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Barbaros Oktay, Head of Bus at MAN Truck & Bus, has been appointed chairman of ACEA’s Bus and Coach Division for a one-year mandate, following the 2025’s term of Daimler Buses’ CEO Till Oberwörder. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has named Barbaros Oktay as the new...

Around 2,000 VinFast electric buses are operating in Vietnam today, including roughly 600 vehicles run directly by sister company VinBus, which have completed roughly 73 million km at the end of 2025. We are in Hanoi this week for a closer look at VinFast’s electric bus ecosystem, including vehicle ...

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, that started operations in Europe in 2012, remains under pressure to stabilize its operations and secure long-term viability. The company is currently implementing a Turnaround Plan that includes the transition to a OED (Original Equipment Designer) company, with outsourced production. Let'...

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...