International

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 […]

BELGIUM Solaris has won a tender for up to 45 double-articulated Urbino 24 electric buses for the Belgian city of Liège. The initial order will see the delivery of 18 buses, featuring Solaris’ MetroStyle design […]

INDIA Switch Mobility has delivered the province of Uttar Pradesh’s first electric double-deck bus to the city of Lucknow. The new 65-passenger Switch EiV22 was launched by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath. It […]

EUROPE Volvo Buses says it is launching a broader electric offer for customers in Europe, with the completely new Volvo 8900 Electric and an upgraded Volvo 7900 Electric, together with the existing Volvo BZL and […]

AUSTRALIA Double-articulated Hess lighTram24 buses started running on the first phase of Brisbane’s new Metro system on 21 October. The new 24.4-metre buses are initially being used to boost capacity on the city’s busy route […]

HONG KONG Hong Kong operator Citybus recently joined in celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, organising a parade of buses and exhibition, showing vehicles past and […]

ROMANIA Turkish manufacturer Karsan is continuing to grow its presence across Europe, and recently signed a new contract with the municipality of Botosani in Romania, one of its main target markets, for 38 10-metre e-ATAbuses, […]

NETHERLANDS Solaris has taken what it describes as a ‘huge order’ from Transdev in the Netherlands to supply 96 electric buses for services in the province of Utrecht. The order was placed earlier this year, […]

NETHERLANDS Arriva has placed an order for 187 electric buses in Netherlands, consisting of 157 VDL buses and 30 from Solaris. The new fleet will serve the company’s routes as part of its new West-Brabant […]

MEXICO Marcopolo Mexico has delivered the first fully electric Attivi bus from an order for 45 that will be supplied to the city of Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The handover ceremony […]