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Heramba announced today, 6th of February 2024, the completion of the purchase of majority control of Kiepe Electric from Knorr-Bremse, following announcement in August 2023. As a result of the transaction, Knorr-Bremse will continue to own 15% of Kiepe Electric and will remain a strategic partner, K...

Sira Industrie of Valerio Gruppioni, Prima Sole Components owned by Maurizio Stirpe (vice-president of Confindustria), the manufacturing entrepreneur Nicola Benedetto (with interests also in the aluminium, tourism and publishing sectors), Maurizio Marchesini, former chairman of industrialists in Emi...

China remains the global powerhouse in the electric vehicle (EV) market, with recent data from consulting Interact Analysis shedding light on the country’s electrified commercial vehicle landscape for 2023. Geely emerges as a dominant force in the new energy sector, leading both the truck and ...

It happens in the Netherlands. Connexxion (Transdev) in 2018 installed in its e-bus depot in Amstelveen a higher charging capacity than the one actually needed. Now the carrier has decided in consultation with energy company Liander to have the connection adapted to a smaller one. This will allow be...

Transpotec Logitec (8-11 May), Italy’s leading event for goods transport and logistics and NME – Next Mobility Exhibition (8-10 May), dedicated to vehicles, solutions, policies and technologies for sustainable mobility, will run simultaneously in Milan this year. NME will be then back after th...

On the 1st February 2024 Volvo announces it has completed th acquisition of battery business from Proterra. The intention was announced in November 2023, when Volvo Group had been selected as the highest bidder in an auction for the business and assets of the Proterra Powered unit. Volvo states...

“If you’ve ridden a bus in the United States, you may have come to the same conclusion as many Americans: They’re slow. They’re unreliable. And, if you have the choice, there are probably better ways to get around. Politicians and transit agencies have long ignored buses, which disproportionately se...

Arriva has won a new contract to continue serving the West Brabant region in the Netherlands, following a competitive tender process. “A key part of Arriva’s successful bid was the presentation of a robust and future-proof network with faster and smarter transport options and investment in a c...

Henri Paccalin, previously CEO of Daimler Truck France, takes over the management of Daimler Buses France. He replaces Holger Duerrfeld, CEO of Daimler Buses France since 2017, who is taking on the role of Head of Production Western Europe at Daimler Buses. Finally, Ulrich Loebich will become the ne...

Intelligent transport data platform CitySwift has raised an additional €7mn (£6.0mn) in funding. The round was led by new investors Gresham House Ventures, who have invested €5mn (£4.3mn), with existing investors following including ACT Venture Capital, Irelandia Investments, and the Western Develop...