The remanufacturing sector in the commercial vehicle industry is expected to be worth EUR90bn by 2030, according to aftermarket parts supplier and parts remanufacturing CV brake specialist, Roadlink International.

ROI Cabmate, a new, intelligent, semi-active cab suspension claimed to positively impact safety, operator comfort, asset protection and driver retention has been developed by Link Manufacturing Ltd. 

Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. is to supply 18 Trollino 10 trolleybuses to the Italian cities of Modena and Parma.

Daimler Financial Services AG is to begin operating under the name Daimler Mobility AG and is to provide broader range of services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management, for the entire Daimler Group.

ONAI, Almaty’s cashless public transport payment system, was established in 2015 as part of a government scheme to improve Kazakhstan’s digital infrastructure by 2020.

Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai, has launched Ultra Business Utility Vehicles (BUV) range in Vietnam; the truck has been specially designed to meet changing customer needs in the light and intermediate commercial vehicle segments.

Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd, through a 100-percent subsidiary, Investment Global Co Ltd, in July acquired an equity interest of approximately five per cent in vehicle manufacturing giant, Daimler AG.

BYD Company of Shenzhen has expanded its North American operations by opening its first bus assembly plant in Canada. Located in Newmarket, Ontario, the site provides a 45,000 square-foot facility and is the first new electric bus plant to open in Ontario in a generation.

Toyota Motor Corporation and BYD Company have signed an agreement for the joint development of battery electric vehicles.

Tokyo-based Toyota Motor Corporation, worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, is to support the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, by developing a special new product, the APM, a battery electric mobility vehicle designed expressly for use at the Games.

In the first half of 2019, Russia registered 45,662 new light commercial vehicles and including buses of M2 category which was 9.1% fewer than the 50,208 units registered in the same period of last year, according to statistics collated by Avtostat Info.

Ford of Britain is partnering with energy company, Centrica plc to provide complete electric vehicle packages for its passenger vehicles.