Knorr-Bremse AG has announced a high double-digit million Euro disc-brake supply extension contract with Europe’s biggest semi- trailer builder, Schmitz Cargobull AG of Horstmar, Germany.

Gearing up for increased future demand of its ultra-high energy batteries, Akasol AG in the last three months has announced several major investments to automate battery production at its two factories in Europe and in the USA.

Heavy-duty truck builder, Scania AB, has chosen Webasto Group to be its charging partner across Europe, to provide charging stations when selling its new plug-in hybrid truck.

Schmitz Cargobull AG, via its UK-owned subsidiary Schmitz Cargobull (UK) Ltd, plans to extend assembly of its rigid truck bodies in the UK through its national Service Partner network.

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have announced plans to form a joint venture for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel cells for heavy commercial transportation applications.

DAF Trucks NV is introducing the option of hydraulic front-wheel drives on the DAF CF and XF 4x2 tractors powered by the Paccar MX-11 or MX-13 engine for operations that from time to time require additional traction.

Claiming it to be the first application globally, Konvekta AG has revealed that since the start of this year, the first electric articulated bus, equipped with a Konvekta CO2 heat pump thermal management system, has been operated by the public transport company, VAG.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA has received orders for 25 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen-powered buses from the affiliated transport companies of the German  transport association, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr.

Bus and coach builder, Irizar Group, has signed a collaboration agreement with Scania Deutschland GmbH to offer its Irizar-Scania range of coaches to the German market.

Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic. A.Ş. has appointed Quantron AG as its dealer for Germany to expand its sales and service network in Europe’s largest bus market with a market size of 7,000 units a year.

Global fuel and air management systems supplier, Stanadyne LLC and Liebherr-Component Technologies AG have formed a strategic partnership to supply, distribute and service diesel fuel injection systems for on- and off-road engines.

Western Star Trucks announced delivery of its 200,000th truck in the USA.