Lion Electric Company, the Quebec Government and six other industry partners have announced a major project to initiate electrification of heavy-duty commercial vehicles in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association is lobbying for changes to EU policy to enable transition to carbon-neutral freight transport.

The New York operator, MTA has awarded Volvo Buses’ Canadian subsidiary, Prévost Car of Sainte-Claire, two contracts for up to 330, X3-45 commuter coaches, with a firm order of 307 vehicles to be delivered between 2020 and 2022, and options for 23 additional coaches.

Transport group, Keolis, having already established full electric bus rapid transport systems in several French cities, has inaugurated the first 100% hydrogen fuelled BRT system using eight 18m fuel cell powered articulated vehicles from Van Hool in the city of Pau.

WABCO Holdings Inc, a global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, has opened a new Global Test Centre in Wroclaw, Poland.

Fiat Powertrain Technologies Industrial or FPT Industrial of Turin, the global powertrain brand of CNH Industrial NV, last month announced its agreement to acquire 100% of Dolphin N2, a start-up company formed in 2017 specializing in innovative internal combustion engine technology from global strategic engineering and environmental consultancy, Ricardo plc .

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors Ltd have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to form a strategic alliance concerning commercial vehicles.

The Volvo Group has created a new dedicated business unit for providing autonomous transportation solutions called Volvo Autonomous Solutions; it officially started operations on January 1, 2020.

Peterbilt Motors Company and Dana Incorporated announced at the CES event in Las Vegas this month their collaboration on electric powertrain development for the Peterbilt Model 220EV battery electric vehicles.

Colorado-based Lightning Systems, a developer of zero-emission drivetrains, has raised USD41m in equity, debt and working capital funding from existing and new investors.

Following the successful launch of its camera monitoring system called Smart-Vision in markets across Europe, Vision Systems, is to exhibit its mirrorless solution at the UMA Motorcoach Expo this month.

Global demand for trucks started to weaken in the second half of 2019 and this trend is set to continue in 2020 and 2021, stated Zita Zigan, director of global commercial vehicle forecasting at LMC Automotive Ltd.