Bradley Osborne

SKF intends to divide its Industrial and Automotive business segments, allowing them to operate as separate companies. If the proposal is approved, the shares in the automotive division will be split between SKF shareholders on a pro rata basis. SKF says the distribution of shares will meet the ‘Lex Asea' requirements, meaning that, according to Swedish law, the receipt of the shares will be exempt from taxation.

| By Bradley Osborne - 12th November 2024 USA – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC of City of Industry, California announced

| By Bradley Osborne - 12th November 2024 UK – Solar tech company Sunswap Ltd of London, UK has announced the appointment of Mark Bryant as Chairman of the Board, effective in January.

GTS Group will sell Nikola's battery electric and fuel cell electric trucks from its Californian dealership, providing services and supporting customers in applying for state and federal incentives. The company has established a new ‘Next Generation Truck' division dedicated to marketing the Nikola brand.

| By Bradley Osborne - 12th November 2024 Netherlands / UK – TIP Trailer Services , a trailer rental firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has

The 2025 version of the ‘SV Stepvan' now comes with two new wheelbase options: 158 inches and 208 inches, in addition to the original 178-inch configuration. Xos says that, with these new options, it can now offer the SV Stepvan in five body lengths, from fourteen to twenty-two feet.

The new ‘HV (i.e., high voltage) Test & Validation Laboratory' is already accredited to national and international standards for testing electric vehicles with architectures rated at 800 volts. ZF's Commercial Vehicle Solutions has used the facility to test fuel cell air compressors, and the

| By Bradley Osborne - 13th November 2024 USA – Wabash National Corporation , a truck body and trailer manufacturer based in Lafayette, Indiana, has been awarded USD1.6bn from the U.S.

Germany / Brazil – At IAA Transportation 2024, held between 17-22 September in Hanover, Germany, Brazilian trailer and components firm Randoncorp presented products from its auto parts brands, including wheel-end components from Castertech , brake systems from Master Frelos (a joint venture with Cummins ), and axles, suspensions, and e-mobility products from Suspensys . However, the group's most interesting showcase was invisible to the naked eye. In its axle products lay hidden a secret ingredient measurable only on the nanoscale: a niobium compound, which has the power to augment the mechanical properties of steel while considerably reducing its weight. It also improves the performance of other materials, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Carrying up to seventy-one passengers, the bus offers a range of up to 360 kilometres with an installed capacity of 350 kilowatt-hours. Volgren says it will offer upgraded battery capacities in the future (399 kWh and 422 kWh). It also said that it will provide pantograph-compatible models.