International

SWEDEN Scandanavian operator Connect Bus has ordered 42 electric Sigma 7 buses from Mellor through its Swedish distributor BK Invest to serve the Västraffik Flex demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The new buses will be […]

CHILE A train of Volvo articulated buses was delivered by road across the Andes as part of an order for a customer in Chile recently. “The capital city of Santiago offers one of the most […]

ITALY Otokar has received orders from two operators for a total of 148 buses as part of framework agreements signed with Consip, Italy’s central purchasing body, in 2021 and 2022. The deliveries for the orders, […]

NETHERLANDS During the morning of Friday 13 January, disaster struck as a bus at the Westraven bus depot in Utrecht caught fire, which rapidly spread to 11 other adjacent buses parked outdoors at the depot, […]

SPAIN Launched in May last year, Irizar’s i6S Efficient has been named the 2023 Coach of the Year in the manufacturer’s native Spain. Mikel Perez, Irizar’s Commercial Director for Spain and Portugal, collected the prize […]

CANADA Volvo-owned North American manufacturer Prevost has rolled out a redesigned H3-45 which it says offers up to 12% greater fuel efficiency than its predecessor, 50% less noise in the driver’s area, and 40% brighter […]

ITALY Iveco Bus has signed a three-year framework agreement to supply up to 150 E-Way electric city buses to Busitalia, the Italian state rail operator’s bus company that mainly operates local public transport services, directly […]

ROMANIA Turkish manufacturer Karsan has delivered its first electric e-ATA to Romania as part of an order for 56 18-metre buses worth €41 million. The first 12 e-ATA 18-metre articulated buses have been delivered to […]

AUSTRIA Wiener Linien, the city transport operator in Vienna, has ordered 60 12-metre Mercedes-Benz eCitaro vehicles, to be delivered between now and 2025, by which time the operator will have converted nine of its over […]