International

COTE D’IVOIRE Scania has launched a new biodiesel pilot project in Côte d’Ivoire, aimed at reducing emissions and creating new jobs. Scania West Africa has worked with partners including TotalEnergies to inaugurate the new biodiesel […]

HONG KONG Alexander Dennis (ADL) has been chosen by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to supply 35 battery-electric Enviro500EV double deck buses. The operator provides Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway urban rail system, including a network […]

USA As part of its strategy for expansion on the North American continent, Karsan entered the Canadian market at the beginning of the year through an agreement with local distributor Damera. The Turkish manufacturer has […]

ITALY Iveco’s Crossway interurban bus range has broken a new production record for the company as the 60,000th vehicle rolled off the assembly line, a milestone which the manufacturer says is testament to the success […]

GERMANY Hamburg residents should be able to get a mobility service that suits their need within five minutes by 2030, according to plans made as part of the city’s ‘Hamburg-Takt’ initiative which aims to increase […]

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech coach operator RegioJet is expanding its fleet with 20 new Setra double-deck coaches. The new S 531 DT coaches will be used on international long-distance routes operating from the Czech Republic to […]

BRAZIL Volvo Buses has begun the first demonstration of its BZL electric city bus in real operation in Latin America. The Vbus will be tested on two routes in Curitiba, Brazil, with further demonstrations in […]

ITALY Arriva is launching its ‘Glimble’ digital platform in Trieste, Italy, as part of its expansion within the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) sector, having first developed and inaugurated the brand in the Netherlands. Developed […]

CZECH REPUBLIC Arriva has been awarded 14 separate bus contracts in the first competitive public tender for Central Bohemia, the largest region of the Czech Republic, worth €500 million over a 10-year term. The new […]

BELGIUM Regional operator Ferry Cars has put five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor electric city buses into service. The operator, based in the city of Eeklo in the north of the Belgian province of East Flander, […]