International

INDIA The FlixBus brand is set to expand even further after the company announced plans to expand its operations to India. Having gained coverage across Europe, the Americas and Türkiye, the company is now setting […]

AUSTRALIA The first of two Volgren Optimus-bodied Volvo BZLs built locally at the manufacturer’s Eagle Farm plant also marks the bus body manufacturer’s 50th battery electric bus (BEB). The two vehicles will be delivered to […]

BOTSWANA Bridgestone Mobility Solutions is introducing its Webfleet fleet management platform in Botswana with the help of local partner Kgare Digital. The introduction makes Botswana the third country in Africa to gain access to Webfleet’s […]

LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg operator Demy Schandeler, which provides coach tours, private hire and local bus services throughout the country, has taken delivery of a new Setra S 531 DT with panoramic glass roof, equipped with 79 […]

URUGUAY Irizar’s distributor in Uruguay Asperol has opened a new commercial representation centre for all of Uruguay near the city of Montevideo. A number of significant figures from the country’s road passenger transport sector were […]

GERMANY MAN is pushing ahead with the use of automated city buses as part of a research project in which the company will test an autonomous bus in real-life operation in Munich. The growing Bavarian […]

AZERBAIJAN Following on from the recent report of the rebrand of Ikarus, it has been revealed that Ikarus buses will also be produced in Azerbaijan in the future. The company has signed a memorandum of […]

AUSTRIA Austrian operator Rheintal Busverkehr has purchased 16 Solaris Urbino 9 LE electric vehicles, of which 11 will be delivered in 2024 and a further five in 2025. The low-entry nine-metre vehicles will serve passengers […]

GERMANY As part of Germany’s National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP II), Cologne operator RVK has received aproval for the construction and operation of a hydrogen filling station including an electrolyser […]

NETHERLANDS Daimler Buses is to deliver 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro articulated buses to Netherlands operators QBuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe. The 18.13-metre, low-floor electric buses will be used on both urban Qlink and regional routes in […]