Solaris has unveiled a new production hall in the municipality of the Polish city Środa Wielkopolska. The investment will increase the company’s manufacturing capacity and represents according to Solaris "a key element of its growth strategy, aimed at strengthening its position in the zero-emission public transport segment across Europe". The new facility will increase Solaris’ existing production capacity by approximately 500 vehicles per year. It also marks an important step toward achieving annual production and sales of 2,000 vehicles.
The newly commissioned hall, with a total area of over 7,000 square metres, is dedicated for final assembly of city buses. The new facility in the Środa Wielkopolska area, where Solaris has operated its main welding plant for steel frames used in buses and trolleybuses since 1998. Until now, this stage of production has been carried out exclusively in Bolechowo near Poznań, but from now on it will be carried out simultaneously at both sites. The new plant has already created nearly 300 direct jobs, with several hundred additional positions generated indirectly among regional suppliers. In 2025, Solaris delivered 1,631 vehicles to customers, of which 86% were low- and zero-emission buses, including battery-electric, hydrogen and trolleybus models. Solaris is also preparing for further expansion
into the North American market, including the United States and Canada, where it has already begun fulfilling its first orders this year. In Europe, the company has also announced plans to expand its offering in the intercity bus segment. Solaris states that these growth plans "require continued development of its production capabilities". And so in addition to presenting the new production hall, Solaris also announced plans to build another manufacturing facility in the Środa Wielkopolska municipality, for which 47 hectares of land have already been secured. The planned factory, which will also be dedicated to intercity buses, is expected to reach operational readiness in 2029.