International

LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg operator Demy Schandeler has ordered 15 Volvo 7900 Electric buses to operate on inter-city and regional routes. The order will be the first for Volvo electric buses with its 7900 Electric bodies built […]

GERMANY In September, Solaris delivered seven electric buses to the German city of Erlangen, the first short Urbino 9 LE buses in the country. Operated by Erlanger Stadtwerke Stadtverkehr the buses are powered by 100% […]

NEW ZEALAND In a clear sign that post-pandemic driver shortages have affected the industry worldwide, New Zealand operator Metlink has announced the reinstatement of 113 suspended journeys to the timetable in Wellington over the next […]

USA Alexander Dennis has confirmed a further order for an Enviro500 double-decker from US operator AppalCART, which provides free public transport in Boone, North Carolina, on a fixed-route network focused around the Appalachian State University […]

USA Alexander Dennis is to supply seven new Enviro500 double-deck buses to Spokane Transit Authority (STA). The buses will be the first double-deck transit buses in Spokane, Washington and its surrounding urban areas, and will […]

AUSTRIA Sightseeing operator Big Bus Vienna says it is proud and happy to announce that it has started to operate with zero-emission electric double-decker sightseeing buses, which entered service in mid-November. “We take immense pride […]

SPAIN Sunsundegui is starting 2024, its 80th anniversary year, with a new coach model: the Sc7 New Generation, which it says represents a leap into the future in terms of modernisation, technology and progress. Alongside […]

HONG KONG Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Lee Ka-chiu officially launched operator Citybus’ new hydrogen double-deck bus and refuelling station, the first of their kind in Hong Kong. Under the […]

ITALY Karsan has delivered the first of four electric 18m e-Ata buses, with options for seven more, to Italian operator TPER in Bologna. Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “With the tender we won from TPER, […]

JAPAN BYD has announced the launch of a new medium-sized electric bus for the Japanese market. Deliveries of its new J7 are due to begin in the autumn of 2025. With a maximum capacity of […]