June 2025 Newsletter
Dear HVTT Forum subscribers, It has been a busy time of year for those of us in the heavy vehicle transport sector in the UK, with several of the major industry events taking place recently. This includes the Commercial Vehicle Show, Multimodal and the Road Transport Expo (my personal favourite), all of which take place near the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands region. This is perhaps apt given that the region—more specifically the areas of Coventry and the Black Country—is considered the birthplace of the UK’s automotive industry. Today, Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin and even Chinese OEM Changan Automotive have large facilities located in the region and there are plans for a 60GWh-per-year battery “gigafactory” in Coventry which would supply batteries to the automotive sector. The biggest bit of news since the previous newsletter is undoubtedly the hosting of the HVTT18 symposium, held in Québec City, Canada,... Read More