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As Gerrit Marx will leave the Group to take up his appointment as the CEO of CNH Industrial, Persson, who is currently an Iveco Group Board Independent Director, will step in to the role of CEO on 1st July, 2024.

Herbert Robel and Hansjörg Cueni wree elected as new members of Quantron AG's supervisory board, still led by Klaus Schmitt. The total number of members was increased from seven to nine, necessitating a new election for the two positions with a supplementary election.

Musk told employees with an internal message that the workforce reduction is inevitable and foresees quite difficult times for the company and the whole economy. Apparently, war prices over electric vehicles and the difficult challenge posed by Chinese manufacturers is affecting the global brand.

The plant, expected to be operational in 2026, will provide additional capacity to support the growth plans of both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the U.S. and Canadian markets, and support Mack truck sales in Mexico and Latin America.

“We are on track for a successful 2024 by continuing the momentum set in 2023,” said Nikola CEO Steve Girsky. “It’s about more than just setting goals. It’s about following through on our commitments. This includes not only the production and sale of our hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks but also t...

Available from April 2024 and set to go into production by December 2024, Mercedes Actros L has been enhanced with the new ProCabin, a different cabin option for ICE trucks clearly inspired by the eActros 600 electric truck. The ProCabin concept has 80 mm longer front end and further aerodynamic mea...

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Milence, the joint venture shared by Volvo, Daimler Truck and Traton, aims to deploy at least 1,700 hi-speed charging points by 2027 along the main European freight corridors. The very first hubs are being opened, but there's still a lot of work to do. And no time to lose.

Developers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully charged for the first time a prototype of the eActros 600, which was presented last year, at a charging station with an output of one megawatt at the in-house development and testing center in Wörth am Rhein.

DB Schenker had pre-ordered 1,500 Volta Zero electric trucks before the bankruptcy of Volta Trucks. Now the German logistics group says it is ready to resume testing and "welcome the first serial vehicles as soon as possible." No confirmation from DB Schenker, however, on the size of the possible ne...

The first issue of Sustainable Truck&Van magazine 2024 will be released in April through our website and social media channels and distributed from May 20 to 23 at ACT Expo, Las Vegas. The second issue will be out in September and distributed at IAA Transportation, Hannover.

The demand for batteries is continuously growing, while the production of batteries is still highly concentrated in Asia. For instance, less than 1 percent of global lithium-ion battery cells are currently manufactured in Europe, compared to over 90 percent in Asia.

Speaking at Berlin Climate Conference, Markus Duesmann, Audi’s CEO, has recently spoken about the future plans of the major car manufacturer. He stated that, starting in 2026, Audi will only launch new all-electric models on the global market. In addition, Audi will phase out production of the last ...

The major target of the project is to determine the appropriate drive concept according to the respective application purposes and requirements on American and European roads, with the consequence of reducing the CO2 footprint in heavy-duty transport as much as possible.

The future facility will be located adjacent to Montreal-Mirabel International Airport on a 1.6 million square foot property, with development planned to begin very soon, in June 2021. The facility is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022, with a planned annual battery production capac...

Scania entered an R 410 tractor that managed to score the best test result: the truck’s average consumption was measured at 23.53 litres per 100 km, while Scania also managed the highest average speed, reaching 80.60 km/h.

The T7, new generation of the iconic Volkswagen Multivan makes a significant step forward towards electrical mobility with the plug-in hybrid system, in view of possible fully electric and autonomous breakouts (for the former, it seems we’ll have to wait at least another year).

The new On-Highway business will include the following group’s brands and their respective activities: IVECO (heavy, medium and light commercial vehicles), IVECO ASTRA focused on heavy- duty trucks, IVECO BUS and Heuliez Bus, Magirus (firefighting vehicles), Iveco Defence Vehicles, Iveco Capital and...

By taking over Akasol, BorgWarner has the target of increasing its presence in the e-mobility field and further strengthening its market position for battery systems. As a matter of fact, the US-based group is a primary player in the production of drivetrain components for the automotive industry.

On the occasion of the above-mentioned anniversary, ACEA released today (June 3, 2021) a video aimed at promoting a new brand identity vision.

The price of lithium batteries has fallen by 97% in 30 years. Says a study by MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, published at the end of March 2021 in the journal Energy and Environmental Science and taken up by The Economist.

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Iveco Group will soon have a new CEO. Olof Persson to replace Gerrit Marx

Quantron AG to enhance its supervisory board by adding two experienced professionals

Tesla to cut about 10% of its workforce due to global sales fall

Volvo Group will build new heavy-duty truck factory in Mexico

Nikola produced 43 FCEVs in Q1, 2024. Focus on the revised battery-electric trucks

Mercedes Actros L soon available with ProCabin option, new design and improved aerodynamics

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Exclusive interview with Anja van Niersen (Milence CEO): “I’m very confident we can meet our targets”

Mercedes-Benz Trucks tests megawatt charging on its eActros 600

DB Schenker intends to resume road tests of the Volta Zero

Two is better than one. The issues of Sustainable Truck&Van magazine to be released in 2024

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Boosting battery value chain in Europe. The BATT4EU programme was officially launched

Audi makes its move into e-mobility. No more cars with ICE engine by 2033

Innovative drives for heavy-duty trucks. A joint research project by IAV and MIT

Some more details about the next Lion Electric battery manufacturing plant in Quebec

Low fuel consumption and transport efficiency. Scania wins ‘Green Truck’ for the fifth time in a row

The new Volkswagen Multivan T7 has a plug-in hybrid drive system

Gerrit Marx is the designated CEO of CNH On-Highway Business

Acquisition completed. Akasol is now part of BorgWarner group

«We keep changing for the future». ACEA releases a brand-new video for its 30th anniversary

Price of lithium batteries -97% in 30 years. And by 2050 an extra -68%