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Busworld launches Busworld Plaza, a new digital marketplace dedicated to the bus and coach manufacturing industry. The platform is presented not as replacement for Busworld’s exhibitions, but a complement, created to keep the community of buyers and suppliers connected all year round. The upcoming B...

By December 31, 2025, 43% of CTM Cagliari’s fleet will be electric. Between now and the end of the year, the Sardinian operator will add 32 new e-buses, bringing its total battery-electric fleet to 151 vehicles out of 347 in operation. The next milestones are 80% electric by the end of 2026 and a fu...

Representatives of Solaris Bus & Coach and MZA Warsaw have signed a contract for the delivery of 79 electric buses. It’s Solaris itself to announce the new awarding. Under a new agreement, the manufacturer will supply 50 Urbino 18 electric articulated buses and 29 Urbino 12 electric buses ...

This content belongs to the series Busworld Spotlight, offering a dedicated space to companies presenting their vision, products, strategies and innovative solutions in the run-up to Busworld Europe 2025, from October 4–9 in Brussels, Belgium – and beyond.Grayson is exhibiting in in Hall 5, Stand 53...

BYD introduced its third-generation electric bus platform during an event held in China on September 15th. The e-Bus Platform 3.0 reportedly features a 1,000-volt electrical architecture, Cell-to-Chassis integration of LFP Blade batteries, and upgraded safety and efficiency systems. The first model ...

Paradiso G8 1200. This is the name of the coach that Marcopolo will present at Busworld Europe 2025 in Brussels, relaunching its commercial operations in the European market. A touring coach that the Brazilian OEM developed in its home country, specifically designed for tourism mobility in the Old C...

Below, a contribution by Sian Leydon, Managing Director for Mainland Europe at Arriva Group (from June 2022), on the occasion of the European Mobility Week. The transport company is celebrating the European Mobility Week 2025 by highlighting the central role of buses, as part of an integrated public...

Egyptian bus bodybuilder MCV has inaugurated today, 16 September, a new production facility in Cairo dedicated to Volvo’s electric bus range for Europe. The Volvo MCV plant is announced with a production capacity of 1,200 vehicles per year, confirming the strategic shift initiated in March 2023, whe...

Autonomous driving starts in the depot, according to Autonomous Systems, which has developed an urban bus capable of moving autonomously within depot areas. Its name says it all: Smartbus. Thanks to SmartDEPOT™ technology, the vehicle can move freely, drive itself to the washing station, park, and r...

JBM Ecolife Mobility has secured a $100 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to accelerate the deployment of electric buses in the Indian market. According to Business Standard, the funding will support the introduction of modern air-...