Bus News
New Citea to launch in Kortrijk
VDL Bus & Coach is launching the Citea MLE at Busworld 2013, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Month: September 2013
Financial
Profit down at Go-Ahead
Turnover at Go-Ahead Group was up £148m to £2,571.8m for the 12 months to 29 June. However, operating profit was down £7.7m to £102.5m. Profit before tax was also down £8m to £86.2m.
News
Strong August for bus & coach registrations
Bus and coach registrations were up 56.9% to 488 units in August, although registrations across all bus and coach markets are still down 16.9% for the year-to-date.
Bus News
Arriva consolidates with acquisition of Centrebus (Holdings)
Arriva Centrebus joint venture comes to an end Arriva’s joint venture partners in Centrebus (Holdings) have sold their stake, making Arriva the sole operator of the business.
Coach News
Plans for A14 expansion published
The Highways Agency has published plans for a major road scheme to upgrade the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon.
International
First batch of Solaris buses delivered to Belgrade
Serbia Following an order in March for 200 Urbino 18 articulated lowfloor citybuses from municipal transport operator GSP Belgrade, the first 10 articulated Urbinos were officially handed over in the first week of August.
International
Newport Coachworks pulls out the stops
USA All tooling for the manufacture of four different shuttle bus models has been completed in record time by Green Automotive Company’s subsidiary Newport Coachworks, Inc. (NCI) and full production is underway. These shuttle buses […]
International
GO Transit expands with 18 more MCI Coaches
Canada Toronto-based GO Transit has added 18 new MCI D4500 Commuter Coaches as its Greater Toronto and Hamilton-area express service continues to expand. The MCI coaches allow the agency to offer, in addition to convenience […]
International
Bremer Straßenbahn aims for sustainability
Germany Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) has taken delivery of the first of 33 Mercedes-benz Citaro G articulated buses.
International
Proterra expansion sees over 100% growth
USA Electric bus manufacturer Proterra Inc. says it has more than doubled in size over the past nine months, adding a second production line and shift and increasing its number of employees by more than […]
