Daimler Buses has commenced its first deliveries of full electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to customers outside Germany.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is collaborating with Munich-based pan-Europe bus and coach operator, FlixBus DACH GmbH on a project to put fuel cell-powered coaches on the road.

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, has acquired a licence from Busworld International CVBA to organise Busworld India in 2020.

Daimler Financial Services AG is to begin operating under the name Daimler Mobility AG and is to provide broader range of services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management, for the entire Daimler Group.

Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd, through a 100-percent subsidiary, Investment Global Co Ltd, in July acquired an equity interest of approximately five per cent in vehicle manufacturing giant, Daimler AG.

Hamburg is to begin test operation of an autonomous passenger shuttle in August.

Claiming that almost all buses in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, already have Voith transmissions, Anton Khapugin, Voith regional sales director said at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty at the end of June the potential for sales growth in the region for its DIWA transmissions was huge.

Daimler Trucks of Stuttgart has formed a new division called the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving.

Hella GmbH & Co. KgaA, specialist in automotive lighting and electronics, and the Fraunhofer Application Centre for Inorganic Phosphors are co-developing a prototype lighting system for the future, based on laser technology.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, a division of Daimler AG, is introducing vehicle drive style monitoring as standard on all new Sprinter and Vito Tourer models.

Continental Tyre Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental UK Group Holdings Ltd has acquired R&J Strang Tyre Services Ltd, to strengthen Continental’s overall commercial fleet services offering across the UK and Ireland.

The Traton SE, which includes the Industrial Business segment and the Financial Services segment, reported group revenues in the first half of 2019 had increased 7% to EUR13.5bn, up from EUR12.6bn in the previous first-half year, and that group operating profit had increased by EUR212bn, or the equivalent of 25% to EUR1.075bn.