Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its rigid truck tipper body range with the introduction of the M.KI body with thermal insulation.

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG have signed further agreements to accelerate and expand their previously announced global car and light commercial vehicle alliance, first announced almost a year ago in July 2019.

Daimler Trucks & Buses, a division of Daimler AG, has announced it is now offering Sideguard Assist as a retrofit solution for almost all its trucks, buses and coaches made by the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands.

Thermo King Europe and BPW Group have announced a collaboration to develop a new economic and ecological refrigerated trailer solution using regenerated energy from the trailer axles while braking.

Daimler Truck AG through its subsidiary, Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co KG, says it is pushing hard towards series production of fuel cells.

Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd has announced contract services provider, Biffa, has placed an order for 27 all-electric waste trucks for its Manchester City Council waste management operations.

Nikola Corporation early last month completed its previously announced business combination with VectoIQ Acquisition Corporation, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Nikola’s listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the new ticker symbol NKLA.

Microvast GmbH - a subsidiary of fast charging traction battery producer, Microvast Inc - says it plans to build a battery and e-powertrain R&D/production plant in Ludwigsfelde for the EMEA market.

Konvekta’s HEAT2GO latent heat storage system that first went on public display at Busworld Brussels last October is now undergoing trials in Germany.

Traton SE has offered to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock in Navistar International Corporation not already owned by Traton at a price of USD35 per share in cash; this represents a 45% premium over Navistar’s closing share price of USD24.11 on January 29, 2020 and a 19% premium over Navistar’s 90-day volume weighted average price of USD29.40.

As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus, has begun sales of its 18 metre electric city bus, the MAN Lion’s City 18 E.

The majority of shareholders of SAF-Holland SA last month voted in favour of changing the legal status of the truck and trailer components supplier to SAF-Holland SE, which stands for Societas Europaea and with the future registered office being in Bessenbach – where the company’s main manufacturing and operational headquarters already exist.