The Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has elected Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Scania, as its Chairman for 2020

Bus and coach manufacturer, Van Hool NV, has concluded an agreement with PSV Glass & Glazing, to become its sole partner in providing replacement windscreens and body glass for the complete Van Hool TX and EX model coach range.

WABCO India Ltd has signed a development agreement with Oy Tamware Ab for the design and development of bus doors for the Indian commercial vehicle market.

The 8th edition of Busworld Turkey, organised by Busworld International and Turkish partner, HKF Trade Fairs, will be held for three days, from 5 to 7 March 2020 in the Istanbul Expo Centre.

Belgian passenger transport company, De Lijn, has ordered 200 hybrid Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach.

Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association is lobbying for changes to EU policy to enable transition to carbon-neutral freight transport.

Transport group, Keolis, having already established full electric bus rapid transport systems in several French cities, has inaugurated the first 100% hydrogen fuelled BRT system using eight 18m fuel cell powered articulated vehicles from Van Hool in the city of Pau.

WABCO Holdings Inc, a global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, has opened a new Global Test Centre in Wroclaw, Poland.

Specialist trailer builder, Van Hool NV, is initiating a new sales push of its container and swap body chassis in France.

Busworld newcomer, Deltabus, an electric bus builder, has been developed by a consortium of 'Green Economy Investors’ and technology leaders in the public transport sector.

Automotive electrification company, Equipmake Ltd, revealed its latest version of an innovative electric bus platform – a new low floor chassis designed to make zero emission double deck buses more cost-effective and efficient at Busworld Europe, last month.

Battery producer, Akasol, which recently opened a new European HQ in Darmstadt, said its future flagship high-energy battery AKASystem AKM CYC, will be produced at Darmstadt, with start of production in 2021 and at its new US headquarters in Detroit starting in 2022 as part of a recently agreed production order from a global commercial vehicle manufacturer.