International
77 VDL Citeas for Arriva in Sweden
The order from Arriva is one of the largest in VDL’s history SWEDEN Arriva has signed a contract with VDL Bus & Coach for the delivery of 77 Low Entry Citea XLEs for operation in […]
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Allison Transmission aids Agrale launch in Argentina
ARGENTINA Agrale, Megacar and Allison Transmission presented the Agrale MA15 city bus, equipped with an Allison automatic gearbox, at a launch which took place in four key cities near Buenos Aires – Córdoba, Tucumán, Neuquén […]
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Viseon gains Russian airport customers
RUSSIA Two Moscow airport operators have acquired new apron buses from Viseon, the licensed manufacturer of Neoplan airport buses. Vnukovo airport is receiving 10 Neoplan Apron N9122L whilst Domodedovo airport is taking seven.
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Haifa and Tel Aviv take 172 MAN artic chassis for BRT
ISRAEL One of Israel’s largest bus operators, DAN Society for Public Transport, has introduced the first of 172 futuristically designed buses in Haifa. They are to form the backbone of the state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit […]
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New Flyer builds its 4,000th CNG bus
CANADA Canadian-based manufacturer New Flyer Industries Inc. achieved a new milestone recently with the delivery of its 4,000th CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) bus. “This achievement comes for us at a pivotal point in the industry,” […]
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Saferbus – US safety app
‘SaferBus’ is designed to help pasengers review a bus firm’s safety record but critics claim information lacks context USA The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released its ‘SaferBus’ which is designed to help pasengers […]
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Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid artic for Wuppertal’s WSW Mobil
Vehicle is 70th hybrid bus in the Rhein Rhuhr area since promotion began in 2009 GERMANY: WSW mobil GmbH has taken delivery of an 18m Mercedes- Benz Citaro G articulated hybrid with the aid of […]
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Solaris supplies CNG and hybrid buses to Lithuania
LITHUANIA: Two Lithuanian cities have chosen a total of 30 CNG Solaris buses to renew their fleets over coming months. Different technologies are used, with the new buses fuelled by biogas or built as diesel-electric […]
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Mercedes launch city bus in India
INDIA After its entry into the longdistance inter-city bus segment, Mercedes-Benz announced the launch of its city bus. The 37-seater, low-entry bus is priced starting at nine million Rupees (£113,938). The company launched the intercity […]
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MAN strengthens its position in Russia
RUSSIA MAN claims it was the no. 1 European commercial vehicles manufacturer operating in Russia for 2011, with sales of over 7,600 trucks and 220 buses. Lars Himmer, head of the MAN sales region CIS […]
