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BPW upgrades online spare parts distribution business

By Luke Willetts – 5th January 2025

Available in ten languages on the “My BPW customer portal”, the extended search function contains additional information such as price, availability and product weight, allowing customers to identify genuine BPW parts more quickly and accurately.

Distribution & Aftermarket

Training

Renault Trucks UK dealer Sparks opens new head office and EV centre in Southampton

By Bradley Osborne – 5th January 2025

The new site is situated on the Redbridge causeway at the end of the M271 motorway in Southampton, less than a mile away from the company’s former head office and truck workshop.

China

Electric Drive

Joint Venture

Bosch and Jiangling Motor agree eAxle JV in China

By Will Pulson – 4th January 2025

Terberg establishes Polish subsidiary for terminal tractor business

Poland

Aftermarket

Distribution & Aftermarket

Terberg establishes Polish subsidiary for terminal tractor business

By Bradley Osborne – 4th January 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Iveco Group finalises change of dealership ownership in the Nordics

By Luke Willetts – 4th January 2025

The Hedin Mobility Group has purchased the dealership and retail services network in the Nordic countries in Sweden (Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Malmö), Norway (Bærum), Finland (Espoo) and Denmark (Odense).

Bus & Coach

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eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Euro Bus 2024: Asset Alliance Group to lease coaches in 2025

By Luke Willetts – 31st December 2024

Having provided specialist financial solutions for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years, the group has now invested in a fleet of top-of-the range coaches.

France

Iveco Bus unveils Crossway Elec high-floor version

By Luke Willetts – 30th December 2024

Series production is set for Q1 2025 at its Vysoke Myto plant in the Czech Republic. Available in two main versions (a 12 and a 13-metre variant), these buses are designed for both urban and intercity missions.

Turkey

Karsan to enter the intercity e-bus market in 2025?

By Luke Willetts – 30th December 2024

Güliz Şengör, Marketing Communications Manager at Karsan told T&BB: “We are planning to introduce our e-ATA Class II version to the market in 2025, derived from our existing 12-metre e-ATA Class I model.”

Hungary

Product

Ikarus to supply Hungarian transport operator with 20 e-buses

By Luke Willetts – 29th December 2024

France

Iveco Bus wins 51 HFC and BEV bus contracts in France

By Luke Willetts – 28th December 2024

Canada

Fuel Storage Systems

Hexagon Purus signs hydrogen storage tank supply agreement with New Flyer for 5th year in a row

By Luke Willetts – 22nd December 2024

Truck & Van

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Uzbekistan

Aftermarket

Manufacture

FAW Jiefang to build truck plant in Uzbekistan

By Will Pulson – 31st December 2024

FAW says it plans to invest USD100 million to build the truck assembly plant in Uzbekistan.

Germany

Daimler delivers its first eActros 600 battery electric long haul trucks

By Luke Willetts – 23rd December 2024

Daimler plans on delivering another 50 of these e-trucks before the end of the year, with the majority heading to European dealerships as demonstrator models.

Germany

Distribution & Aftermarket

Paccar opens new EUR 85 million distribution centre in Germany

By Luke Willetts – 21st December 2024

Housing over 80,000 different parts, this new distribution centre will help Paccar provide better service to its local dealer network by reducing shipment times thus reducing vehicle downtime.

Spain

Electric Charging

Milence starts building first truck charging hub in Spain

By Bradley Osborne – 20th December 2024

India

Investment

ADAS & Safety Systems

Connectivity

Daimler India inaugurates mechatronics laboratory at Oragadam

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 20th December 2024

Slovak Republic

Product

Retrofit & Refurbishment

First hydrogen truck developed in Slovakia is successfully homologated

By Bradley Osborne – 19th December 2024

Trailer

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Order

Schmitz UK delivers 50 curtainsiders to Lockwood Group

By Bradley Osborne – 22nd December 2024

The fifty trailers from Schmitz’s ‘S.CS Fixed Roof’ range were built at the company’s facility in Manchester.

Spain

Order

Schmitz to deliver 25 ‘EcoDuo’ double trailer combinations to Spain

By Bradley Osborne – 7th December 2024

The order consists of fifty ‘S.BO Express’ semi-trailers with dry freight bodies and twenty-five dollies which connect a pair of trailers to create an extra-long truck-trailer combination (up to a maximum length of 31.5 metres).

France

Refrigeration Systems

The Reefer Group and Trailer Dynamics announce strategic partnership

By Luke Willetts – 28th November 2024

The companies are set to develop a fully electrified refrigerated trailer that aims to reduce emissions in the cold chain logistics industry.

Refrigeration Systems

Product

Sunswap launches commercial production of solar-powered TRUs

By Bradley Osborne – 27th November 2024

The ten ‘Endurance’ TRUs were the first to be produced at the company’s new headquarters and production facility in Leatherhead.