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Sponsored by UITP Summit As the UITP Global Summit 2026 prepares to take place in Dubai on 21-23 April, questions around governance, decarbonisation, funding models, digitalisation and the evolving passenger experience are shaping the agenda of the global public transport sector. The choice of Dubai...

Public transport ridership in Germany increased slightly in 2025, alongside higher personnel costs and stable Deutschland-Ticket subscription levels following a further price increase. The 2025 annual balance published by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) on 27 January 2026 provide...

Holon has appointed Martin Lischka as Head of Sales & Marketing and Jonas Seyfferth as Head of Strategy as it expands its management team ahead of market entry. The appointments concern two central functions within Holon’s organisational structure and were announced by parent company Benteler in...

Porto’s public transport operator STCP has started operations with 20 new-generation electric buses supplied by CaetanoBus, as the manufacturer outlines in a press note. The buses were ordered in August 2025 and belong to the new platform developed in partnership with Chinese CRRC an presented...

Kinetic announces it has secured two long-term contracts in New Zealand’s Dunedin, that will see 37 new electric buses introduced from 2026, shifting around half of the city’s services to zero-emission operation. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has awarded Kinetic, operating through its Go Bu...

Go North East has introduced 29 battery-electric buses into service, bringing zero-emission operation to three of the region’s busiest routes through a £17 million public–private investment. The new vehicles were unveiled at the Utilita Arena Newcastle, underlining the strategic importance placed on...

Mobility Move returns to Berlin from 10 to 12 March 2026. The Estrel Berlin hotel hosted in 2025 around 1,500 participants, 150 speakers, and over 100 exhibitors, with more than 20 vehicles on display across 7,500 square meters of exhibition space. The event has grown from its origins as the “VDV El...

Liverpool City Region has appointed Stagecoach and Go-Ahead as operators for its first publicly controlled bus services in more than 40 years. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has confirmed on January 23rd the operators that will deliver the first phase of its new bus franchising system,...

Autoguidovie, Italy, has launched a tender process to renew and expand its fleet, publishing a series of framework agreements that provide for the overall supply of up to 195 buses, accompanied by full-service maintenance contracts. The operation has a total economic value of more than €113 million....

Ahead of the presentation of the company’s full-year results at its annual press conference on Thursday, March 19, 2026, ZF anticipated preliminary figures. According to ZF, adjusted EBIT margin is expected to surpass 4.0 percent significantly. Moreover, adjusted free cash flow is projecte...