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Hungarian manufacturer Ikarus announces it has been awarded a contract to supply 150 electric buses in North Macedonia, marking its largest electric bus procurement to date. The procurement was launched in February 2026, with Electrobus Europe Ltd., a member of the Ikarus Group and result of the par...

EU bus registrations increased by 24.5% in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 10,964 units, with electrically-chargeable models accounting for 21.8% of the market. The European commercial vehicle market opened 2026 with growth across all segments, with the bus sector recording the highest increase ...

Ebusco has entered discussions with strategic parties over a potential sale of a controlling stake in its bus operations. The announcement was made alongside the company’s 2025 financial results, confirming that non-binding interest has been received following earlier reverse inquiries disclosed on ...

Two 400 kW charging stations for electric trucks have been commissioned at the Allianz Arena in Munich, with further provisions for future coach charging. As known, MAN electric coach (3-axles) is set to enter production by end of this year. Details of the project have been disclosed through an exec...

German bank NORD/LB and a banking consortium have agreed a refinancing package for UK public transport operator Go-Ahead, including funding for electric buses and depot infrastructure. German bank NORD/LB, together with a group of lenders, states it has finalized a refinancing agreement with Go-Ahea...

US-based bus manufacturer ENC hosted the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at its Jurupa Valley bus manufacturing facility on May 1. The visit, announced by ENC, brought representatives of the San Francisco Fed to the company’s 227,000-square-foot manufacturing site in California’s Inland Empire...

Italian bus manufacturer Menarini is structuring a stable presence across European markets while preparing a new electric bus launch and advancing a Class II battery-electric project. The developments, reported by Italian trade media and our sister media Autobusweb, outline a phase of industrial con...

Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

Solaris Bus & Coach will supply 19 fuel cell buses to SWK Mobil Krefeld, with deliveries scheduled for 2027. The order includes 9 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses and 10 articulated Urbino 18 hydrogen vehicles. The operator had already ordered 10 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses in 2023. Those v...

VR Sverige has ordered 91 battery-electric buses from Scania for deployment in Södertälje starting in June 2027, while 101 Solaris are set to operate in Stockholm. The agreement between VR Sverige and Scania Sverige represents one of the largest electric bus procurements in Sweden, linked to the pub...