Daimler Trucks North America Inc has extended its agreement with Meritor Inc for the supply of Meritor’s EX+ LS air disc brakes as standard equipment for all-wheel positions on Freightliner Cascadia truck models through to 2025.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has introduced strategic measures to implement new standards in fuel efficiency and provide best-in-class fuel economy while reducing its products’ greenhouse gas emissions footprint.

Electric vehicle and e-mobility technology, Arrival Ltd and CIIG Merger Corp, have reached an agreement to merge companies.

Cummins Inc has concluded the previously announced (June 2020) agreement with Dutch hydrogen storage tank manufacturer, NPROXX BV, to form a new joint venture company for manufacturing hydrogen storage tanks.

CNH Industrial BV, which has its official headquarters in London, is collaborating with Avanade of Seattle, Washington (a JV between Accenture and Microsoft) as well as the two parent companies, to enhance its digital capabilities and develop “smart” connected products and services.

Cummins Inc has announced plans to open a new facility in Herten, Germany, for assembly of fuel cell systems, initially for Alstom’s hydrogen trains.

New Power is the name of a new division of Cummins Inc covering electrolyser technology for hydrogen production for industry and production of electricity using fuel cells for powering stationary and mobile applications, including trains, buses, trucks etc.

Brake specialist, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, has confirmed its High Power Density engine brake has gone into production with Chinese truck manufacturer, China National Heavy Duty Truck Company.

Meritor Inc of Troy has announced Chris Villavarayan, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive officer and president on January 28, 2021.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit is investing USD100m in its Kansas City assembly plant and adding approximately 150 full-time jobs to begin producing the all-new electric Transit van, called E-Transit, which is expected to be available from late 2021.

Cummins Inc, which began developing its fuel cell and related technologies more than 20 years ago, is continuing to invest in developing fully integrated fuel cell powertrains, fuel cell range-extender powertrains and stationary fuel cell systems.

Japanese truck manufacturers, Toyota Motors Corporation, and its subsidiary, Hino Trucks Ltd, have come together to develop jointly a hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor unit for the Class 8 market in North America in conjunction with Hino Trucks’ subsidiaries in the USA  and Toyota Motor North America.