Over the next five years the global market for bus and coach is expected to almost double from around 169,000 in 2022 to 309,000 in 2027, according to Krishna Achutan, Program Manager at Frost & Sullivan speaking at a Busworld foundation seminar at Busworld North America.

Its subsidiary, PowerCo, will build gigafactories for EV battery cells in Sagunto, near Valencia, Spain, and in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, to open in 2026 and 2027 respectively.

The powertrain manufacturer is investing in its Power Generation facility in Minnesota and its Jamestown Engine Plant in the state of New York.

Borgwarner stated that the acquisition is an important move for the company’s electrification business in Asia.

The fuel cell uses a trapezoid flow field design enhancing temperature consistency responsible for increasing hydrogen production, durability and efficiency.

Employing 2,100 staff, the new facility predominantly produces electrical and air brake system components and telematics products for the CV industry.

Mafi & Trepel have selected the American company’s latest ‘MV-C Gen 4’ battery systems for commercial vehicles to power their electric product ranges.

According to Ricardo, it has produced a prototype internal combustion engine and sent it off to Cummins and BorgWarner, who are partners in the Avanced Propulsion Centre project.

Great Dane debuted the FleetPulse smart trailer system, which has built-in sensors that collect and transmit data via the FleetPulse platform helping operators to maximise trailer productivity.

Borgwarner names senior executives, Brady Ericson and Chris Gropp to lead new entity.

The export agreement is said to be worth KRW1trn (USD758m) to supply charging systems for the US market over a period of three years.

Challenges cited by the company included parts shortages, inflation, and other costs associated with starting up production at the new battery plant in South Carolina.