Further to the takeover of the Knapen Group, moving floor trailer company, last month by Krone Commercial Vehicle Group, Krone employee, Peter Ahlers has been appointed joint managing director effective August 1, 2019.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has expanded its range of new-generation minibuses with a Sprinter Transfer 45 and Sprinter City 45 urban bus.

Mahle Group has developed a new battery housing with integrated thermal management as a solution for increasing rapid charging capability of traction batteries in vehicles; the key benefit being the batteries can be smaller by up to 40% as well as being recharged very quickly.

First Freightliner eCascadia is expanding its field tests for medium and heavy-duty e-trucks.

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.