Go-Ahead group has acquired FirstGroup’s Northumberland Park bus depot in North-East London. The deal has a gross cash consideration of £14m, with the transaction to be completed on March 30, 2012. The acquisition increases Go-Ahead’s […]
A VOSA investigation revealed a quarter of all buses run by First Manchester do not run on time First Manchester has been fined £285,000 after North West traffic commissioner Beverley Bell ruled the firm had […]
CBW’s popular industry editor Meera Rambisoon will start a new role as campaigns manager at Greener Journeys in April. Backed by the so-called ‘Big Five’ operators, Greener Journeys is the UK bus and coach industry’s […]
The head of the civil service, Sir Bob Kerslake, has announced the appointment of Philip Rutnam as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport (DfT). Philip, who is currently director general of business […]
Pelican Engineering Group, trading as BMC UK, has been officially launched after a signing ceremony at the BMC factory in Izmir, Turkey last week. BMC UK MD Richard Crump, accompanied by Ken Grindrod, group sales […]
Long-established Grantham coach operator survives after investor steps in and staff persevere A C Williams has been saved after a private investor stepped in to secure the future of the business, in a move which […]
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 […]
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 […]
INDIA A123 Systems, the Watertown, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs, has announced a deal with Tata Motors to supply battery packs for its line of hybrid electric buses and other commercial vehicles. Tata Motors […]
Sir Brian Souter’s new travel concept combines bus and ferry services to reduce travel times into Istanbul TURKEY Sir Brian Souter is set to launch a new travel concept in Turkey which has been described […]
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