FIAA Postponed Until March 2021 The Fair will strengthen its global reach with an ambitious programme for foreign buyers. After the meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Bus and Coach Trade Fair, FIAA 2020, on 26th June, and…
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Euro Bus Expo organiser Diversified Communications UK today confirms that this year’s event has regrettably been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The UK’s only dedicated trade show for the coach, bus and mini vehicle sector will now…
Irizar solutions to combat the virus on public transport The Irizar Group keeps accelerating its capacity for innovation with the goal of contributing to the reactivation of the public transport sector and promoting safe and sustainable collective mobility. It is…
The scheme shows the impact of the coronavirus / COVID-19 crisis on the production of motor vehicles for each of the 27 EU member states plus the UK. Production impact, by country Status on: 04/05/2020 EU-wide production losses due to…
IRU calls on wide-ranging support for road transport industry to drive global COVID-19 recovery efforts Amidst an increasingly bleak global economic outlook, IRU is calling on governments to ramp up efforts to support road transport operators so they can drive…
How do governments within Europe contribute to the survival of bus and coach operators during and after the COVID-19 crisis Speaker Anna Gronlund –Deputy Managing Director, The Swedish Bus & Coach Federation, Vice president IRU, International Road Transport Union, Passenger Committee, anna.gronlund@transportforetagen.se Impact…
IBE Looks ahead to tomorrow’s events The exhibitions and events industry has been hit hard by this terrible pandemic, and like most of you, we have been seized by a sensation of anxiety and uncertainty that we have never felt…
Turkish bus and coach manufacturer KARSAN, will be present at the 9th edition of Busworld Turkey from 5-7 March 2020. Currently KARSAN manufactures different types of vehicles: the all new H350 LCV for Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), 12-18m buses for Menarinibus,…
Karsan Makes a New Strategic Partnership Deal in France Karsan becomes 50 percent shareholder of HCI, its distributor in France! Offering modern solutions for public transport, Karsan pushes forward with its investments to expand its product and service network and…
Karsan Showcases New Atak Electric in Germany! Karsan introduces the newest member of its electric product line, Atak Electric, in a global event in Munich. This year’s event, co-organized with BMW, is centered around the theme of “New Definition of…
National awards – Best Bus Company for 2019 in Bulgaria Thank you very much for the prestigious award “Best Bus Company for 2019”, thanks for the confidence and respect of the whole transport sector. On the other hand, this award…
Driver positions unfilled in the European road transport sector, according to IRU report The European road transport sector is facing the most acute professional driver shortage in decades, a new report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has found. …
In the Netherlands the province of Utrecht, in the centre of the country, the provincial government together with operator U-OV, the name transport company Qbuzz is working under, will expand its bus fleet with 70 buses and modernise 55 existing…
Scania starts a trial project with autonomous buses in Sweden. The bus manufacturer collaborates in this project with Nobina, the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries. Scania delivers two autonomous electric buses which will run on regular routes…
From 1.4.2018 onward there will be new changes passing through Slovenia – a new electronic toll system in the free traffic system (DarsGo system) will start operating in Slovenia for vehicles exceeding the maximum permissible mass of 3,500 kilograms. In…
Electric Van Hool Coaches with Proterra Battery technology Development of an all-electric version of the Van Hool CX series coaches in partnership with Proterra, a leader in the design and manufacture of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles is underway. The new Van…
Stay up to speed at IT-TRANS newsletter BIG DATA. BIG POSSIBILITIES? Data volumes are increasing and the API Economy is becoming a reality for the public transport sector. This opens up possibilities for the entire running of public transport, from operations and…
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FIAA 2017 held its most international edition Having received the visit of 10,041 professionals from 47 countries, FIAA 2017, the International Bus and Coach Trade Fair closed its doors for another edition. Held from 23 to 26 May in halls…
