Author:gianenrico-griffini

IAA Transportation prepares for a changing world August 19, 2026 Europe’s commercial vehicle (CV) industry is confronting decarbonisation, infrastructure shortages, protectionism and rising costs, while accelerating investment in electric, hydrogen, connected and software-defined transport technologies.GIANENRICO GRIFFINI speaks to Jürgen Mindel, managing director of the VDA, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, about IAA Transportation and the challenges facing the sector. As Europe’s automotive industry prepares to showcase its latest products at IAA Transportation in Hanover, it faces major challenges, […]

Inside the world’s largest commercial vehicle market February 13, 2026 What’s happening inside the world’s largest commercial vehicle (CV) market? GIANENRICO GRIFFINI travelled to the China Commercial Vehicles Show (CCVS) in Wuhan to find out. China, long recognised as a high-technology industrial power, is rapidly transitioning to alternative traction systems to decarbonise road transport. The latest evidence comes from medium- and heavy-truck registration data, as well as from the CCVS. Growth in alternative drivelines has been particularly striking over the […]

Gone with the wind March 20, 2025 Moving an 80-m wind blade across Italy demands expert coordination, precision engineering, and advanced machinery. GIANENRICO GRIFFINI reports on how GEO Trasporti – using an Astra HD9 86.57 tractor, a Goldhofer 12-axle trailer, and an Allison 4700 SP transmission – makes transport magic. In the world of abnormal load transport, there is no such thing as a “mission impossible”. A prime example of this was the recent transport of an 80-m-long wind blade […]