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“2024 was less successful for VDL Groep than the previous year”. And 2023 itself had not been a glorious year. However, “After a poor first six months, operating results showed signs of recovery during the second half of 2024. Excluding the Car Assembly division, annual turnover is...

Just a few days after the officialization of a 89-units e-bus order for Nobina in Stockholm, Solaris announces it has landed a new contract, this time with carrier VR Sverige, for 81 Solaris Urbino 15 LE electric headed to the same city. These electric buses, homologated in Class II, will serve subu...

Three bus lots have been officially awarded in Paris, with the surprising win of Italian ATM in one of the three. The three lots are located in Paris and the Petite Couronne (Ourcq, Massy-Juvisy and Croix du Sud sectors). Transdev and RATP Cap Île-de-France are the awarded companies for the two rema...

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-...

A recent study conducted by researchers at Sapienza University of Rome sheds light on the key factors influencing the adoption of zero-emission buses (ZEBs), which include both battery-electric buses and hydrogen fuel cell buses, in urban transport systems. The study, which examined more than 50 res...

Nobina has signed an agreement to acquire the two bus companies in Finland, Revon Turistiliikenne OY and Repo-Lines OY, based in Oulu. Through this acquisition, Nobina strengthens its presence outside the capital region and “expands its contract portfolio while creating opportunities for colla...

On-demand transit leader Via has been awarded two new publicly funded contracts in Douglas County, Colorado, and New Haven, Connecticut, as reported on North American trade media Mass Transit. In early April a new on-demand transit project was also launched in Ontario, backed by Canadian newcomer Ar...

On-demand transit solutions provider Argo Corporation announces the rollout of its Smart Routing transit system in Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG), Ontario. This initiative, announced earlier this year and operational since 7th April, provides residents with an easy-to-use app that allows them to re...

ITS company Matawan has announced that it has increased its business by more than 30 percent in the last year, as reported on French trade media Car&Bus News. What is more, the company reportedly added 40 new customers in the mobility sector, with more than 300 transport networks equipped as of ...

Iveco Bus announces it has received orders for H2 city buses by the Urban Community of Dunkirk and Grand Annecy Agglomeration, through UGAP, first public purchasing center in France. The Urban Community of Dunkirk has ordered 10 units, while Grand Annecy Agglomeration has chosen to acquire 3 units. ...