She joins the company at a critical time as it prepares for the commercial launch next year

Palmer replaces Mike Menyhart, who is promoted to the role of Chief Commercial Officer.

The upgraded software has added safety capabilities such as responding to emergency vehicles (fire trucks and ambulances etc) and an improved ability to re-enter traffic and navigate lane changes.

The company announced it has a 5-year exclusive contract for the North American distribution rights of the Mahle chargeBIG 18-36 AC EV charging infrastructure, with orders beginning in Q2 2023 and delivery by Q1 2024.

The 17Xe ePowertrain, which is being tested in an Electra truck, is the result of a collaborative effort between Meritor and Danfoss Editron.

DTNA launches its Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab (116 in. BBC), paired with the Cummins ISX12N engine and the new Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series automatic transmission.

The money being invested at Escobedo, where Navistar builds its medium-duty electric trucks, will go into expanding the cabin painting facility.

The 95,000 square-foot electric propulsion engineering centre in Bangalore, India, is responsible for working on inverters, DC/DC converters, on-board chargers, integrated drive modules, battery management systems and propulsion controllers.

In his previous role as Managing Director of Hyzon Motors Australia, he has been credited with delivering Australia’s first domestic assembly facility for fuel cell electric trucks in Melbourne, Australia.

The special truck manufacturer reported net sales of USD8.28bn and a net income of USD173.9m, which is down from USD461.1m the year prior.

The companies will jointly build a 5GW catalyst-coated membranes (CCM) manufacturing facility in the USA in 2025.

The company has announced Robin Mackie as the new Chief Operating Officer and Macy Neshati as the new Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately.