Citeas VDL Bus & Coach enters public transport in Bordeaux from 2024 VDL Bus & Coach’s first e-mobility project in France will be rolled out from the first quarter of 2024. In the conurbation of Bordeaux, where 800,000 people live,…
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Irizar Group continues expanding in Portugal and will supply 43 buses and coaches to the city of Guimarães The Irizar Group continues expanding in Portugal and will supply 43 buses and coaches to Guimabus, the company that will operate the…
VDL Bus & Coach enters public transportation in Latvia: 31 Futuras and 21 MidEuros for BBus VDL Bus & Coach will make its debut in the public transport sector in Latvia on 1 August. With 30 Futuras FMD2-129, 1 Futura…
Leader of the European Market, Jest Electric Karsan is the Market Leader of Electric Minibuses in Europe Karsan’s fully-electric model Jest Electric became the market leader of Europe by achieving a 43 percent market share in its own class in…
Zaragoza City Council and Avanza are committing to Irizar e-mobility electric buses to renew their fleet A total of 68 units, 51 of 12 metres and the remaining 17 articulated vehicles, will be purchased. These buses will be…
During the “Safety of Vehicle – Safety of Passenger” conference, the representatives of the leading manufacturers of buses, trams and equipment, city carriers as well as those offering intercity and tourist transport services, carrier associations, vehicle inspection and certification companies,…
Karsan Autonomous Atak Electric, the First Serial-Manufactured Self-Driving Bus of Europe and the USA, to Be Developed in Collaboration with ITU! Karsan’s Level 4 Driverless Bus, Autonomous Atak Electric will be developed in cooperation with ITU! Offering transportation solutions suitable for the…
Karsan to Deliver 73 CNG-Fueled Menarinibus Citymood Buses to Mersin Metropolitan Municipality! Karsan won the tender opened by the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality to improve urban transportation and use more environmentally friendly buses. Distinguished from its competitors with a product range…
Karsan Extends the Comfort to North Africa with Atak Karsan takes firm strides towards becoming a global brand and maintains its position as a solution partner in different countries across the world. As part of these efforts, Karsan has delivered 25…
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…
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…