TatraBras Ltd, a subsidiary of off-road truck builder, Tatra Trucks AS – has presented to the state of  Paraná its first two 6x6 off-road trucks for the Brazilian market.

Andreas Gorbach takes over from Ennerst as Head of Global Product Engineering & Procurement.

Louwman Group and CaetanoBus have signed a sales agent and maintenance agreement for CaetanoBus’s zero-emission buses for the Dutch market.

Leyland Trucks of Leyland, the UK manufacturing hub for DAF Trucks, is taking part in a UK government initiative designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks.

Electric truck protagonist, Volta Trucks, has appointed Italian producer of lightweight composites, CPC Group, to develop and supply sustainable and recyclable composite exterior body panels for the Volta Zero.

The ZF Group of Friedrichshafen, is to restructure its commercial vehicle operations by combining its Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems divisions from January 1, 2022, into one.

Bus and coach builder, Temsa, has appointed Alliance Transport Technologies as its aftersales agent for the UK. This appointment follows closure of its previous distributor and aftersales partner, Arriva Bus & Coach in March.

VDL Bus & Coach is entering public transportation in Latvia following an order for 31 Futuras and 21 MidEuros from Riga-based BBus. The vehicles will also support services in the Saldus and Kuldiga regions.

Component and mobility systems manufacturer, ZF Group, reported a strong recovery in sales during the first six months of 2021, generating revenues of EUR19.3bn compared with EUR13.5bn in January to June 2020, which was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Volta Trucks, a specialist start-up looking to manufacture electric commercial vehicles for the medium-duty delivery segment, took a step further to these ambitions last month with its announcement of its first running prototype chassis of the Volta Zero.

Seen as a major business tool for its customers to manage its fleets more effectively and efficiency, Wrightbus launched WB Uptime 365 at the ITT Hub mobility technology show in Farnborough.

Renault Trucks has opened an adaptation centre at its medium-duty D and D Wide truck plant in Blainville-sur-Orne, Normandy.