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Ebusco has signed a contract with KVS GmbH Saarlouis for 15 Ebusco 2.2 12-meter and 5 Ebusco 2.2 18-meter buses. The delivery of these buses is planned for early 2024. With KVS, Ebusco welcomes a new customer in Germany, further strengthening its position in one the leading countries for Zero Emissi...

Rolf-Jan Zweep has taken the position of CEO at VDL Bus & Coach as of 1 January 2023. The appointment was not officially released by the Dutch manufacturer in a corporate statement but is mentioned by the manufacturer between the lines of the press release about the order for 193 new-generation ...

EBS has no intention to make a bad impressione when it’ll take the reins of the newly formed Zaanstreek-Waterland concession in December 2023. The operator (from Egged group) is indeed procuring as many as 193 new-generation VDL Citea. They’ll be delivered starting in September 2023. For...

The relationship between NFI Group and Central Ohio Transit Authority (Cota) is being strengthened. In fact, the U.S. federal-state transportation authority has ordered 14 New Flyer zero-emission, long-distance electric buses – specifically the Xcelsior Charge Ng model – and for the asso...

CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) and Keolis, the story continues. In fact, the operator has renewed the Keolis technical assistance contract for four years, thus being able to rely on a structured partner in its ambitious project that  includes recruiting 400 employees by 2025 to suppor...

As of January 1, 2023, Libuše Jurečková has assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Skoda Group, making her responsible for managing the group’s financial activities, financial planning, and monitoring and controlling cash flows. Libuše Jurečková, 59, studied economics and fin...

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the Metropolitan City of Milan signed a contract with the company C.M.C. Ravenna for the construction of the new Milan-Seregno tramway (with an intermediate stop in Desio). The first construction site is scheduled to start on March 15, 2023. The signed agreement calls f...

The year 2023 is the best start for Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (BoGeStra), a major German transport operator that operates the networks in Bochum, Gelsenkirken and Herne, cities in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of West Germany. After 15 months of construction work, the new 820-metre...

In 2022 Daimler Truck increased its sales – in all segments – by 14.2%, from 455,445 in 2021 to 529,291 last year (+64,846 units). The performance of Daimler Buses was particularly positive, with 24,041 buses and coaches sold, equal to an impressing +28.3% over compared to 2021. More det...

Mohamed Mezghani has been reappointed as UITP Secretary General to begin a new five-year term in January 2023. The UITP Executive Board confirmed the reappointment during their meeting in May 2022, for the new term beginning this month. Mohamed has been the Secretary General of UITP since 2018: he b...