Proterra Inc has announced StarMetro has ordered 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to provide transport services for Florida State University, bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses.

Power management company, Eaton Corporation's Vehicle Group Aftermarket division has reached a distribution agreement with Bezares SA to become the North American master distributor for its mobile power hydraulic portfolio.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has acquired a majority stake in XALT Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology targeted at heavy-duty mobility applications.

Dana Incorporated has completed its acquisition of the privately-owned SME Group.

Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation, global manufacturer of petrochemicals, fertilisers, industrial polymers and metals, headquartered in Riyad, has taken a majority stake in Black Diamond Structures LLC, a nanotechnology company from Austin, Texas, established in 2014.

JTB Hawaii Inc, a tourist travel service provider in the Hawaiian Islands, is purchasing three 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and two Proterra 60 kW plug-in chargers.

Allison Transmission Inc is to supply 1000 Series and 2000 Series fully automatic gearboxes for the new Navistar International Class 4/5 vocational truck ranges.

Stoneridge Inc has entered a strategic partnership with Velociti Inc, a provider of technology deployment and support services based in Riverside.

Meritor Inc has developed its Aftermarket product training programme for dealers, distributors, fleets and service garages to include live, instructor-led, interactive distance training.

Allison Transmission Inc has entered a partnership agreement with LHP Telematics to collaborate in development of remote fleet management telematics systems.

New Flyer of America Inc of Crookston, Minnesota, which is a U.S. subsidiary of Winnipeg-based NFI Group Inc, has introduced Connect 360 – a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior Charge battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect.

SSAB, the specialist steel producer with interests in Finland and across North America, is to introduce a new addition to its range of  1100 MPa Strenx performance steels at the Bauma event in Munich.