Supplier of lighting systems to on- and off-highway and military vehicle markets, Truck-Lite Co LLC has announced its acquisition of Lumitec LLC - a premier supplier of LED lighting for the marine industry since 2007.

After announcing development of a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets back in November, the electric vehicle pioneer, Nikola Motor Company unveiled Nikola Tre at a major event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale.

AxleTech in March announced it had entered into a strategic agreement with Agility Fuel Solutions, a global provider of clean fuel solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, to produce and deliver highly refined vehicle controls systems for advanced electric vehicle powertrains.

DAF Trucks NV has announced it is investing EUR200m to expand its cab plant in Westerlo by 45%.

Gangway systems specialist for the bus and rail industries, Hübner GmbH & Co KG, is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastic polymer material products in Dunlap.

According to Russian Automotive Market Research, in the first three months of 2019 sales of new trailers and semi-trailers in Russia increased by 4% to 6.56 thousand.

Van Eck Trailers B.V., a family-run trailer builder with a history exceeding 100 years has been acquired by Talson Trailers B.V..

In the first quarter of 2019, Russia registered 17,143 new trucks of gross vehicle weights exceeding 5 tons, according to statistics collated by LLC Avtostat Info.

At ACT Expo 2019, traditional automatic transmission maker, Allison Transmission Inc and British bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, announced they were working together to develop new efficient and powerful electric buses.

In Q1 2019, Russia registered a total of 22,038 LCVs, which is 2.3% fewer than in the same period of last year, LLC Avtostat Info states.

Nikola Motor Company has bought some 400 acres in Coolridge, Arizona, where eventually it plans to build hydrogen-electric Class 8 trucks.

Daniel Holbein has been appointed as Head of Van by MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd – effective April 1, 2019.