Trailer and bodybuilder, Cartwright Group, has invested in a fully programmable robotic welder to drive up productivity and efficiency at its South Manchester production facility.

Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered through a government body called the Energy Saving Trust, the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit scheme enables Scottish bus operators to retrofit their existing vehicles with accredited emission control equipment under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, to reduce harmful emission levels from existing vehicles.

A consortium including Tata Steel, Lawrence David, SDC Trailers and Cambridge University has produced a prototype rigid-body trailer that reduces total un-laden weight by 2.5 tonnes.

Pailton Engineering, the steering system manufacturer, has invested in a low volume production cell specifically for small batch orders and pre-production sample manufacturing.

A right hand drive Iveco Stralis NP 460hp 6x2 demonstrator has been in the UK since October 2018.

CNH Industrial NV is conducting an organisational restructuring aimed at laying the foundation for accelerated global growth and profitability through strengthening and re-focusing its Global Executive Committee (formerly named “Group Executive Council”).

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd has launched a fully built-up skip-loader based on its 18-tonne gross vehicle weight New Generation P-series chassis.

Cartwright Rentals, a rapidly expanding division of trailer and body manufacturer, Cartwright Group, has opened a new 2.5 acre depot in the North-East to further increase its nationwide network of locations.

Nigel Base, commercial vehicle manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders announced the European Commission recently has laid out plans to introduce the next phase the VECTO tool from 2022.

UK Power Networks is heading a three-month pilot scheme aimed at demonstrating commercial viability of wireless EV charging.

Delphi Technologies PLC, a developer of vehicle electric systems and internal combustion engine propulsion solutions has announced collaboration with TomTom NV, a specialist in navigation, traffic and map products on a range of projects.

BAE Systems HybriDrive Propulsion Systems, which has sales and application facilities in the UK and a manufacturing plant in Endicott, reached a delivery milestone in November of 10,000 electric drive systems, as part of an order from Toronto Transit Commission.