02 January 2024
Tender presentation by DPTM (Chile) at Busworld Europe 2023 - an interview
During the last edition of Busworld Europe 2023 an exclusive event was organized on October 12th for the public transport company of Chile, DPTM of Santiago, to present its three newest tenders to potential participants: - Tender for routes operation...
28 December 2023
Solaris with an order from BVG Berlin for 50 electric buses
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the Berlin public transport company, has placed an order for 50 state-of-the-art Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses. The buses will be delivered in the years 2024 and 2025. The order can be extended by up to a further...
22 December 2023
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21 December 2023
105 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses to go to Milan
Solaris Bus & Coach has secured another contract to supply electric vehicles to Milan. The Italian metropolis will welcome 105 Urbino 18 articulated electric buses. The delivery of the 105 articulated Solaris e-buses will start in first half of 2025...
21 December 2023
Mercedes-Benz delivers 30 Tourismo M/2 for Italian Gran Tourismo services
With the 30 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M/2 touring coaches Italian bus companies Autostradale and Stie started a campaign to revive tourism in northern Italy and improve long-distance services between major cities and airports in northern Italy. Twenty...
21 December 2023
Karsan Makes Debut in Japan with Right-Hand Drive Electric e-JEST
Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan is starting to serve in Japan after it entered the North American market. Karsan has begun its operations with its distributor Altech in Japan with introducing e-JEST, the first right-hand drive vehicle in the history...
21 December 2023
IVECO BUS to supply 153 electric buses to ATM in Milan
Italian Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. (ATM), Milan's public transport company, has placed an order at IVECO BUS for 153 electric buses. The contract, worth more than 120 million euros, is part of ATM's strategic plan to offer increasingly...
12 December 2023
10,000th Setra 500 model series touring coach in action
Bus operator Unser Roter Bus GmbH, based in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany), acquired a very special Setra S 516 HD. It is the 10,000th ComfortClass/TopClass series 500 touring coach produced at the plant in Neu-Ulm.
12 December 2023
It looks like coach drivers finally get rules meant for their profession
The European Parliament’s plenary adopted the compromise amendments on driving and rest time rules for coach tourism drivers supported by the Parliament’s Transport Committee last month. This vote gears coach tourism drivers, passengers and operators...
11 December 2023
First order for Volvo 7900 Electric with MCV body
Luxembourg operator DEMY SCHANDELER S.àr.l. (Demy Cars) has ordered 15 Volvo 7900 Electric buses to operate in intercity traffic. It is the first order for Volvo electric buses with Volvo 7900 Electric bodies built by MCV. The buses are set to be...
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