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German bus market decreased 2% in 2024 according to data released by German Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA and covered on German trade media omnibus.news. The German bus market in 2024 shows signs of stagnation. 5,382 buses were newly registered between January and December 2024, vs 5,492 in ...

Altas Auto announces that Edvardas Radzevicius, who has served as CEO for 23 years, will step down from his position and move to a role on the company’s board of directors. Ignas Pranskevičius, an experienced management professional, will take over as CEO. Radzevicius explained that the leader...

Daimler Buses has opened its 100th eBus service centre for the Omniplus service brand in Lemgo, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the premises of AHL GmbH & Co. KG, a location of the Beresa Group. The center specialises in the maintenance and repair of the all-electric Mercedes eCitaro buses. 100 Omnip...

On 9th January Flix has announced a change in the line-up of its top management: Benjamin Gubitz will become the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding to Christoph Debus, who is to become the new CEO of the DERTOUR Group and will join Flix’s Supervisory Board as of March 1st. &#822...

Arriva Italy, on 31 December 2024, has published a call for tenders (expiring on 31 January) for the supply of 10 electric buses and option for a further 10, divided into two lots. They are headed to the area of Cremona, in northern Italy. The news is reported on Italian trade media (and our sister ...

CaetanoBus has delivered EMT Madrid‘s first 10 electric hydrogen-powered buses in late December. The buses were presented as ready to start operations in the Spanish capital. CaetanoBus states it has sold over 200 fuel cell buses so far to various European cities in Europe, mainly in Germany, ...

Fribourg public transport company TPF, in Switzerland, announces it has ordered 24 Mercedes eCitaro electric buses. They are set for delivery in December 2026. This first order will be followed by others, TPF adds, as the carrier has committed to purchasing a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 183 eCita...

“The fire was not related to hydrogen or its use.” This clarification comes from Yannick Monnier, Director of the Régie des transports du Territoire de Belfort, following the incident that destroyed seven hydrogen-powered buses at the Optymo depot in Danjoutin on January 2nd 2025. In his interview w...

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is integrating data insight from City Mapper in order to identify gaps in service and prioritise investments where they’re needed most. City Mapper’s data outline how people use public transport in the region, and its app sill also be enha...

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $100 million in state funding is available to help transit providers expand their use of zero-emission vehicles. The funding is being provided through the State’s Zero-Emission Transit Transition Program (ZETT). In 2020 the same state launche...