Harris Maxus has moved from its old site in Warrington to the Gillmoss Industrial Estate in Liverpool: to a 52,000-square-foot premises which now houses 30 employees, including technical, distribution and sales staff, and a parts depot and warehouse.

Andy Cheung comes from Johnson Controls, where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Global Products.

The FH, FM and FMX Electric can now be ordered with purpose-built bodies for applications such as distribution, waste collection, and construction (i.e., cranes, refuse compactors, and cement mixers). 

The new 6,053 square-foot service centre for light commercial vehicles will service the repair, recovery, diagnostics and MOTs of their LCVs.

The company has appointed Chris Villavarayan as its new Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2023.

T&BB spoke to representatives of Saietta – a British e-powertrain developer – and its Dutch subsidiary (formerly known as e-Traction) about how the group came to make its first steps into the market for heavy-duty vehicles.

The plant will be used for the assembly of LCVs as well as for the production of 50MW of green hydrogen using advanced electrolysis technology.

36 units of the Volvo FL Electric range of medium-duty trucks will be employed in Team Global Express’ Sydney-based pick-up and delivery fleet.

These appointments come after former CEO, Xiaodi Hou, was fired for allegedly engaging in illicit technology transfers with Chinese-backed start-up Hydron Inc.

The Sidescan Predict comprises six sensors which use ultrasonic technology that alerts the driver to potential vehicles, objects and pedestrians, designed for collision avoidance within a detection area of 2.5 metres.

BorgWarner has announced it has agreed terms to buy existing power electronics manufacturing supplier, Bern-based Drivetek, for USD37 million, of which USD27 million was delivered at closing, with the additional USD10 million being paid over the next three years.

According to the agreement, AMTE Power can request that UKBIC manufacture up to 60,000 ‘Ultra High Power’ cells per year at its Coventry facility over an initial period of two years.