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EvoBus UK has doubled its Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coach sales since 2014. DAVID BELL

Coventry-based EvoBus UK has renewed focus and drive since Michael Thielmann took over as CEO in June 2014. He and director Mercedes-Benz Sales Marcus Watts talk to Andy Izatt about what has changed and how they see the market going forward.

It might have been days before Christmas, but EvoBus UK at Coventry was a hive of activity. Quite apart from workshop commitments there were new vehicles to be prepared and dispatched before the end of the year. Everyone I saw as I waiting in reception for the time of my appointment had a clear sense of purpose, but the welcome I had been given had been no less warm.

“EvoBus UK is totally different now,” CEO Michael Thielmann told me after he welcomed me to his office. “The shape of this business was determined by […]

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