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MPK Lublin and Solaris have signed a contract for the delivery of 20 Trollino 12 trolleybuses, scheduled for the first months of 2027. Lublin is one of three Polish cities—alongside Gdynia and Tychy (where 18 Solaris trolleybuses will be delivered in 2026) —that operate trolleybuses as part of their...

Temsa announces it has signed a partnership with Germany-based Hofmeister & Meincke to distribute spare parts directly across Germany, Austria and Switzerland through a 26-location logistics network. The agreement represents a targeted move by Temsa to reinforce its after-sales infrastructure in...

The Munich public transport authority MVV has brought 125 zero-emission buses into operation on its regional bus network as of December 14th 2025, according to information published by trade agency electrive. Which adds that “By 2028, a total of nearly 200 zero-emission vehicles are planned to...

Irizar e-mobility, EMT Madrid and Iberdrola have launched a pilot project to reuse electric bus batteries in a stationary energy storage system at the EMT operations centre in Fuencarral. The project focuses on extending the useful life of batteries that have reached the end of their first life by r...

Karin Rådström, President and CEO of Daimler Truck, has been elected Chair of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board, effective 1 January 2026. From 2026, the Daimler Truck CEO (in the position since 2024, following a career in Scania) will represent the collective interests of Europe’s leading commercia...

Deutsche Bahn has concluded its largest-ever bus procurement, securing long-term framework contracts for more than 3,000 new buses for DB Regio operations across Germany. The contracts cover the supply of around 3,300 solo and articulated buses and have a duration of six years, with deliveries plann...

Svenja Udelhoven has been elected Chair of the Supervisory Board of Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH. Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) announces it has unanimously appointed Svenja Udelhoven as Chair of its Supervisory Board, with effect from 15 December 2025. Svenja Udelhoven, District Executive Director (...

Volkswagen Truck & Bus has begun delivering its first electric buses in Brazil, launching the e-Volksbus 22L as the company reaches a record 1.25 million vehicles produced. Volkswagen Truck & Bus (VWTB) is formally entering the electric urban bus market with the start of deliveries of the e-...

Autonomous Systems has launched the Smartbus Pilot together with PKM Gliwice at the city operator’s depot. At the heart of the project is the use of smartbuses, standard city buses equipped with autonomous driving functions for depot operations. The pilot uses a minibus fitted with the SmartDEPOT au...

MAN Truck & Bus announces it has been selected as the main supplier in Deutsche Bahn’s largest bus contract to date, a framework agreement covering more than 3,000 vehicles between 2027 and 2032, with electric buses forming a significant share of deliveries. The new framework agreement marks a s...