Filtration specialist, Donaldson Company Inc, has started construction of a USD15m Material Research Centre at its corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Cummins Inc has provided eight all-electric drivetrains installed in vans for operation with the United States Postal Service.

Following the announcement more than 18 months ago by Cummins Inc at the NACV Show 2017 in Atlanta, that it would be working with the Livermore bus builder, Gillig Corporation, to produce a fully-electric transit bus, last month saw the companies officially hold a preview of the 40ft GILLIG Battery Electric Bus at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Mobility Conference held in Louisville.

Cummins Inc is to supply electric powertrains to Kalmar, part of Cargotec, for its latest terminal tractor aimed at European markets.

Daimler AG's proposed restructuring has been approved by a majority of its shareholders.

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2019 held in Birmingham in late April saw the Dublin-based distributor; LDV UK & Ireland Ltd unveil its second all-electric purpose-built van, the EV30.

Robert Bosch GmbH has formed a strategic alliance with fuel cell stack manufacturer, Powercell Sweden AB.

Sales of pickup trucks and derivatives rose by more than 12% to 132,705 units in the first quarter of 2019 from an already buoyant 118,252 sales in the same period of last year, driven by strong consumer sentiment and rising incomes.

The Thai commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw expanded by 12% to 144,283 units in the first quarter of 2019 from 128,861 units in the same period of last year, according to data compiled by www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com from various industry sources.

Winnipeg-based NFI Group has launched, what it is calling its Autonomous Technology Programme which is to be developed by its New Flyer of America Inc and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC subsidiaries.

Cummins Inc has announced Columbus is to become the manufacturing centre and corporate hub for its Cummins Electrified Power Business.

Sales of pickup trucks declined by 17.7% to 7,698 units in the first quarter of 2019 from an unchanged 9,358 units in the same period a year earlier, reflecting a broad-based decline in economic growth.