Volvo Group to produce battery modules in Ghent by 2025

Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to produce battery modules by 2025, the company has announced. The investment decision...

Machinery

Jan Gurander to step down as Volvo Group Deputy CEO

Jan Gurander will step down as Volvo Group Deputy CEO as of December 31st, 2022, the company has announced. His other managerial...

Fleet

Isuzu completes $2bn UD Trucks acquisition from Volvo Group

Isuzu Motors has completed the purchase of UD Trucks from the Volvo Group for an enterprise value of $2.1 billion. The transaction...

Fleet

UD Trucks and Zahid Tractor agree exclusive KSA distribution deal

Zahid Tractor, one of Saudi Arabia's highest profile importers and distributors, has agreed to represent UD Trucks in the Kingdom. The famous...

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UD Trucks celebrates sales success in 2017 across the Middle East

UD Trucks says 2017 was one of its best performing years in the Middle East, East Africa. Despite challenging conditions in some...

Features

Heavy-duty trucks driving production on Mideast projects

The heavy-duty truck is vital to the construction landscape and, despite being less conspicuous than its more glamorous cousins on the job...

Machinery

Volvo CE shows off electric compact excavator prototype

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its latest 100% electric compact excavator prototype – the EX2 – at the Volvo Group...

Fleet

Europe to host world’s first cross-border truck platooning initiative

Europe is set to host the world’s first cross-border initiative with smart trucks, involving six truck manufacturers, according to the European Automobile...

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Truck-makers ‘call for cooperation among global transport regulators’

The world’s top manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks and engines have called for closer cooperation among European, Japanese and North American regulators to...