Transportation & Mobility

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis is launching the HVO Aurora project as a practical way for European light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleets to certify the real-world use of renewable diesel, turning low-carbon fuel consumption into traceable data that supports decarbonization strategies and day-to-day operations.

HVO Aurora tracks real-world use of renewable diesel

HVO Aurora is built around Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel produced from waste streams such as used cooking oil and animal fats. By design, it targets a key question for fleet operators: how to prove that vehicles are actually running on low-carbon fuel in daily use, not just on paper.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Butler National Corporation's Avcon Industries has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approvals for its non-halon portable fire extinguisher retrofit on Learjet cabins, giving operators a certified, drop-in path to meet the looming December 31, 2025 halon phase-out deadline. The new approvals extend an earlier FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and position Avcon as a one-stop regulatory solution provider for Learjet fleets operating across North America, the UK and Europe.

Halon Phase-Out Drives Urgent Retrofit Decisions

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) has signed a fleet-wide retrofit agreement with Norwegian to equip all Boeing 737-800 aircraft with its patented Finlet fuel-saving modification, aligning the Nordic carrier's cost discipline with a more aggressive sustainability strategy in short- and medium-haul aviation.

Aerodynamic retrofits move from trial to fleet standard

Under the new agreement, Norwegian will install VCT Finlets across its entire 737-800 fleet, following in the footsteps of early adopters such as Avelo Airlines, SunExpress and the U.S. Air Force. The deal marks a pivot from pilot programs to full-fleet deployment, signaling growing confidence among operators that incremental aerodynamic improvements can deliver material savings at scale.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Hyundai Auto Canada has appointed long-time executive Ken Maisonville as chief operating officer (COO), reinforcing its focus on operational excellence and customer experience as the brand navigates intense competition, electrification and shifting consumer expectations in the Canadian automotive market.

New COO Role Unifies Sales, Marketing and Aftersales

In his newly created role, Maisonville will oversee Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, bringing these core commercial functions under a single leadership umbrella. The move is designed to accelerate decision-making and align strategies across the full customer journey, from brand awareness and lead generation to purchase, ownership and long-term retention.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Growing demand for lightweight, design-driven and performance-oriented components is steadily expanding the global automotive alloy wheel market, with new research from Valuates Reports projecting revenues to rise from USD 11.4 billion in 2022 to USD 14.17 billion by 2029, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% driven by OEM integration and aftermarket upgrades worldwide.

OEM Shift to Lightweight Wheels Reshapes Automotive & Mobility Strategies

In the global Automotive & Mobility industry, alloy wheels have moved from optional upgrade to core specification as manufacturers seek every opportunity to reduce vehicle weight and improve driving dynamics. Lower unsprung mass translates into smoother acceleration, more responsive steering and more efficient braking - all critical attributes as automakers balance efficiency, comfort and safety.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Modern vehicles and infrastructure have made roads significantly safer in recent decades, but new findings from the DEKRA Road Safety Report 2025 show that certain "classic" crash scenarios remain stubbornly dangerous and will require a combination of smarter assistance systems, better infrastructure and targeted awareness campaigns to reduce fatalities and serious injuries further.

Persistent high-risk crash scenarios despite overall progress

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - As DEKRA concludes its 100th anniversary year, the global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) organization is reporting resilient performance, mid-single digit revenue growth and a clear strategic course focused on Mobility, Digital Trust and Sustainability despite a volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.

Resilient TIC Performance in a Challenging Environment

In 2025, DEKRA operated against a backdrop of elevated volatility, geopolitical uncertainties and weak economic conditions in several European markets. Even so, the group expects mid-single digit revenue growth for the full year and overall stable results at the level of the previous year. In the first ten months alone, revenue growth in the core TIC business stood at around 4 percent, underscoring the robustness of its service portfolio.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - As urban mobility systems evolve and traffic volumes rise, new data from DEKRA's Road Safety Report 2025 show that "Vision Zero" - the target of eliminating road fatalities and serious injuries - is already a reality in hundreds of cities worldwide, with the German city of Detmold now receiving the DEKRA Vision Zero Award 2025 for its outstanding performance.

Vision Zero Moves from Utopia to Measurable Reality

"Vision Zero" - the goal of zero traffic fatalities or, ultimately, serious injuries - is not unattainable. Hundreds of cities around the world have achieved zero road fatalities in at least one calendar year since 2009, according to official national statistics. Among them are now several with around 300,000 inhabitants. The DEKRA Vision Zero Award for the best performance among cities over 50,000 inhabitants has been presented to the German city of Detmold.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group is strengthening its position in the European commercial vehicle market with a new spare parts warehouse and a three-way strategic cooperation that aims to boost parts availability, fleet uptime and green logistics performance across the region.

Strategic Partnership Anchored in London

On 24 November 2025 in London, Farizon, Duvenbeck Logistics Group and AGN LEANWAY International Logistics, part of Amass Group, signed a strategic cooperation agreement to support mutually beneficial growth in European logistics operations. The agreement was signed by Cook Xue, CEO of Farizon International Company, Marco Nazzari, Chief Commercial Officer of Duvenbeck, and Peter Wenren, Chairman of AGN Leanway, and witnessed by Farizon Group CEO Mike Fan alongside senior management from all three companies.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Beyless, a Seoul-based mobility software technology company, has secured Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) Capability Level 2 (CL2) certification for its vehicle system software, underscoring its readiness to meet the stringent quality expectations of global automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.

ASPICE CL2 as a Quality Benchmark for Automotive Software

ASPICE CL2 is an international process assessment model that validates whether software development is carried out in a systematic and consistent way across the entire lifecycle. For automotive OEMs and Tier-1s, ASPICE has effectively become a de-facto prerequisite for collaboration, especially in complex domains such as in-vehicle infotainment and connected mobility platforms.