Claiming that almost all buses in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, already have Voith transmissions, Anton Khapugin, Voith regional sales director said at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty at the end of June the potential for sales growth in the region for its DIWA transmissions was huge.

Daimler Trucks of Stuttgart has formed a new division called the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving.

CKD assembler of JAC-branded cars, Allur Group announced at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty that it was now assembling buses at its headquarters in Kostanay.

Public Transport operator, Abellio London, has confirmed an order for 34 Caetano zero emission, electric buses for operation in the UK capital.

Hella GmbH & Co. KgaA, specialist in automotive lighting and electronics, and the Fraunhofer Application Centre for Inorganic Phosphors are co-developing a prototype lighting system for the future, based on laser technology.

Australian bus manufacturer, Volgren, has been engaged in several development projects for zero and low emission bus projects with BYD Company and Volvo Buses.

Iveco SpA, part of CNH Industrial NV, in conjunction with project partners, Amazon, Microsoft and Shell launched the new S-Way driver-centric heavy-duty truck at a presentation in Madrid last month.

Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have entered a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for Volvo’s electric trucks.

Tipping trailer and tipper body specialist, Weightlifter Bodies Ltd together with PPG Fabrications Ltd have been acquired by a newly-formed company, Grange Cross Ltd of Hull.

Cummins Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, all the issued and outstanding shares of fuel cell systems provider, Hydrogenics Corporation, for approximately USD290m.

The government of Moscow city and PJSC KAMAZ have signed an agreement whereby Kamaz will set up an assembly plant in the city for building more than 500 electric buses annually.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, a division of Daimler AG, is introducing vehicle drive style monitoring as standard on all new Sprinter and Vito Tourer models.