GreenPower Bus, part of GreenPower Motor Company Inc, is commencing production of its EV Star and EV Star Plus electric 'Min-eBuses' in its recently acquired facility in Porterville.

BAE Systems is to supply Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with 194 electric-hybrids employing its Series-ER extended range propulsion system.

Stoneridge Inc has announced it is to invest in a fund managed by Autotech Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on ground transportation technology, located in Menlo Park.

Mahle GmbH has acquired transmission gears specialist, ZG-Zahnräder und Getriebe GmbH, to expand its expertise in powertrain transmissions.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has introduced Active Decompression Technology, enabling heavy-duty commercial vehicles to benefit from an engine stop-start system and eliminating engine-shake at both start-up and shutdown.

The Krone Group reported record revenues exceeding EUR2.1bn for its financial year 2017/2018 ending on July 31, 2018 and which also marked a significant increase over the previous year’s result of EUR1.9bn.

Nooteboom, the heavy haulage specialist trailer manufacturer of Nieuweweg has developed a Cloud-based version of its NoVAB axle weight calculation software assistance tool - Nooteboom 3.0 Cloud version.

Fifth-wheel and trailer chassis components specialist, Jost Achsen Systeme GmbH is promoting use of a high-performance, organic, bio-degradable grease for fifth wheel couplings.

Austrian trailer manufacturer, Schwarzmüller Group, has opened a new branch outlet in Germany by acquiring a service and repair location in Eltmann.

SEM Transport Solutions, a new subsidiary of transportation distribution giant, POM Group, is in the process of developing a number of axle steering systems products for the European trailer market, which are being brought to market during 2019.

Schmitz Cargobull AG says investments during 2017/18 year ending March 2018 and on-going into 2018/19 on technology and capacity expansion at its plant in Panevezys (where it builds a range of refrigerated and dry box van structures for trucks and trailers) will see daily output levels triple from April 2019.

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC, a subsidiary of Canada’s NFI Group Inc, has announced its Spirit of Equess medium-duty bus has successfully completed the FTA Altoona Model Bus Testing endurance programme.