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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2021

Traton to Focus on Electric Trucks

The Traton Group (which is in the process of buying Navistar) announced it is investing $1.9 billion in research and development of e-mobility by 2025, and cutting its investment in traditional drivetrains.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 19, 2016

Truck Makers Hit With Record EU Fines for Price-Fixing in Europe

The European Union is fining five truck makers nearly 3 billion euros for acting as a cartel to fix prices of medium and heavy-duty trucks and time the introduction of technologies to comply with emissions rules.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 5, 2015

Renschler Takes Over VW Trucks, Creating Speculation on Acquisitions

Former Daimler Trucks head Andreas Renschler started work this week as head of rival Volkswagen's trucks business, once again creating speculation that VW may look to North American shores as it works toward goals of expanding its global footprint.

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Articlesby Sven-Erik LindstrandJune 9, 2014

Scania: Sleeping Giant in Emerging VW Truck Portfolio?

Volkwagen's takeover of Scania may seem like it should only matter to Europeans, but the German automaker's goal is to be able to compete in commercial vehicles alongside global rivals Volvo and Daimler. North America is likely in its game plan.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 9, 2013

Visions of Future Trucks

In our December issue, we talked to truck makers about what we can expect on commercial trucks in the next five to 10 years. For this photo gallery we compiled real concept trucks and those just on paper.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2013

Volkswagen Seeking Control of MAN

Volkswagen is seeking full control over German truck maker MAN through a "domination and profit and loss transfer agreement," a type of German contract similar to a parent company and subsidiary

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