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FIAA confirms the appointment for 6-9 October 2020. Given the situation caused by the COVID 19 and aware of the difficulties that this industry is going through, the exhibition wishes to contribute towards normalising the sector as soon as possible. Therefore, IFEMA announces it is maintaining the d...

Alexander Dennis’s story as an independent bus builder has come to an end. The British company, the world’s leading manufacturer of double decker buses, has been taken over by the Canadian group NFI for 405 million dollars (some 360 million euros). The operation aims to “create a m...

Transit operator Kinetic has completed electrification upgrades at its Sunshine West depot in Melbourne, preparing the site to operate 60 zero-emission buses by the end of 2026. The project increases the depot’s charging capacity from 24 to 66 zero-emission buses, while the installed infrastructure ...

Quantron has established a new joint venture in China with autonomous driving specialist HyperView, with a new platform for battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses and trucks among the projects planned. The new company, Quantron China, is headquartered in Shaoxing, China, with Foxconn selected...

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...

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...

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...

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...