Deepblue Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd, a Artificial Intelligence specialist, revealed its latest developments in transportation, called the Smart Panda Bus, at the latest China New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Summit in Shanghai, last month.

Cartwright Rentals, a rapidly expanding division of trailer and body manufacturer, Cartwright Group, has opened a new 2.5 acre depot in the North-East to further increase its nationwide network of locations.

Motor and fan manufacturer, Ziehl-Abegg, has announced it has achieved another year of higher than average growth with sales increasing by 8.1% to EUR584m (provisional) compared with EUR540m in 2017.

Allison Transmission Inc has entered a partnership agreement with LHP Telematics to collaborate in development of remote fleet management telematics systems.

Battery and electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Company, celebrated 20 years of operations in Europe at its European headquarters in Schiedam last December.

New Flyer of America Inc of Crookston, Minnesota, which is a U.S. subsidiary of Winnipeg-based NFI Group Inc, has introduced Connect 360 – a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior Charge battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect.

Nigel Base, commercial vehicle manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders announced the European Commission recently has laid out plans to introduce the next phase the VECTO tool from 2022.

SSAB, the specialist steel producer with interests in Finland and across North America, is to introduce a new addition to its range of  1100 MPa Strenx performance steels at the Bauma event in Munich.

Bridgestone Europe NV, (a tyre making and distribution subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation), and Iris Capital, a European venture capital firm, have entered a corporate partnership to investigate and invest in new mobility services, industry 4.0 and digital transformation technologies across Europe, the Middle-East and Africa region.

“Paccar reported record annual revenues and profitability in 2018 and has achieved an impressive 80 consecutive years of net income,” said Ron Armstrong, chief executive officer of Paccar Inc, truck builder under the Peterbilt, Kenworth and DAF Trucks brands.

Voith Group of Heidenheim, Germany has acquired a 56% majority stake in Swedish IT company, Pilotfish – a major provider of on-board IT systems and applications.

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have reached formal agreements relating to broad alliances designed to boost competitiveness and serve customers better.