DE
The fuel cell joint venture Cellcentric has a new Chief Financial Officer. Lars Ljungström has taken over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Managing Director since August 2026. He succeeds Niklas Ekström, who is leaving the company at the end of July 2026.
Cellcentric just got bigger. Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, and Toyota have signed a deal that turns the fuel cell joint venture into a three-way alliance — with each partner holding an equal one-third stake.
Cellcentric has unveiled its next-generation fuel cell system, the BZA375. Delivering up to 375 kW of net power from a single-system package, it is designed, according to the company, for heavy-duty trucks and comparable applications.
Cellcentric has appointed Kai Wörner as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Managing Director. The experienced production expert is to further advance the industrialization of fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles.
The international trade fair hy-fcell 2025 will take place on October 7 and 8 in Stuttgart. The focus will be on new hydrogen applications for heavy-duty transport. Daimler Truck and Cellcentric will showcase new prototypes and systems. Infrastructure and aviation will also be addressed.
A positive result in a community poll has apparently cleared the way for cellcentric to press ahead with its plans to mass-produce fuel cells in the German town of Weilheim an der Teck. Cellcentric – a 50-50 joint venture by Daimler Truck and Volvo – is expected to start building its new factory in the course of the year. Preparations for the highly automated manufacturing facility have “already come a very long way,” H2-international was informed.In all, 70 percent of the 8,100 eligible voters living in the Swabian municipality of Weilheim an der Teck, which is situated to the southeast of Stuttgart, chose to support the official designation of the industrial park as the site of the factory. Participation was high with a 60.7-percent turnout. Winfried Kretschmann, minister president of Baden-Württemberg, had made particular efforts to encourage the new manufacturing facility. The Green-party politician was therefore suitably pleased with the result. He now anticipates this positive outcome will give the project a major boost, particularly as there was a large turnout.
