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Despite some adversity (political instability in France, the bankruptcy of Van Hool) Autocar Expo 2024, held from 3 to 6 December in Lyon, closed the doors on a positive trend in terms of visitors and sales. But even these order books were hiding a dark reality.

On Sunday 8 December we packed our suitcase with warm clothes and flew to Oulu, Finland, to prepare for what Yutong defined as the “Extreme Cold Challenge”. Yes, because on Monday the 9th we left, heading to Rovaniemi, in Lapland, in the Arctic Circle. A journey approximately 220 kilometers long tha...

Geely takes a 25% stake in Menarini and will provide know-how for the development of 6 and 8-meter e-bus models. Geely led Chinese new energy bus market in 2023 (thanks to small-sized vehicles), according to Interact Analysis, thanks to sales figures around 75,000 electrified trucks and buses. The o...

This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

Sources well informed on the facts, quoted by Italian trade media Autobusweb, deny the news about a board meeting held last week to evaluate the proposed partnership with the Chinese group Geely. In fact, there would be no real confirmation of what was reported.

This is not exactly a bolt out of the blue, as some rumors had been circulating for a few months, and today the news came: the Spanish coachbuilder Sunsundegui has initiated pre-bankruptcy proceedings. Also weighing on the crisis was Volvo’s halt to the production of the 9700 and 9900 range, w...

If a bus enthusiast from Mars had landed on Earth on September 17, the opening day of IAA Transportation 2024, and made his (or her) way straight to the halls of the Hannover Messe to get a sense of the bus industry in Europe, he would have encountered a picture vastly different from the reality [&h...

SUN Mobility and Veera Vahana showcased India’s first modular battery swapping technology for Heavy Commercial Vehicles at Prawaas 4.0 held in late August in Bangalore. Now SUN Mobility has tied relations with bus manufacturer Veera Vahana, based in Bangalore, in order to launch what is claime...

Unveiling of the EKA 9, the company's 9-meter electric city bus, has been among the key moment of Prawaas 4.0 event 2024 in Bangalore, India. EKA by Pinnacle Mobility Solutions is the latest initiative from the Pinnacle Industries group. Pinnacle Industries, a leading automotive seating, interiors, ...

Ashok Leyland unveiled its GARUD 15M bus chassis at Prawaas 4.0, organized by Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI). The commercial launch of GARUD 15M will be in Q4 FY25.  The GARUD 15M is India’s first front engine multi-axle bus chassis, setting a new standard in the industr...