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In the first quarter of 2025, Italy registered 1,123 new buses over 8 tons, marking a 7.4% decline compared to the same period in 2024 (1,213 units), according to data from ANFIA covered on our sister media Autobusweb. Despite the overall contraction, strong performances in the coach and electric se...

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division is launching a new air compressor model aimed at medium and heavy-duty hybrid, battery electric and fuel cell trucks, buses and coaches. The new product has been unveiled at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo currently held in California, US...

Public transport company ZET, responsible for operating Zagreb’s bus network, has launched a preliminary consultation for the purchase of 70 electric buses, as reported on the web media Balkan Green Energy News. This procurement follows the introduction of the first electric bus (a Iveco Bus C...

Karsan announces that the 10,000th Jest was unloaded from the lines of the Hasanağa Factory in Bursa. Production of the 6-meter model started in 2013. The electric version e-Jest dates back to 2018. It’s powered by the electrical equipment provided by BMW i and was introduced for the first tim...

Volvo Buses is in the midst of a significant transition. Two years after announcing a major shift in its European business model, the company is now moving into series production with a new partner, reshaping its manufacturing footprint, and adjusting its market focus to secure long-term profitabili...

The first of a 10-units order of Mercedes eCitaro G with the new pure hydrogen H2 drive mode has been delivered to Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) in 2025, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg. SSB has been a development partner of Daimler Buses for the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G fuel cell with H2...

MAN Truck & Bus closed the first quarter of 2025 reporting a -14% in terms of units sold (20,600) compared to Q1 2024. Bus sales were 1,381 vs 1.492 last year (-8%). On the other hand, the figure concerning incoming orders is consolidating as “it was 50% higher than in the same quarter of ...

US transit bus manufacturer ElDorado National California, subsidiary of Rivaz, announces that it will restart bus production and customer deliveries over the coming weeks, following operational ramp-up under new ownership. The company has been sold by former parent company REV Group Rivaz in late 20...

The State of California has awarded $500 million to 133 school districts and other educational agencies to buy up to 1,000 zero-emission school buses and chargers. California has the target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. In the state, all school bus purchases made by school districts will n...

The trolleybus network of Linz, an Austrian city with 204,800 inhabitants, will soon be expanded by a new line: on Thursday, 6 March, the Linz City Senate approved the financing plans for the new trolleybus line 48. Currently, Linz operates four trolleybus lines, which in practice constitute a major...