Bradley Osborne

The company opened the building, which covers more than 7,000 square metres, in late June. The new facility will support the company's main Bolechowo plant by assembling city buses, increasing total production capacity by approximately five hundred units per year. In 2025, Solaris

| By Bradley Osborne - 7th July 2026 USA – Last year at Busworld Europe Spheros revived its new brand identity and presented its

| By Bradley Osborne - 8th July 2026 UK – Ricardo plc , an engineering consultancy based in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK, is leading a

Turkey – Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AŞ (“Otokar”), a bus and coach manufacturer based in Sakarya, Turkey, has commissioned a solar power plant in the southeast of the country which will generate electricity approximating to 60% of demand from its main production facility.

The battery electric artic is an 18-metre low-floor bus with up to 57 seats. It is powered by two 200-kW motors and twelve lithium-iron phosphate batteries that provide a total energy capacity of 497 kilowatt-hours. The BZL Electric Articulated chassis will be exported to Australia and bodied by local bodybuilder,

– The leaders of thirty trailer manufacturers came together in Belgium this month to take a joint stand against European emissions regulation, which they claim will cause severe damage to the domestic trailer industry unless the regulators' assessment tool, VECTO, is reformed.

| By Bradley Osborne - 13th July 2026 USA – American manufacturers of heavy-duty engines for trucks are updating their software in

France – Renault SA of Boulogne-Billancourt, France is updating its fourth generation of large vans – first presented in 2023 at Solutrans – with a new dashboard, additional features, and further upfit options and configurations.

USA – Volvo Group North America Inc of Greensboro, North Carolina has announced that its new heavy-duty truck models will incorporate more recycled materials than before, with certain components made of up to 75% recycled content.

Phinia says it will complete the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Stoba in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. By acquiring Stoba, Phinia claims it will strengthen its ability to deliver “high-precision” components, systems, and integrated solutions globally for passenger car, commercial vehicle, off-highway, industrial, aerospace, and defence applications. Brady Ericson, president and chief executive officer of Phinia, added that Stoba is “a well-established supplier” in Phinia's network and the acquisition would bolster the company's “supply chain resilience and product portfolio.”