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Traton sales grew 11% in 2023 (but incoming orders decreased)

Traton group sold 338,200 vehicles in 2023, 11% more than in the previous year (2022: 305,500). The increase in the Group’s unit sales “was the result of the very high order backlog, increasingly stable supply chains, and a higher production volume”, Traton states. On the other side, an ...

TRATON bus business boom: 45% increase in incoming orders

The TRATON Group has reported record sales in 2022. For the first time, the group’s overall sales exceeded 300,000 units, with 305,500 vehicles sold in total. This represents a 12% increase from the previous year, where the group sold 271,600 vehicles. However, if we exclude the first-time ful...

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The bus industry’s smartphone moment

On 18 March 1895, at 6:25 in the morning, the world’s first motor bus line opened between Siegen, Netphen and Deuz. The vehicle was a Benz Landauer. It had eight seats, a one-cylinder engine of five horsepower, and fifteen kilometres of bad road ahead of it. On the steepest hill, the passengers had ...

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Traton sales grew 11% in 2023 (but incoming orders decreased)

Traton group sold 338,200 vehicles in 2023, 11% more than in the previous year (2022: 305,500). The increase in the Group’s unit sales “was the result of the very high order backlog, increasingly stable supply chains, and a higher production volume”, Traton states. On the other side, an ...

TRATON bus business boom: 45% increase in incoming orders

The TRATON Group has reported record sales in 2022. For the first time, the group’s overall sales exceeded 300,000 units, with 305,500 vehicles sold in total. This represents a 12% increase from the previous year, where the group sold 271,600 vehicles. However, if we exclude the first-time ful...