Hörnke will be tasked with securing the necessary liquidity to implement Quantron's plans to become a global commercial vehicle OEM.

Effective 1 February 2022, the name change reflects the company's renewed focus on passenger cars and vans sold under the Mercedes-Benz brand.

Production will begin initially in Charleston, South Carolina, USA in the second half of 2023 and subsequently at two German plants.

In this exclusive interview by Truck & Bus Builder, Christiaan Verschueren reveals ZF's ongoing development of an intelligent Electronic Braking System (iEBS) to complement future electrified and autonomous trailer products.

The paper, published in Nature Electronics, argues that hydrogen technology is unlikely to play a major role in decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, as the development of battery-electric technologies could soon render fuel-cell electric vehicles "superfluous".

Traton Financial Services, which will be led by Johan Haeggman, has been established in response to a growing demand for more complex and costly product solutions.

Ziegler firefighting vehicles will be equipped with ZF Rescue Connect, providing emergency operation centres with detailed fleet information through a digital platform.

Langendorf will replace Pietro Zollino, who took up a new role at Traton on 1 November 2021.

Already an option for MAN coaches, the mirror replacement system will now be available for all new models in the Lion's City bus ranges.

Faurecia of Nanterre, France has acquired a controlling interest (79.5%) in family-owned automotive electrical lighting specialist, Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA of Lippstadt, Germany.

STRING Megaregion aims to create a network of at least 12 hydrogen fuelling stations for long-distance transportation between the city of Hamburg in Germany and Oslo, Norway.

The trial, the first of its kind in the country, of the battery-electric truck is being conducted by Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.