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At the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg, MAN Truck & Bus is placing the spotlight vehicle automation and a new generation of home-made battery packs for electric buses. MAN Truck & Bus has set an ambitious goal: launching a fully automated city bus by 2030. According to the manufacturer, this ini...

The MAN Lion’s City 10 E with new features for the 2025 model year (first and foremost: new battery generation from MAN’s own production facility in Nuremberg) will be the main topic at the group’s stand at year’s UITP Summit in Hamburg. The 10.5 meter long eBus is equipped w...

MAN Truck & Bus first electric coach model will be the Lion’s Coach 14 E, as announced during a press and customer event at the company’s Product Development Center in Ankara. MAN therefore positions itself as the first European manufacturer to introduce a battery-electric coach (if talking abou...

MAN Truck & Bus closed the first quarter of 2025 reporting a -14% in terms of units sold (20,600) compared to Q1 2024. Bus sales were 1,381 vs 1.492 last year (-8%). On the other hand, the figure concerning incoming orders is consolidating as “it was 50% higher than in the same quarter of ...

MAN Truck & Bus has officially launched its battery production at the Nuremberg production site today, April 11, in the presence of Bavarian Minister President Dr Markus Söder and State Minister Hubert Aiwanger. 50,000 battery packs can be produced per year in Nuremberg. However, the new M50 bui...

Transdev is expanding e-bus deployment in the German region of Bavaria. In late March, in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, the bus operator Griensteidl (part of Transdev group), together with the Munich Transport Association (MVV) and the district, has presented five new MAN Lion’s City 12 e-...

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Yutong has unveiled its new battery-electric intercity model, the IC12E, during the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg in mid-June. Developed specifically for the European market, the IC12E was presented alongside the U12 city bus as part of the company’s broader focus on zero-emission mobility under the t...

In alignment with Dubai’s Urban Plan 2040, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has commissioned the procurement of 636 next-generation buses. This is an essential step towards increasing public transport’s modal share to 25% by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. This fleet renewal in...

From June 15 to 18, 2025, the highly anticipated UITP Global Public Transport Summit and Exhibition took place in Hamburg, Germany. As a pioneer in China buses industry, Higer Bus showcased its high-end zero-carbon sub-brand FENCER F1 Integral EV electric bus, dazzling the world with the brilliant a...

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Italian public transport operator SETA, active in Modena region, has welcomed its first ever electric buses, ready to enter service in the city of Reggio Emilia. They are 11 MAN Lion’s City 12E e-buses, purchased thanks to an allocation of 8 million euros of PNRR funds, assigned to the Municip...

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.

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...

New Flyer will be relying on MAN-made bus axles for another five years (until the end of 2029). The order “includes several thousand axles and spare parts worth over 200 million US dollars“, MAN states. The contract includes VOK-08 front axles and the HY-1350 rear axle series. The axles ...

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Latest articles

UITP Summit 2025, MAN aims at launching a fully driverless bus in 2030 and integrates new battery packs on the city bus range

MAN to present updates to the electric bus range at UITP Summit in Hamburg

MAN electric coach (3-axles) coming: features and strategy unveiled in Ankara. Production by end ’26

MAN bus sales decreased 8% in Q1 2025 while incoming truck and bus orders increase 50%

MAN officially starts production of truck and bus battery packs in Nuremberg (and announces further investment)

Five MAN e-buses coming in Bavaria, Germany: they’re operated by Trasdev on a MVV route

Highlights

Yutong introduced IC12E at UITP Summit and completed European test drive across four countries

Bus door systems for Dubai: working together towards maximum uptime

With the Fencer F1 presented at UITP Summit Higer aims at driving green mobility in Europe

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UITP Summit 2025, MAN aims at launching a fully driverless bus in 2030 and integrates new battery packs on the city bus range

MAN to present updates to the electric bus range at UITP Summit in Hamburg

MAN electric coach (3-axles) coming: features and strategy unveiled in Ankara. Production by end ’26

MAN bus sales decreased 8% in Q1 2025 while incoming truck and bus orders increase 50%

MAN officially starts production of truck and bus battery packs in Nuremberg (and announces further investment)

Five MAN e-buses coming in Bavaria, Germany: they’re operated by Trasdev on a MVV route

Italy, first electric buses for Modena region: 11 MAN Lion’s City E joining SETA’s fleet

Trends and challenges in the French bus and coach market, through the lens of Autocar Expo 2024

Autonomous buses in public transport, what’s going on? An overview of projects, technology, challenges

New Flyer will source axles from MAN for another five years

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