Bus and coach manufacturer, NFI Group Inc, is introducing an initiative, called NFI Forward which, following the unforeseen and devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry, is designed to transition the business from a holding company to a fully integrated operating entity.

North America’s largest bus and coach builder, New Flyer of America Inc - a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc - has announced it will deploy North America’s first automated heavy-duty transit bus as part of a demonstration of automated driving technology led by the Connecticut Department of Transportation with funding from the Federal Transit Administration under the IMI initiative.

Canada’s electric truck and bus builder, Lion Electric Co and body building specialist, Boivin Evolution have announced first sales of a jointly developed fully-electric waste collection vehicle to North American waste services operator, Waste Connections Inc.

From September 30, Colin Robertson (CBE), currently chief executive of Alexander Dennis Ltd, a subsidiary of Canada’s NFI Group Inc moves to NFI’s Board of Directors to serve in the role as Vice Chair.

Motor Coach Industries Inc has demonstrated the touring capability of its first battery low entry electric commuter coach, the MCI D45 CRTe Le Charge, for three days in conjunction with coach operator, Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus on regular routes in new Brunswick.

September 2019, Cummins Inc announced it had made a cash investment in Loop Energy Inc, a provider of fuel cell electric range extenders for medium and heavy-duty transport applications.

Nova Bus has announced it has won a contract to supply 165, 40ft hybrid buses (with BAE Systems’ hybrid propulsion system) with options for a further 126 hybrid buses and 209 diesel buses from New York’s MTA.

With more than 100 Bluebird Corporation buses now in operation with Cummins’ electric drivetrain in the USA and 65 buses on order with its transit bus builder partner, Gillig Corporation, and a number of key prospect electrification contracts in both the truck and bus segments on the horizon, the Cummins Electrified Power Business is expecting to ramp up its electrical drive systems over the coming months.

The Canadian Government's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Hon Jonathan Wilkinson, and Manitoba's Minister of Conservation and Climate, the Hon Sarah Guillemard, have launched an application process for Manitoba's Efficient Trucking Programme.

Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Company is to introduce its American-made fully electric Transit van for model year 2022. 

Norwegian grocery distributor, ASKO AS last month began pilot operation of four Scania hydrogen fuel cell 26+1 tonnes gross vehicle weight trucks with an electric driveline.

Cummins Westport Inc, the Vancouver-based joint venture between Cummins Inc and Westport Fuel Systems has received certifications from both the US Environmental Protection Agency and Air Resources Board in California for its B6.7N natural gas engine.