Tenneco Inc, which concluded its purchase of automotive component supplier, Federal-Mogul LLC, in October 2018, plans to separate its businesses to form two new, independent companies; an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company and a new Powertrain Technology company.

Solaris Bus & Coach claims that by the end of 2018 its electric buses had exceeded 10 million kilometres of in-service operation.

Westport Fuel Systems Inc has appointed David M Johnson as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Scania AB is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova AB, a waste management services company owned by a consortium of municipalities in western Sweden.

Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) and Global Group of Algeria have signed an agreement to produce Hyundai’s commercial vehicles in Algeria as Hyundai continues to expand its commercial vehicle business around the world.

Scania AB is testing a new generation of autonomous transport system at Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt operations in Western Australia.

The Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has elected Pierre Lahutte as its new Chairman for 2019.

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.