Concentric AB has received a new development contract to supply electric coolant pumps for a fuel cell application. The customer, an unnamed global truck, bus, and construction OEM, will use the e-pumps for cooling the fuel cells on a range of vehicles.

The Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer will appeal the judgement handed down by the General Court of the EU, that Scania did in fact violate ‘antitrust’ rules between 1997-2011, the period during which major European truck manufacturers reportedly colluded in fixing prices.

Volta Trucks will begin pilot testing of the 7.5- and 12-tonne variants in 2024, with series production in the following year, thus expanding the range of weight & length options for potential Volta Zero customers.

Impact Coatings AB has announced the opening of its subsidiary in China, headquartered in Shanghai. The objective of the new subsidiary is to distribute the firm’s PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings for hydrogen fuel cells in China.

The Swedish EV manufacturer has revealed the location of its first customer operations centre in Paris, France which will deliver the company’s Truck-as-a-Service business model following customer pilots of the Volta Zero truck in mid-2022.

Following two orders from operators in Hamburg for a total of 53 buses, the German manufacturer has announced that more than 700 of its electric buses have been ordered since the sales launch of the Lion’s City E range in 2020.

Scania has announced its aim to reduce emissions in its supply chain - for batteries, steel, aluminium, and iron in particular - by up to 90% by 2030.

Haldex AB of Landskrona, Sweden, has announced a partnership with Bernard Krone Holding GmbH & Co KG, based in Spelle, Germany, for the supply of its fourth-generation electronic brake system (EBS) platform for trailers.

The corporate venture capital fund of Scania has made an investment in logistics software company Parcelly Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Votla Trucks has announced that it has raised EUR230m in its Series C funding round to support the production of its upcoming zero-emission, medium-duty truck, the Volta Zero, in 2023.

Engineers at the Swedish firm evaluated the pre-conditioning and thermal stability of the battery, defrosting and demisting, and traction performance in difficult climatic conditions.

The Swedish subsidiary of the Traton Group announced sales of SEK146m in 2021 and a 26% increase in order intake over the year before.