Dutch electric bus builder, Ebusco NV has reached an agreement with the University of New South Wales for joint research and development of electric vehicles in Australia.

Navistar International Corporation has appointed Persio V. Lisboa president and chief executive officer from July 1, 2020.

Following the announcement in its 2019 financial report it would invest in building a new truck plant in the USA, Navistar International Corporation last month announced it held a virtual ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new truck manufacturing plant in San Antonio.

VDL Bus & Coach is supplying 65 mini/midi buses to Cyprus Public Transport, comprising 15 VDL MidCitys for operation in the historic capital Nicosia and 50 VDL MidEuros for use in rural areas – all are based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.

AB Volvo Penta, the marine and industrial powertrain division of the Volvo Group, has developed an electric driveline for fitment in a new fire truck built by fire service vehicle engineers, Rosenbauer Group.

D-TEC Products B.V. has developed a new lightweight tipping trailer for the recycling sector.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has partnered with Geotab, Canada a specialist in IoT and connected transportation, to offer an integrated, factory-fit telematics solution and claimed best-in-class technology platform to provide comprehensive fleet management, diagnostics, compliance and driver support.

Bedfordshire-based vehicle testing and validation enterprise, Millbrook plc is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the proving ground at Millbrook, while its Leyland facility, formerly the Leyland Vehicles Technical Centre, is celebrating 40 years of operation this year.

Daimler Buses, a division of Daimler Trucks AG, as part of its previously announced strategic goal of expanding sales in South East Asia, has appointed local automobile manufacturer and dealer, Truong Hai Auto Corporation as its general distributor for Daimler Buses in Vietnam.

Filtrations company, Donaldson Company Inc has announced it is not to proceed with the previously announced sale its Exhaust and Emissions business to Nelson Global Products Inc.

The City of Tulsa and IC Bus have announced a new 20-year lease agreement to keep the Navistar-owned IC Bus school bus manufacturing facility at Tulsa International Airport.

Canada’s electric truck and bus builder, Lion Electric Co and body building specialist, Boivin Evolution have announced first sales of a jointly developed fully-electric waste collection vehicle to North American waste services operator, Waste Connections Inc.