SAF Holland has reported test results from its initial test phase under real-world operation of its electric trailer axles, the SAF TRAKr and the SAF TRAKe, have proven to be successful.

Andreas Tostmann CEO of MAN Truck & Bus officially opened the MAN eMobility Centre in Munich on June 9, 2021, for staff training in electric truck assembly and manufacture and for ‘eTruck’ manufacturing production and process development, with start of series production of electric trucks said to be sometime soon.

Europe’s largest semi-trailer builder, Schmitz Cargobull is in the process of establishing a new facility in Manchester, UK to build customised vehicles for UK and Irish operators.

E-mobility company, Quantron and hydrogen specialist, H2Go have joined forces to pool their knowledge and expertise to offer hydrogen-powered mobility solutions.

Werlte-based trailer manufacturer, Krone, is now offering a new generation of Krone Dry Liners with improved quality as well as greater variety.

Knorr-Bremse recently celebrated the official start of production of its Recirculating Ball (RCB) Integral Power Steering (IPS) at its new plant in Chachoengsao, east of Bangkok, Thailand.

Hübner GmbH & Co KG (Hübner Group) of Kassel Germany has acquired Dutch electro-hydraulic chassis steering specialist, V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V. of Veenendaal, Netherlands, for an undisclosed sum from Weber-Hydraulik Group, which has owned VSE since 2014.

Electric bus and light van builder, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd of Bengaluru has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens Ltd of Mumbai, India to address jointly the need of electric commercial vehicle customers and execute e-mobility projects in India.

The total number of alternative drivelines in city buses in Western Europe (+Poland) totalled 7,747 units accounting for 58.9% of total city bus registrations in 2020 of 13,140 units, according to market analysis by Wim Chatrou of Chatrou CME Solutions of The Netherlands.

Mercedes-Benz AG of Stuttgart, Germany has won a tender to supply 54, fully electric eCitaro buses to Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) – the Basle transport operator.

Werlte-based trailer specialist, Krone Commercial Vehicles SE, in launching its latest generation of the Mega Liner range.

Stuttgart-based Daimler AG’s decision to split its Daimler Mobility AG into two independent financial services companies for the car and van business and the truck and bus business has led to changes on the Board of Management.