Bus News
Optare seeks new Australasian distributor
Optare has parted ways with Melbourne-based Patico Automotive and is seeking a new Australasian distributor.
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VDL Futura FMD2-135 makes its debut
Pohjolan Liikenne in Finland is first to take delivery of new 13.5m two-axle Futura coach FINLAND VDL Bus & Coach has delivered the first FMD2-135/370 Futuras to Pohjolan Liikenne in Finland.
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Africa’s first solar bus
UGANDA A vehicle described by its maker as Africa’s first solar-powered bus, has been unveiled by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) in Kampala, Uganda.
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Scania celebrates 125 years
Scania has built a global reputation over a century and a quarter SWEDEN Scania is celebrating 125 years of innovation in 2016. From its founding as a privately owned wagon-building company back in 1891 to […]
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648 Yutong buses for Tibet
CHINA Following a public bidding process, Lhasa Public Transport Group based in the Tibet Autonomous Region has ordered 648 buses from Yutong for operation in what the manufacturer describes as the ‘plateau area.’ With a […]
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Kraków orders Solaris
POLAND Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender from Kraków City Transport for 60 Urbino 12s in a contract valued at €17 million. Delivery is scheduled for June 2016.
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Yutong goes unmanned
World’s largest bus and coach manufacturer undertakes pioneering unmanned test drive in traffic CHINA Zhengzhou-based Yutong has carried out what it says is the world’s first driverless bus test. The trial took place between Zhengzhou […]
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Valeo to acquire Spheros
FRANCE Valeo has signed an agreement to with Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, a listed private equity company, to acquire Spheros, supplier of air-conditioning systems for coaches and buses.
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First Transit in discussions to enter Indian bus market
INDIA First Transit, a division of FirstGroup, is in discussions with Hinjewadi Techzone IT Park to operate employee shuttle buses at the Park in Pune, India.
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VDL delivers for Aachen
German operator see benefit from operating lightweight buses GERMANY VDL Bus & Coach has delivered five Citea LLE buses to ASEAG (Aachner Straßenbahn und Energieversorgungs-AG). ASEAG is responsible for public transport in and around the […]
