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International

2000th Setra for Switzerland

Daimler-owned manufacturer reaches milestone after supplying operators in Switzerland for 59 years SWITZERLAND Setra has supplied its 2,000th vehicle into Switzerland since 1953. The 13.89m doubledeck S431 DT coach has been delivered to Ernst Marti AG […]

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Financial

Daimler defies economic climate

Manufacturing group announces second-best year of all time for vehicle sales Daimler Buses achieved its secondbest sales result ever in 2011, selling a total of 39,740 vehicles, 2% more than in 2010. This was achieved […]

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International

50th Setra for Ebneter

SWITZERLAND The latest delivery of an S 415 GT-HD at the end of October was a special cause for celebration for Gebrüder Ebneter AG in the Swiss town of St. Gallen – it was the […]

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International

Daimler strengthens ties with Beijing Automotive

Daimler move signifies growing importance of Chinese market GERMANY Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) have signed a Letter of Intent in Stuttgart, which further deepens the comprehensive strategic partnership between […]

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Financial

Daimler releases Q3 financial report

Daimler, parent company of Mercedez-Benz and Setra, said it has had a very successful third quarter according to its latest financial statement, released last week. Group EBIT amounted to €1,968m (Q3 2010: €2,418m), although once […]

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Coach News

New Setra website

Setra’s bus and coach website has been redesigned with a completely new look. According to Daimler, the new website means “a luminous, friendly, background and a wealth of meticulously-prepared information bring the openness and transparency […]

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Coach News

Kavanagh acquires Mullany’s

Mullany’s Coaches (Watford) has announced J J Kavanagh & Sons Ltd of Urlingford, County Kilkenny in Ireland has purchased the entire share capital and assets of Mullany’s Coaches Limited.

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International

Germans open up transport competition

GERMANY The German government has given its approval to a planned lifting of restrictions on charter-bus companies. The move will open the way for express coach business to actively compete with state railway Deutsche Bahn […]