Wolfgang Kolb will assume responsibility for global sales, leveraging his 20 years of experience at various automotive companies.

The building will be constructed and expanded in phases up to 2030, representing a planned investment of up to EUR4.8bn, or CAD7bn.

Three hydrogen producers have signed strategic partnership deals with Quantron, while Westgass Hydrogen agreed a deal to provide hydrogen fuelling infrastructure for customers in the Nordics.

The site’s expansion will involve converting existing warehouse space into production lines to assemble the body on the new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric chassis. From August 2023, the facility will focus on the production of the new Enviro400EV, following a successful pilot programme to build Enviro400FCEV hydrogen fuel cell buses in Larbert.

With over 100 staff, the plant has a production capacity of 1,000 vehicles per year, including hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses, with alternative propulsion systems produced in Turin.

The letter expands on a pre-existing deal to sell MCV-bodied Volvo buses in the UK.

Watt's new partner, Etrux, is qualified in the construction of Luton bodies for cab-chassis platforms and in converting vans to applications such as utilities and temperature-controlled transportation.

The three million square metre plant is the company’s largest manufacturing site and employs just under 10,000 staff members manufacturing the Actros, Arocs, Atego, Econic, Unimog and Zetros models with a total capacity of 470 trucks per day.

Some of the new options - including blind spot detection and driver monitoring systems - address safety issues which all new vehicles will need to account for when new EU regulations come into effect in July 2024.

The 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham from the 18th – 20th of April, was an exciting time for the UK truck market with 223 exhibitors displaying their new product offerings.

With exterior modifications to the cab in combination with a smart energy management system, Quantron claims the aerodynamic variant can improve the range of the QHM FCEV (700 km or 1,500 km, depending on the fuel storage volume) by up to 10%.

Phillips Europe is a relatively new manufacturing operation for the US CV connector specialist, having bought Fortech Poland LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of quality 24v electrical connectors and cables for commercial vehicles in June 2018. The harness kits are part of a growing portfolio of products being developed for the European truck and semi-trailer market.