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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-...

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.

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The first batch of 200 electric double-decker buses equipped with SONGZ TfL 2.5-approved electric air conditioning systems were delivered to London in late 2024, with partial units in service. This batch of SONGZ electric air conditioning systems features innovative custom designs tailored to the UK...

As public transport operators and cities face increasing pressure to decarbonize fleets, charging infrastructure remains one of the most complex barriers to large-scale electric vehicle deployment. In this interview, Charlie Levine, Global Strategy Manager at Electreon, outlines how the company’s wi...

Authored and sponsored by KIEPE KIEPE is setting new standards in power supply for public transport companies. By using an existing overhead line from a light rail vehicle (LRV) or trolley bus to supply power, significant synergies can be realized. KIEPE has the right products to install the ap...

It’s called Truck1, but it doesn’t just buy and sell trucks. The site features a wide range of commercial vehicles — from trucks to buses, including (semi-)trailers, vans, RVs, construction and earthmoving machines, tractors, special and industrial vehicles, equipment, and spare parts. But let...

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780 MAN electric buses were registered in Europe (EU27+3) last year alone. According to the latest registration statistics mentioned by the group, MAN Truck & Bus has thus taken the top position in the electric bus market in continental Europe, with a market share of around 13.3 percent. MAN alm...

Bus business grew 19% in 2023 for MAN Truck & Bus. The group has just announced its yearly results, with 116,000 vehicles delivered globally during the year, with an increase of 37% compared to the previous year. In addition, 11,600 engines were sold. Truck sales developed particularly posi...

MAN and ABB E-mobility announced an exclusive cooperation mainly focused on megawatt charging systems for electric trucks, although the agreement generally deals with technical cooperation between the two companies and is aimed to involve also long-distance passenger transport. The cooperation is in...

MAN‘s “BeIntelli” project, developed with the Technical University of Berlin and IAV GmbH, is set to introduce intelligent traffic systems with autonomous vehicles in Berlin by spring 2024. In May 2023 MAN announced it has entered a cooperation with Intel-owned Mobileye. MAN Truck ...

MAN has delivered its first complete electric bus in Africa, specifically in Cape Town. The Lion’s Explorer E vehicle delivered in South Africa is based on the new Lion’s Chassis E, which is scheduled to go into series production from 2024. This was anticipated by Head of Bus Barbaros Ok...

In mid-September, the 1,000th MAN Lion’s City E rolled off the production line at the MAN plant in Starachowice, Poland, the group states. In the future, the Lion’s City 12 E will be deployed in Madrid, as the vehicles has just been order by the transport company Auto Periferia S.A., a s...

More than 70 MAN Lion’s City E electric buses have been ordered so far in Italy. The first 12-metre ‘full electric’ will soon be running in Pescara, followed by three 10.50-metre MAN Lion’s City E buses that will be in service in Trani (Puglia region). Registration of zero-em...

In March 2023 MAN bus business’ structure was heavily reorganized. Rudi Kuchta, until then Head of Business Unit Bus, left the position for a role as boss of truck and bus business in Austria, replaced by Robert Katzer. What is more, Barbaros Oktay was appointed in the newly cre...

“In 2030 we will not sell any combustion engine city bus in Europe. Euro 7 standards put OEMs in a difficult situation: it’s not possible to develop Euro 7 for the whole range, investments for the Class I segment would never been recouped. Looking at the evolution of the city bus market ...

An autonomous on-demand ride-pooling service with three to five vehicles and two automated bus systems, one made of one driverless MAN electric bus (with autonomous technology by Mobileye) and the other operated via two Ebusco 3.0 connected via platooning. These are the ingredients of MINGA project,...

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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

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SONGZ, the only TfL 2.5-approved A/C for electric double deckers now in service in London

Electreon: wireless charging on its way from demo to commercial deployments. Interview with Head of Global Strategy Charlie Levine

KIEPE has a solution to charge e-buses with power supply from overhead public transport lines

Truck1, the online platform featuring a wide range of used bus deals

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780 MAN Lion’s City E registered in 2023, tripling 2022 figures and taking the lead in the EU market

MAN bus business grew +19% in 2023 (with e-bus sales increasing 200%)

MAN – ABB E-mobility: a cooperation focusing on megawatt charging for long distance transport

BeIntelli project goes live in Berlin: MAN and partners are working to deploy an autonomous bus on a digitalized test track

The first MAN e-bus delivered outside Europe goes in South Africa

MAN has produced 1,000 electric buses so far

Over 70 MAN electric buses ordered in Italy so far (including 10.5-meter version)

New organization, challenges, strategies. Our interview with MAN Head of Bus Barbaros Oktay

MAN will not invest in Euro 7 for the city bus segment. Only e-buses to be sold in Europe in 2030

Preparations underway for MINGA project in Munich: spotlight on driverless ride-pooling, platooning, autonomous buses

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