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Houston METRO has ordered 100 New Flyer Xcelsior 40-foot CNG buses in a procurement valued at approximately $93 million. New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of NFI Group, announced the order on 17 September. The new compressed natural gas buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their...

US heavy-duty transit bus manufacturing supported around 34,100 jobs and contributed $5.1 billion to US GDP in 2025, while battery-electric buses accounted for around 20% of recent deliveries, according to Oxford Economics. The figures come from Buses Mean Business: The Economic Impact of US Heavy-D...

Scania has launched Venture & New Business China, a dedicated platform focused initially on energy transition and autonomous transport through partnerships, customer collaborations and new ventures. The new Venture & New Business China (VNBC) organization will identify, develop and pilot bus...

The September 2026 issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine is out, with distribution scheduled at FIAA in Madrid and APTA TRANSform & EXPO in Chicago. The new edition combines market analysis, autonomous driving, fleet electrification and vehicle technology, with dedicated coverage of the U.S. zero-em...

ABB E-mobility and Elexon have entered a strategic partnership to provide integrated charging infrastructure services for logistics and commercial vehicle fleets in Germany and Austria. The two companies announced the collaboration at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, with the joint offering cover...

This year, European Mobility Week brings an additional focus on intergenerational fairness – ensuring the decisions we make today create opportunities for people at every stage of life, while protecting the choices available to future generations. It is a timely focus, with the European Commission p...

FIAA 2026 will bring international journalists, passenger transport buyers and bus and coach operators to Madrid from 22 to 24 September. The International Bus and Coach Fair, organised by IFEMA MADRID, is preparing its 2026 edition with more than 110 exhibiting companies and international participa...

Altamount Software has established Altamount Ignite, a new entity dedicated to integrating artificial intelligence functions into software used by public administrations, transport operators, utilities and critical infrastructure operators. The company, part of CHAPTERS Group AG, says the new unit w...

Autonomous buses and autonomous shuttles: the technology is (almost) ready, the regulatory frameworks not yet, the public not even. But the autonomous bus pilots are multiplying, and several manufacturers already announced autonomous bus fleets launch within a couple years from now. In the meanwhile...

We do not have official confirmation (yet), but according to reports in the local Irpinia press (Orticalab and IrpiniaTv), and following some checks of our own italian sister platform AUTOBUS, BYD is very interested in acquiring the Menarini Bus factory in Flumeri, in the Ufita Valley. According to ...