International

GERMANY German operator Medenbach Traffic has received the first 10 of 57 Mercedes Benz Citaro hybrid buses, handed over at the manufacturer’s Mannheim bus plant. The total order consists of 39 Citaro hybrid inter-city buses, […]

NETHERLANDS Since September 2009, VDL has built hundreds of chassis for its double-decker coaches at its Eindhoven chassis plant. Recently, the company marked a milestone as the last diesel-engined chassis rolled off the production line […]

USA Following on from its filing for bankruptcy in June, Coach USA has announced that it has completed its previously announced sale to the Renco Group, including its megabus USA intellectual property and retail operations. […]

FRANCE Iveco has premiered its new Crossway Elec interurban electric bus at AutoCar Expo in Lyon, adding a second electric model to its Crossway range. “The addition of the Crossway Elec to our range, alongside […]

USA NFI subsidiary Motor Coach Industries (MCI) has shipped the first of nine battery-electric coaches built by its Pembina, North Dakota facility. The company says the production of electric coaches is a major milestone for […]

ARGENTINA Iveco Bus has delivered the first 20 of a fleet of natural gas-powered urban buses entirely produced in Argentina to the city of Córdoba. Offering up to 350km of range, these 20 vehicles provide […]

ITALY Italian operator Autoservizi Troiani is expanding its electric bus fleet with 110 Mercedes-Benz eCitaros. Daimler Buses Italia will supply the 12m buses, which will be used in the eastern suburbs of Rome, by 2026. […]

Arriva has placed an order for as many as 157 new electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach. The new generation VDL Citea buses are destined for the operator’s new West Brabant franchise, which will […]

AUSTRIA Austrian operator Ledermaier Holding has ordered 27 Lion’s City electric buses from MAN, including 19 12-metre buses and eight articulated ones. The long-established Tyrolean company, whose motto is ‘better bus driving,’ says it stands […]