Indcar has seen a strong growth in sales for its minibus and midi-bus products during 2019 – largely from the urban bus segment.

Anadolu Isuzu unveiled three electric vehicles and a CNG-fuelled variant of its Interliner 13 at Busworld Europe held in Brussels last month.

Heuliez Bus, the Rorthais-based citybus building subsidiary of Iveco Bus has designed and built the new 18m Iveco E-Way electric bus at Busworld.

Busworld Europe last month was host to the premiere of a new 7900 model articulated electric bus by Volvo Bus Corporation.

Alexander Dennis Ltd is to supply six electric buses to Fullers360, a subsidiary of Weiheke Bus Company, commencing the conversion of bus services on New Zealand’s Waiheke Island to a zero emission operation. 

Electric bus builder, Ebusco NV won the Innovation award at Busworld for its new 3.0 city bus model, which features a carbon space-frame construction and composite panelling claimed to reduce weight by 33% to a minimal 8.0 tonnes.

Allison Transmission Inc announced at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month its range of propulsion systems has been expanded with the addition of an integrated electric portal axle system suitable for single and double deck city buses.

Navistar Inc has upgraded the International Truck's 2020 on-highway line-up by enhancing fuel efficiency and improving uptime.

A supplier of patented aerodynamic products, FlowBelow Aero Inc, has signed an agreement with North American truck giant, Navistar Inc to supply custom aerodynamic drive wheel fairings for fitment ex-factory in 2020.

Christer Johansson, senior vice president, investor relations at the Volvo Group at the NACV Show in Atlanta last month, confirmed what other industry experts were saying about the Class 8 truck market in 2020, that the market to ‘normalise’ at 240,000/250,000 units, down by around 100,000 units from what is expected to be the second highest Class8 truck market ever in 2019 of 340,000 units.

NEXT eMobility Solutions is the name of a new business unit, set up by Navistar Inc, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets in North America.

Having recently been installed in its new multi-million flagship manufacturing base in Belton, Cartwright Conversions, a division of the trailer builder, Cartwright Group, has already been earmarked for further expansion.