Solaris has agreed to supply up to sixteen buses to the King County Metro Transit Department, the public transit authority which serves King County and the city of Seattle in the state of Washington.

In late December 2024, Lion Electric obtained creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada and filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the United States.

Successful applicants will receive up to USD200,000 in the first phase to prove the feasibility of an idea; they may then receive up to USD1m towards further development of their idea, including prototyping, validation, and testing.

The coaches will serve on Houston’s park-and-ride service routes, connecting the suburbs with the downtown area.

Shyft expects the combined company will generate between USD20m and USD25m in annual run-rate cost synergies through “cost optimization and operational efficiency gains”.

The product offers a maximum output of 12 kW (240V AC at 50A) per port and supports both single and dual-port configurations.

On December 23, 2024, the company issued a “Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act” which notified employees at its Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Troy, Michigan, facilities, of potential layoffs. These notices initiate a 60-day period before workforce reductions take effect, with layoffs expected to be completed by February 2025 if the company cannot secure additional funding.

This acquisition triples Hexagon Agility's mobile service capabilities and extends its service network across the United States and Canada. Services such as field service, technical training, and parts distribution will help reduce vehicle downtime and therefore TCO for Hexagon Agility’s clients.

Built in collaboration with Cojali and based on its Jaltest platform, ACom AE brings advanced diagnostic capabilities tailored to the electronic systems in new modern electric commercial vehicles.

The move marks a USD 30 million investment to produce small and midsize buses, including electric and non-electric models, and aims to double Micro Bird’s production capacity by the end of 2025.

The acquisition supports United Safety & Survivability Corporation’s strategy to broaden its portfolio of safety solutions and enter new markets with Dafo’s advanced fire suppression technologies.

The company has relocated its assembly and installation plant in Fontana, California to Rialto, doubling its production output of advanced clean fuel systems, including lightweight Type 4 composite CNG/RNG cylinders and integrated fuel delivery systems.