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“If you’ve ridden a bus in the United States, you may have come to the same conclusion as many Americans: They’re slow. They’re unreliable. And, if you have the choice, there are probably better ways to get around. Politicians and transit agencies have long ignored buses, which disproportionately se...

Arriva has won a new contract to continue serving the West Brabant region in the Netherlands, following a competitive tender process. “A key part of Arriva’s successful bid was the presentation of a robust and future-proof network with faster and smarter transport options and investment in a c...

Henri Paccalin, previously CEO of Daimler Truck France, takes over the management of Daimler Buses France. He replaces Holger Duerrfeld, CEO of Daimler Buses France since 2017, who is taking on the role of Head of Production Western Europe at Daimler Buses. Finally, Ulrich Loebich will become the ne...

Intelligent transport data platform CitySwift has raised an additional €7mn (£6.0mn) in funding. The round was led by new investors Gresham House Ventures, who have invested €5mn (£4.3mn), with existing investors following including ACT Venture Capital, Irelandia Investments, and the Western Develop...

Cooperation between Hyundai and Iveco Group becomes stronger. Hyundai Motor Company will indeed supply an IVECO-badged all-electric light commercial vehicle for Europe, based on Hyundai’s Global eLCV platform, to Iveco Group, the OEM announces in a press note. Hyundai Motor and Iveco Group initiated...

The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) announced the Alberta Municipality Constellation project: a $550,092 joint investment with FortisAlberta to support numerous regions across the province in studying the deployment of zero-emission buses.  CUTRIC and the launch ...

780 MAN electric buses were registered in Europe (EU27+3) last year alone. According to the latest registration statistics mentioned by the group, MAN Truck & Bus has thus taken the top position in the electric bus market in continental Europe, with a market share of around 13.3 percent. MAN alm...

FirstGroup announces it has signed an agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company Ltd. The latter comprises five well-established brands in the provision of bus and coach services. It has a strong presence in regional and business to business (B2B) operations in York and the surrounding area of N...

Alexander Dennis has introduced three electric vans to its fleet of AD24 vehicles as the first of its field service engineers have completed training for the next generation of zero-emission buses. The new bus family (announced in August 2022) was launched in November 2023 with the unveiling of the ...

Together to streamline the management of the electric citysightseeing fleet. Citysightseeing bus operator Tootbus and VEV (provider of e-fleet solutions) will collaborate on increasingly sustainable city sightseeing transport, as Tootbus has tasked VEV with developing the total electrification plan ...