New Generation ofIrizar Buses and Coaches at FIAA 2017 This year, Irizar attended the International Coach and Bus Fair in Madrid (FIAA 2017) with a 2,000m2 stand where it presented its brand, technology and sustainability strategy and its new generation…
Dutch public transport company Connexxion has placed an order with VDL Bus & Coach for no fewer than 100 Citeas SLFA Electric. This is the largest order for electric buses in VDL’s history and gives Connexxion and its parent company…
Volvo’s global drive with electrified buses continues to deliver results, the company.has sold 3000 hybrids, electric hybrids and electric buses to customers in 22 countries in Europe, South America, Asia and Australia till now Following the introduction of Volvo Buses’…
Solaris presents new Urbino 12 CNG, Urbino 15 LE CNG as well as new-generation electric bus which was announced Bus of the Year 2017 The Bus of the Year 2017 displayed in Goteborg – the new Urbino 12 electric named…
Irizar receives the National Business Award for the Environment The Spanish Section of the European Environmental Awards, coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, via the Biodiversity Foundation, has granted Irizar the National Business Award for the Environment…
3 VDL Bus & Coach premieres at IAA 2016 VDL Bus & Coach will introduce no fewer than 3 premieres during IAA 2016. The new VDL Futura FHD2-106 is the latest member of the Futura family. With this 10.6-metre length variant…
AUTOMATIC DRIVING FUTURISTIC MERCEDES-BENZ BUS OF TOMORROW It is a demo of its Future Bus with CityPilot, combining connectivity, camera and radar systems and is described by Mercedes as “a milestone on the way to the autonomous city bus.” The…
Lublyana with new MAN CNG buses. Recently, a total of 30 modern gas-powered MAN articulated buses have replaced the older generation of articulated and non-articulated vehicles in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. This offers the local residents a number of benefits:…
Dutch public transport switches to 100 percent emissions-free buses From 2025, all new public transport buses will be zero-emissions vehicles. The provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg laid the foundations for this agreement because bus companies in those two provinces will…
Busworld Turkey 2016 looks back at a more international 6th edition The sixth edition of Busworld Turkey, an organisation of Busworld International and its Turkish partner, HKF Trade Fairs, closed its door at Sunday 17 April 2016 at 7 pm.…
MAN Truck & Bus had delivered 40 solo and 35 articulated MAN Lion’s City GNC buses to the Hungarian city of Miskolc. The city’s intention is to modernise its fleet while also striving to improve air quality as part of…
3rd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems – VEHITS 2017 The third edition of the VEHITS conference (3rd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems) organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information,…
Group of European electric bus manufacturers agrees on an open interface for charging European bus manufacturers Irizar, Solaris, VDL and Volvo have agreed to ensure the interoperability of electric buses with charging infrastructure provided by ABB, Heliox and Siemens. The…
Bombardier to work with local partner Bozankaya for production of high speed trains in Turkey for the Turkish rail market Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and Turkish based transportation manufacturer Bozankaya Inc, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at…
The Irizar i8 coach and Irizar Group’s 100% electric bus named 2016 Spanish Coach of the Year and Environmentally Friendly Industrial Vehicle of the Year 2016 starts with two awards for Irizar Group. The recently launched Irizar i8 coach…
The fleet of Madrid’s Municipal Transport Company, Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT) will be outfitted with 200 new buses in 2016 with the aim of securing better public transport for all citizens. 170 of these buses will operate with…
The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this would require further efficiency improvement and, especially, promotion of public…
BYD awarded first China Patent Gold Medal for new energy vehicles BYD has been awarded the China Patent Gold Medal, the first ever presented to a manufacturer of new energy vehicles. The Gold Medal was awarded for BYD’s hybrid drive…
Temsa’s General Manager Dincer Celik gave statements to the members of the press and said “We are proud to present our new bus that took the road. Our primary goal is offering suitable products according to the needs of our…
SEMA Show Guide for Buyers Top Priorities for Your Show To-Do List Mike Imlay As the world’s premier automotive aftermarket trade event, the annual SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) offers industry buyers…