Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş, the joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, has signed an agreement with European truck and trailer rental and leasing giant, TIP Trailer Services, for aftersales services in western Europe.

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of Scania AB - has launched its next generation XT range of mining and construction trucks in India.

Load security specialist, Pommier Group, has developed a new concept for installing lashing rings in commercial vehicles with suitability for use on curtainsided vans, trucks and trailers.

Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd, through a 100-percent subsidiary, Investment Global Co Ltd, in July acquired an equity interest of approximately five per cent in vehicle manufacturing giant, Daimler AG.

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

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.

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

Parameter Plus Package is a new software application package from Volvo Trucks North America Inc allowing up to 50 parameter updates annually per vehicle.

The SAF-Holland Group, supplier of truck and trailer components, and the Humbaur Group's Kögel Trailer GmbH, have concluded a multi-year contract for the delivery of trailer axles and landing gears with an envisaged contract value in the low three-digit million range.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has confirmed Volvo Active Driver Assist 2.0, a comprehensive collision mitigation system, will become standard equipment in the new Volvo VNR and VNL models, and available on VNX models, later this year.

The UK’s largest tipper body builder, Thompsons Group, announced in Harrogate at TipEx 2019 at the end of May, that over the past two years it has invested GBP4.5m in new technologies at its Croydon, Blackburn and Edinburgh facilities, enhancing quality still further and cutting build times in the process.