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While being very much a minority of the market (99 units registered in Europe in 2022), sales of fuel cell buses in Europe are in a way a similar story to those of battery-electric buses: much lower than the sales levels in China, but well ahead of most other regions. Hydrogen buses are attractive t...

Brice Bonavia has become the new General Manager of Solaris France – a daughter company representing Solaris Bus & Coach in France. Just yesterday the group disclosed its 2022 results: in a nutshell, 1,492 buses sold (401 are battery-electric vehicles), revenues at € 696 million (with 3% decreas...

Karsan has appointed Javier Calvarro as sales director for Spain and Andorra. The aim of this new appointment is to boost the company’s growth and consolidation in Europe. In his more than 20 years of experience in the commercial vehicle sector, Javier Calvarro has worked for different compani...

One year and an half after its launch, the latest generation 6-metre bus developed by Bluebus is now joining the UGAP catalogue, the French public purchasing station. Up to now, 42 units of the new generation vehicle were marketed, 15 of those area already in circulation in France. Bluebus 6-meter e...

Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has been awarded the Lean Management Award for 2021/22 by StEP-Up, Austria’s leading platform for sustainably increasing the competitiveness of manufacturing companies. This award recognizes TSA as a leading enterprise in Lean Management, following their outstand...

1,492 buses sold (401 are battery-electric vehicles), revenues at € 696 million (with 3% decrease compared to the 721 million generated in 2021), deliveries in 18 countries. These are, in a nutshell, Solaris 2022 results, disclosed this morning during a press conference. During the digital event, So...

Up to 40% of the people surveyed would use public transport more often if the range of tickets were much clearer, according to a PwC Deutschland study. To this extent, the German company has developed the “EasyFlex” fare, announced and presented today with a press note. EasyFlex fare by ...

Yutong UY dealer Pelican announces it has completed deliveries of a further 41 Yutong zero emission vehicles to McGill’s Bus Group. This second tranche of vehicles increases the Yutong fleet in McGill’s to 96 vehicles, after 55 were delivered prior to COP 26 in November 2021. It should be mentioned ...

In 2022, Daimler Truck announces positive results in terms of revenue, EBIT, and Return on Sales, despite the challenges posed by supply chain issues. The company’s bus segment saw significant growth, with Daimler Buses’ division achieving a 28% increase in vehicle sales (over 24,000) an...

Keolis has today disclosed its results 2022. The group achieved an organic growth of 9.1% in group revenues, which reached €6.7bn. Furthermore, the company attained a recurring EBIT of €209 million, with a margin of 3.1%. Despite a decrease in recurring EBITDA due to the exit from Germany and termin...