The facility employs 150 staff and aims to produce up to 10,000 hydrogen Type 4 composite cylinders (per year) used by heavy-duty vehicles.

CEO of VIA Motors, Bob Purcell, together with VIA’s management team have been retained to lead the company.

The USD16m will be spent on expanding and upgrading its manufacturing facilities located in Charlotte, Michigan to allow for the series production of Class 3-5 electric vehicles.

To meet growing demand, BMZ has expanded its battery production capacity in Karlstein am Main, Germany, through a Euro 11 million deal with Amada Weld Tech for the acquisition of welding systems, a key component in the battery manufacturing process.

Zizelman joined the company in 2020 from components supplier Aptiv and took charge of the control devices business.

The semiconductors will be used in Dana's silicon-carbide inverters, which enable higher system efficiency and power density for medium and high-voltage inverter applications, resulting in the potential for increased range.

‘OEV Canada Inc’, based in Toronto, Ontario, is already operational, and is headed by Roberto Bragagnolo, who will lead the provision of product sales and services in the country.

BorgWarner says the Delco Remy 150MT boasts a high-performance power pack that optimises performance for better engine starts, whilst also supporting multiple vehicle power sources and battery loading.

The Volvo subsidiary celebrated the production of its 10,000th MD series truck, a range which Mack Trucks began making in September 2020.

The automotive components supplier was acquired by private equity firm Apollo on 17 November for approximately USD7.1bn in cash.

Its sites in Michigan and Germany will now be able to accommodate original equipment manufacturers looking to test internal combustion engines running on hydrogen fuel.

The new brand, called 'Hyla', will be affixed to all of Nikola’s hydrogen fuel products and services, including fuel production and distribution.