Meritor will supply Akia with 60 tandem drive axles for Akia's 24-metre buses - the first order Meritor has received from the Turkish bus manufacturer, following talks which began five years ago.

Andreas Strecker, President of Accuride Wheels Europe and Asia explained the firm’s manufacturing facilities, customer base and strategy for growth in an interview with Truck & Bus Builder.

Munich-based braking systems manufacturer Knorr-Bremse AG has announced it has acquired a 5% minority shareholding in Israeli start-up Autobrains Technologies Ltd based in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Autobrains supplies video perception technology and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

Dutch bus manufacturer Ebusco Holding BV of Deurne, has announced the appointment of Ted Dowling to the role of Managing Director for North America. The company aims to expand sales and marketing of its 3.0 and 2.2 zero emission buses.

Lightning eMotors of Loveland, Colorado, has announced a partnership with Munich-based Siemens AG to offer level-2 electric vehicle chargers to commercial fleets. Siemens’ VersiCharge AC systems are now available under the Lightning Energy brand.

Dutch electric bus builder Ebusco of Deurne, The Netherlands, has announced the opening of a new factory hall at its production facility in Deurne.

In anticipation of its listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange in December 2021, Daimler Truck AG of Stuttgart, Germany, a new company consisting of the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses operations at Daimler AG, has received credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service.

Automotive component supplier HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., based in Lippstadt, Germany, has announced it has doubled the production capacity of the company’s plant in Shanghai, China.

Lyon-based IVECO Bus (a subsidiary of IVECO of Turin, Italy) has announced a new CNG minibus at the National Public Transport Conference in Toulouse.

Swedish component manufacturer Concentric AB, based in Linköping, has announced the acquisition of Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP), a producer of electric and mechanical oil and water pumps, electric fans and thermal management systems based in Syosset, New York. Concentric purchased EMP in cash for approximately USD147 million.

Refrigerated solutions firms Daikin Reefer of Osaka, Japan, and IRS International of Laverton, Australia, have announced that their European projects will operate out of one combined headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The European subsidiary of Shenzhen-based BYD Inc., BYD Europe BV, has established a dealer agreement with Dutch truck supplier Bluekens EV, based in Breda.