An investment of USD30m is being spent on a new wheel manufacturing plant in Hungary to build Alcoa-branded Ultra One wheels by Howmet Aerospace Inc, the parent company of the aluminium wheel manufacturer.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsara Inc, a specialist in industrial Internet of Things.

Great Dane LLC, manufacturer of trailers and truck body equipment, and Aurora Parts & Accessories LLC, have entered a strategic partnership combining Great Dane’s expertise in service to the goods mobility industry with Aurora’s aftermarket operational expertise, distribution services and digital platforms.

Following a report by the Hindenburg Research company accusing Nikola Corporation of Phoenix and its senior management of lying making false statements about its truck's capabilities, partnerships and products, a Class Action lawsuit is now being actioned by Hagens Berman on behalf of investors.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems Europe, manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently celebrated shipping its 50,000th engine brake manufactured from its European facility near Brno, which it opened a year ago in September 2019.

Mack Defense, part of Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks, has relocated its headquarters from rented accommodation in Allentown to the Mack Customer Centre in the same city.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc (a division of Daimler Truck AG of Stuttgart, Germany) has launched an all new Western Star 49X truck.

Through the Volvo LIGHTS project, California freight company, Dependable Highway Express, plans to demonstrate the ability for battery-electric trucks to successfully transport goods in daily operations. 

Nikola Corporation of Phoenix, USA has appointed Stephen Girsky as executive chairman following a decision by Trevor Milton to voluntarily step aside from the role and from the Board.

September 2020 marks a year of Daimler Trucks North America Inc and Torc Robotics working together after the US-based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group.

After careful consideration with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors, the Board of Directors at CV builder, Navistar International Corporation of Lisle, has unanimously concluded that the revised bid of USD43.00 per share for the remaining shares in Navistar by the Traton Group significantly undervalues the company and the substantial synergies from a combination of the two organisations.

Akasol AG, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance and high-energy lithium-ion battery systems, and supplier of turnkey solutions, is again expanding its US production capacity in Hazel Park city Michigan from 400MWh to around 2GWh.