport company, LC3 Trasporti, as part of a 30 vehicle order. This is part of Daimler’s strategy to promote and sell its flagship battery electric HGV.

Belgium

Luxembourg

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Distribution & Aftermarket

Trane Technologies acquires Thermo King dealer in Belgium and Luxembourg

By Bradley Osborne – 5th July 2025

Volvo upgrades dynamic steering to respond to truck tyre blowouts

By Bradley Osborne – 2nd July 2025

Sweden

Product

Electric Charging

Scania trucks to be equipped with megawatt charging capability from next year

By Bradley Osborne – 1st July 2025

Trailer

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Germany

Product

Berger launches lightweight curtainsider for metal coil transportation at Transport Logistic

By Bradley Osborne – 30th June 2025

The curtain-sided trailer offers a payload of up to 27.5 tons while starting at an unladen weight as low as 4.8 tonnes.

ZF launches software update management system to ensure regulatory compliance in trailers

By Bradley Osborne – 5th June 2025

ZF describes its new ‘Software Update Management System’ as a “service suite” or “comprehensive toolkit” that simplifies the work of updating trailers over-the-air in line with international regulations.

Germany

Order

Schmitz delivers two out of 166-strong reefer order

By Bradley Osborne – 1st June 2025

The two semi-trailers handed over to Tevex Logistics were an ‘S.KOe Cool’ model with an all-electric refrigeration unit and an ‘S.KO Cool’ with a diesel unit.

Turkey

Manufacture

Brakes & Braking Systems

SAF-Holland to begin production of Haldex brake calipers in Turkey

By Bradley Osborne – 27th May 2025

A new production line is being installed to produce ‘ModuIT’ brake calipers from Swedish brand Haldex, which SAF-Holland acquired over two years ago.