Shareholders of the US-based truck manufacturer, Navistar International Corporation, have approved the purchase price and offer made by Traton SE to acquire all the remaining common shares of Navistar at a price of USD44.50 per share in cash.

Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, has entered a strategic alliance with Australian energy supplier, Viva Energy.

Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg RosRoca Group, is entering the US waste disposal and refuse collection market with a new specialist truck.

Dana has acquired Detroit-based Pi Innovo, a specialist in embedded software solutions and electronic control units to support the light vehicle, commercial vehicle and off-highway markets.

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC (Arboc), a mobility accessible midi-bus builder and subsidiary of NFI Group Inc based in Middlebury, Indiana, USA has launched a battery-electric low-floor bus called the Equess CHARGE.

Highland Electric Transportation (Highland) of Hamilton, Massachusetts, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions has been awarded a contract by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education (Maryland) to change its entire school bus fleet to electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

Omnitek Engineering Corporation (Omnitek) of Vista, California, USA has received Euro VI Phase-E certification for its OT13 heavy-duty natural gas engine.

Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas has introduced significant updates to its vocational Model 567 and 520 trucks.

Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, USA used Busworld last month to introduce the X12 engine with up to 480hp (360kW) output for powering full size touring and intercity 12-to-15m coaches.

Volta Trucks, a start-up manufacturer of 16-ton gvw electric trucks under the brand name of Volta Zero, has selected California-based Proterra, as its battery supplier.

Fuel cell truck manufacturing start up, Hyzon Motors Inc of Rochester, NY, USA has been selected by green hydrogen generator, Hiringa Energy Ltd of New Plymouth, New Zealand, to build and supply Hiringa with zero emission heavy goods vehicles.

Hydrogen fuel cell and commercial vehicle producer, Hyzon Motors has signed an agreement with Perth, Australia-based new materials technology company, WarpForge, for the development of a ‘SuperBus’.