Renault Trucks UK & Ireland Ltd has sold its first two all-electric trucks, one to Warburtons, a UK bakery brand and the other to SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK (SUEZ), a provider of water and waste services.

Irizar e-mobility, the Irizar Group's Aduna-based electric vehicle division, is to supply the Strasbourg Eurometropole, operated by CTS, with 49 zero-emission 12m ie new generation buses.

Valeo SA claims to have developed the world's most powerful air sterilisation system for bus and coach saloons. When activated, the system eliminates, in a single airflow cycle, more than 95% of viruses, including Covid-19, as well as any bacteria or mould present in the air circulating in the cabin.

Renault Trucks SAS is progressing its transition to a circular economy through a partnership with vehicle recycling specialist company, Indra Automobile Recycling in the Rhône-Alpes region.

French bus manufacturer, Heuliez Bus – a subsidiary of CNH Industrial NV since 2013 - is to celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year.

July saw the arrival in the UK of the first right hand drive all-electric truck from Renault Trucks UK & Ireland – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renault Trucks SAS.

Chereau SAS is accelerating its actions to move to zero emission hydrogen transport solutions.

Following the announcement in June last year by French train, tram and now electric bus producer, Alstom, that it had started series manufacturing its 12m electric bus, Aptis, since the start of 2020 it has been delivering its innovative bus design to cities in France.

Renault Trucks SAS announced it would, in March, start series production of its D and D Wide ZE medium-duty electric trucks at its Blainville-sur-Orne plant.

Bruno Blim, president, Renault Trucks SAS, in a televised press conference last month, outlined the market performance of Renault Trucks and gave insights into how the company was investing to meet the challenges of the future.

Renault Trucks SAS invoiced 54,098 vehicles to maintain its market positions in 2019 in a commercial vehicle market consisting of a very dynamic first half (up 15%) and a less buoyant second half (down 18%), according to Bruno Blim, president of Renault Trucks in a televised interview last month.

Renault Trucks SAS has signed a contract to supply 20, D Wide Z.E 26-tonne trucks to the Carlsberg Group’s Swiss subsidiary, the Feldschlösschen Brewery in Rheinfelden.