Castrosua Nelec has been awarded with the Bus of the Year in Spain 2025 and the award to the Ecological Bus of the Year. The awarding took place in end January.

“We are very grateful, and we are especially pleased about these awards because the jury is made up of large transport operators and customers, so we feel it as a direct recognition by the market to the effort and work of a team, a real honour for us” says Beatriz Castro, CEO Castrosua Group. In late 2024 Arriva launched 21 new e-buses (by BYD – Castrosua) in Madrid.

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