Today’s international market conditions are not so different than they were 20 years ago and there are opportunities to be had (but no one said it was easy).
Cummins will take over the development, production and delivery of medium-duty engines for Daimler Trucks and Buses around the world by the second half of the decade.
Daimler plans to spin off Daimler Truck as a separate business and establish two independent pure-play companies for truck/bus and autos, “designed to unlock the full potential of its businesses in a zero-emissions, software-driven future.”
Stellantis, the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA, will “embrace electrification, connectivity, autonomous driving, and shared ownership,” the company said.
The global alliance between Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG announced plans to develop a new city delivery van and medium pickup truck.
European-based telematics company Ruptela is expanding its global presence to North America with the release of its telematics platform to the U.S. market.
Geotab has launched its Commercial Transportation Recovery Dashboard, which is designed to help depict the current state of COVID-19 recovery and help in visualize the pandemic’s impact on commercial transportation and trade activity.
In a bold move, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group agreed to join forces in an effort to speed up the development, establishment and acceptance of fuel cell vehicles – at a time when much of the focus on electric trucks among legacy truck makers has been on battery-electric solutions.
Ideal for urban waste collection, Daimler's eEconic electric truck will be based on the all-electric eActros, with testing to begin in 2021.
Scania's new NXT electric, self-driving concept vehicle can be quickly reconfigured to meet changing fleet needs in the course of a single work day. It can be a commuter bus in the morning and evening, for example, and a refuse truck overnight.
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