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Bus News

New Citaros for the Isle of Man

Bus Vannin, the Isle of Man’s municipal operator, has placed an order for Mercedes-Benz Citaros for the second consecutive year. Ian Longworth, director of public transport at Isle of Man government, said: “The Citaro offers […]

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International

Mercedes launch city bus in India

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 […]

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Bus News

York wants rid of ftrs

City council considers following Boris Johnson’ lead over controversial artics Talks are being held about how to replace York’s controversial ftr buses, after the city’s council leader confirmed they are to be axed. The Labour […]

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International

Mercedes-Benz in-house show

Thousands attend manufacturer’s biennial inhouse show as new Citaro and FleetBoard are unveiled GERMANY The manufacturer’s biennial in-house show attracts private bus and coach operators and public transport specialists from across Europe. Around 6000 visitors […]

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Coach News

Lakeside acquires Sergeants of Hodnet

Lakeside of Ellesmere has acquired the private hire diary, assets, employees and goodwill of fellow Shropshire independent Sargeants of Hodnet (S G Sargeant) after the sudden death of owner ‘Mick’ Sargeant (66) in June. Mick […]

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Minibuses

Chinese Sprinters in production

The production line roll-off event for the first locally produced Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was held at the Fujian Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd (FJDA) plant at the end of October. “At Mercedes-Benz Vans we are consistently pursuing […]