The South African manufacturer has begun production of silo and tank trailers at the facility in Germany, where Schmitz Cargobull builds motor vehicle superstructures.

At its event, 'Celebrate the Sun' the German tech firm unveiled a solar-powered retrofit solution, the 'Solar Bus Kit', which is targeted at operators of diesel buses who want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and save on fuel.

Hyzon Motors Inc to acquire German truck and trailer body Orten Betriebs GmbH and e-drive conversion company, Orten Electric Trucks GmbH.

The following is based on an exclusive interview T&BB conducted with Johannes Ilg, VP Service Sales Management at Voith Turbo, the automotive technology division of the Voith Group.

Dr Srinath Rengarajan has been appointed as Senior Manager of Corporate Product & Strategy.

The return of the IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) commercial vehicle show in 2022 is remarkable in itself, given that the last exhibition was held in 2018; the biannual event should have taken place again in 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The battery-electric van can now be ordered with a flatbed platform manufactured by Schoon Fahrzeugsysteme, complete with aluminium tailgate and sidewalls.

The automotive corporation has set up a new company called PowerCo which will be responsible for production at the facility - set to begin in 2025 - and for global marketing of battery products for the group.

At the end of 2022, Dr Holger Klein will replace Wolf-Henning Scheider as CEO and Dr Peter Laier will replace Wilhelm Rehm as head of Commercial Vehicle Solutions.

Air Liquide and Siemens Energy AG is to form a joint venture in Berlin for series production of industrial scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe to aid acceleration of the hydrogen economy.

Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions will oversee the sale and service of Mellor’s Sigma and Orion-E buses in Germany and Austria.

The corporation has made a EUR50m equity investment into Vulcan Energy, which is currently operating a zero-emission project in the Upper Rhine Valley for the extraction of critical vehicle battery elements.