Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) is integrating a battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia into its aftermarket operations with J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. This move builds on DTNA’s efforts to expand the use of electric trucks for its logistics operations, following implementations in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Mexico. The Freightliner eCascadia will be part of…

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 52,944 cars in August, up 3% compared to the same period last year. The manufacturer said the sales increase was primarily driven by the performance of its fully electric cars in Europe, while the Chinese market was more challenging. The company’s sales of electrified models, fully electric and plug-in…

Kia America said it closed August with record-breaking retail sales, higher than any other month in company history. According to the manufacturer, the addition of the all-electric, three-row EV9 SUV led to a 27% increase in EV sales over the same period last year, while PHEV models increased 43% year-over-year, resulting in a 9% growth…

During Capital Markets Day held in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo Cars revealed its new approach to technology, which the company said will define its future by channeling all its engineering efforts into one direction: making cars that get better with time. Starting with the EX90, Volvo Cars said its future electric cars will be based on…

Mullen Automotive‘s subsidiary, Bollinger Motors, has named Affinity Truck Center as an official Bollinger Motors dealer. Affinity operates sales locations in Bakersfield and Fresno, California, and service locations in Paso Robles and Salinas, California. Affinity Truck Center is a California hybrid and zero-emission truck and bus voucher incentive project-certified dealership. …

Hyzon has announced the start of production of its Class 8 200kW Fuel Cell Electric Truck (FCET). Through its collaboration with North Carolina-based Fontaine Modification, the company will begin production of its 200kW FCET. “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for ‘hard-to-decarbonize’ heavy-duty industries, as…

Velocity EV, initially launched in 2023 as a subsidiary of Velocity Vehicle Group, has rebranded as Rizon USA – Authorized U.S. Distributor of the Rizon Brand. Under its new name, Rizon USA said will expand its national dealer network, and its sales and support network across the U.S. medium-duty truck market. Daimler Truck is the…

Schaeffler Vehicle Lifetime Solutions recently launched the E-Axle RepSystem-M. The company said it is currently the only supplier on the market to present a motor repair kit at Automechanika Frankfurt for the e-axle in the first-generation Hyundai Ioniq AE-EV, 2016-2019 model, EM09 motor with 88 kW output. With the launch of this kit, Schaeffler said…

According to JATO Dynamics’ data for 28 European markets, a total of 125,070 BEVs were registered in August, marking a 36% fall in year-on-year sales. This is the largest drop the segment has experienced since January 2017, when registrations were first recorded. Due to this performance,…

At this year’s international commercial vehicle show, Mahle is showcasing a complete system for a fuel cell truck with fuel cell peripherals, thermal management, and a fully functional heavy-duty electric axle. Other products include a high-performance, fuel-saving evaporative cooling system for demanding fuel cell and electric vehicles as well as a bionic fan that makes…