On November 24, Blue Bird Corp. announced record financial results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year, marking the strongest performance in the company’s history.
In Q4, Blue Bird reported net sales of USD 409.4 million, an increase of 16.9% compared to the same period last year, along with net income o

On November 24, Mack Trucks announced it has delivered the first ten of its Pioneer flagship trucks to Wayne Smith Farms and Cooley Transport/Maloney Leasing.
Wayne Smith Farms purchased six 76-inch sleeper models, while Cooley Transport acquired four 76-inch sleepers. Cooley has four more trucks on order.
Mack began

On November 25, Workhorse Group announced that its shareholders voted to approve the planned merger with Motiv Electric Trucks, a leading manufacturer of Class 4-6 medium-duty electric trucks and buses, at its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
“We appreciate the support of our shareholders as we reach this importa

On November 22, at the Auto Guangzhou 2025 motor show (exhibition period: November 21-30), SAIC Maxus unveiled the eDeliver RoboBUS and eDeliver RoboVAN driverless vehicles.
Both vehicle models adopt the Hongtu intelligent HD-map-free algorithm to eliminate the need for HD maps for mapping and shorten commercializati

On November 21, at the Auto Guangzhou 2025 motor show (exhibition period: November 21-30), GAC Commercial Vehicle launched the T9 intelligent electric heavy-duty truck (HDT), with a starting price of CNY 439,900.
Built on a new forward developed pure electric platform, the T9 measures 8.9t in dead weight. Equipped wi

On November 19, Ford Trucks presented two new products at Solutrans in Lyon (November 18-22): the next generation of the Ford F-Max as a traditional diesel and the F-Line E, Ford’s first entry into the electric truck sector. The electric F-Line E model is the result of efforts at Ford Otosan in Turkiye, a joint ventu

On November 24, KAMAZ announced that it has produced first batch of twenty high-tech KAMAZ-54901 tractor units, with another 15 planned for December 2025. The fully equipped trucks have already been sold to customers in Russia and abroad, and an additional ten units are scheduled for export by the end of 2025.
The KA

At the Auto Guangzhou 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) forged an in-depth strategic partnership with SAIC Motor Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (SAIC Motor Commercial Vehicle). Centering on the three directions of “technology co-development, ecosystem co-construction, and global mutual progress”, t

On November 13, it was reported that Shacman México (Sparta Motors) announced a partnership with Sesé, a logistics and assembly company, to establish a new truck assembly plant in Puebla.
The facility will initially produce 1,000 Shacman trucks, with plans to expand production to 4,000 units by its third year of oper

In an investor update, Ashok Leyland announced that it is strengthening its product roadmap with an expansion into non-diesel technologies. Ashok Leyland has been developing two light electric trucks and three heavy MHCV electric trucks, and multiple electric bus models, as well as newly introduced models running on

On November 13, it was reported that Chinese truck manufacturer Dongfeng reaffirmed its commitment to building an assembly plant in Mexico, regardless of potential tariff changes.
Philipp Heldt, General Manager of Magna Automotive México, the brand’s importer, confirmed during the Expo Transporte 2025 that Dongfeng w

On November 19, Tsuyo Manufacturing Private. Limited has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Government of Karnataka to set up an advanced manufacturing facility and dedicated testing track for heavy commercial electric vehicles in Dharwad. The agreement was formalized at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025.
The new

On November 20, the Modern Transport Technologies Group started serial production of the G 2.5 diesel engine in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Several versions of the 2.5-liter diesel engine, producing 149.6 hp are now available. The G51A version is made for a 5-speed transmission, while the G51B, G51C, and G51D versions a

On November 18, multiple sources reported that the CEO of Iran Khodro Diesel announced a plan to produce 30,000 commercial vehicles in 2026. The company is relying on its strong supply chain and domestic capabilities to achieve it. It is also working towards increasing the pickup market share. It has also started exp

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has begun real-world testing of its new TraXon 2 Hybrid transmission for heavy trucks with European transport fleets and members of the German Association for Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Disposal (BGL) e.V.
According to VECTO simulation tool calculations, the system can reduce CO

At the 2025 China Commercial Vehicles Show (CCVS) in Wuhan, CALB Group Co., Ltd. (CALB) presented battery lineups covering various commercial vehicle scenarios. The exhibits included the HL series for short-haul transportation in closed areas, which, with a capacity of 120-600kWh, comes with a four-branch framework a

On November 19, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a business unit of Daimler Trucks, unveiled the two upgraded systems i.e., Active Brake Assist 6 Plus and Attention Assist 2, will be available from February 2026. The company is now showing its latest technology in the new Safety Truck.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has added a new elect

In an investor update, Olectra Greentech Limited updated that its new Greenfield plant is now partially operational, currently operating at a single-shift capacity of 2,500 electric vehicles per year. This output can be scaled up to 5,000 units with the implementation of a second shift.
On the technology front, Olec

On November 18, Renault Trucks unveiled the new E-Tech T 585 and E-Tech T 780 electric heavy-duty trucks.
The range of the new models was extended compared with the existing E-Tech T 540 by adopting an electric axle that places the motor and transmission at the rear. Using the e-axle freed up space between the side m

On November 19, Gauzy announced that it is contributing to Renault Trucks’ DOLPHIN initiative with its AI-powered Smart-Vision Camera Monitoring System (CMS) and Driver Monitoring System (DMS), improving driver safety in next-generation concept trucks.
The DOLPHIN program is a government-supported initiative under Fr