With more than 100 Bluebird Corporation buses now in operation with Cummins’ electric drivetrain in the USA and 65 buses on order with its transit bus builder partner, Gillig Corporation, and a number of key prospect electrification contracts in both the truck and bus segments on the horizon, the Cummins Electrified Power Business is expecting to ramp up its electrical drive systems over the coming months.

Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic A.Ş. used Busworld Turkey 2020 to announce major sales success of its two electric bus models, the Jest Electric and Atak Electric, which were displayed on the company’s show stand, while a Jest Electric was available for a ride and drive on the ground of the fair.

The Canadian Government's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Hon Jonathan Wilkinson, and Manitoba's Minister of Conservation and Climate, the Hon Sarah Guillemard, have launched an application process for Manitoba's Efficient Trucking Programme.

Renault Trucks UK has selected EO Charging, a UK-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, as its charging partner in its first retail and small and medium-sized e-mobility campaign.

The first e-mobility contract in Italy for VDL Bus & Coach has resulted in four Citea SLF-120 electric buses being delivered to Milan's Malpensa Airport for operation between the car parks, terminals 1 and 2, and Cargo City.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd through its main dealer in Maidstone, has supplied the first Scania hybrid truck in the UK to a removals firm, Matthew James Global Relocations.

The Board of CNH Industrial NV has appointed Suzanne Heywood as acting chief executive officer, in addition to her role as chair of the Board, to lead the business through the current unprecedented period until a new permanent CEO has been identified.

Fuel cell developer and electrochemical technology company, Ceres Power Holdings plc, reported strong half year results to December 31, 2019 with revenues and other income up 33.6% to GBP11m, reflecting strong progress on major contracts with Doosan, Bosch, Weichai and Miura Co.

Automotive production in Turkey has been declining in 2018 and 2019, but compared with other automotive segments, the bus and coach segment has proven to be more resilient.

2019 was a record year for bus and trolleybus builder, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. with record sales revenues of PLN2.6bn (EUR572m) compared with PLN1.867bn (EUR410m) in 2018 and record unit sales of 1,487 (2018: 1,226).

While there have been tenders during the last few years for electric buses in Turkey, which have then later been cancelled due to the recession, the CNG market remains in better shape, according to Cenk Yavuz, territory manager, Turkey for on-highway business of Turkey Engine Power Systems Ltd of Izmir.

Motion control systems supplier for commercial vehicles, Wabco Holdings Inc, is building a new USD20m manufacturing facility in Sakarya, Turkey.