The Neftekamsk Auto Plant based in Neftekamsk has added a liquefied natural gas-powered version to its NefAZ-5299 low floor big city bus range.

Kögel Trailer GmbH of Bessenbach has announced all trailers from June onwards will be equipped with Kögel Telematics as standard.

ZF Group has launched an innovative new brake actuator platform. Using a platform approach for the first time, ZF’s fourth-generation brake actuator technology is said to offer significant safety and cost efficiency benefits for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Mid-April saw global CV and agricultural vehicle construction giant, CNH Industrial, which is headquartered in London, UK announce it would be continuing to pursue its strategy to sell off its On-Highway business in 2022, despite talks breaking down with China’s FAW Jiefang as a possible future owner.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks AG of Stuttgart, Germany and Royal Dutch Shell NV of The Hague, Netherlands and London, UK, are undertaking practical testing of a fully digitised fuel payment system at service stations in Stuttgart.

CV builder, MAN Truck & Bus SE of Munich and Sono Motors GmbH, a Munich-based start-up (2016), have signed a Letter of Intent agreeing to investigate technical and economic feasibility of integrating Sono Solar Technology into MAN’s eTGE electric transporter.

Tyre manufacturer, Bridgestone Corporation of Tokyo, Japan has announced all of its European tyre plants, European R&D Centre and Proving Ground in Rome, Italy, its PCT plant in Lanklaar, Belgium, textile plant in Usansolo, Spain and its EMIA headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, are now powered by electricity from 100% renewable sources.

Turin-based engines and other driveline components maker, FPT Industrial and Landi Renzo Group of Cavriago, a designer, producer and distributor of Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas and Hydrogen components and systems, have signed two Memoranda of Understanding aimed at exploring on Clean Fuel projects together.

QEV Technologies of Barcelona, Spain, an engineering firm specialising in electric mobility for motorsports and a range of commercial vehicle applications, has announced a partnership with Geotab Inc of Oakville, Ontario, a specialist in IoT and connected mobility, for the supply of telematics.

DAF Truck NV of Eindhoven, The Netherlands – a Paccar Inc company - under the Paccar brand name, is to offer a full range of high-end solutions to charge the batteries of its new LF Electric and CF Electric trucks, as well as other electric commercial vehicles, including vans.

Semi-trailer and specialist equipment builder, Tuimazy Concrete Carrier Plant of Tuimazy, Bashkortostan, Russia - a subsidiary of heavy truck builder, KAMAZ PJSC - has invested in the design, development and production of a new premium curtainsider semi-trailer under the project name of Eurasia Cargotech.

Renault Trucks SAS of Lyon, a Volvo Group subsidiary, is planning to offer electric trucks in each market segment from 2023 – covering distribution, construction and long distance. To support these developments and be able to offer a complete and competitive Renault Trucks range on the market, the company is setting up an organisation dedicated to electric mobility.