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UK bus and coach market achieved in 2024 a second consecutive year of growth and, what is more, will be recorded as the best annual performance since 2008, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A 70.1% increase in registrations saw 8...

The on-demand transit sector experienced notable expansion in 2024, with over 390 new projects launched globally. According to Lukas Foljanty’s latest On-Demand Transit 2024 Market Report (with interactive world map available), the total number of services introduced since 2012 surpassed 2,000, with...

JBM announces it has secured an order for 1,021 electric buses under the Government of India’s PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme-2 initiative. The total order is valued at approximately Rs 5,500 crore (some approximately €605,766,000) and the buses will be deployed in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Harya...

According to a report by German newspaper Handelsblatt, ZF is evaluating a full spin-off of its Electrified Powertrain Technologies division under a project called “Verde”. Such move wouldn’t affect the Commercial Vehicles division as it concentrates on a branch of the company targeting ...

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has reportedly sold its industrial battery pack division, Northvolt Systems Industrial, to long-time customer and partner Scania. The deal, confirmed by the Swedish truckmaker to Reuters, marks another step in Northvolt’s restructuring efforts as it seeks to st...

The German state of Bavaria allocated in 2024 over €50 million in funding for 508 new so called ‘climate buses’ in 2024, including over 220 zero emission buses (being these battery-electric or powered via fuel cell). A further 15 million euros was invested in bus depots, announces the Ba...

The Coach Tourism Association Conference & Workshop 2025 achieved its best-ever attendance as 200 members came to Stratford-upon-Avon, 8-11 February. The main business session saw a record number of 1,200 meetings at the Meet the Buyer Workshop.  With Gold Sponsor DFDS and Silver Sponsor Trust M...

In 2024, the electric city bus market in Europe (including the UK) grew 22% on 2023, reaching the figure of 7,779 electric bus registrations (over 8 ton). The contribution of UK market to the overall picture is a major one: while the e-bus market in EU27 saw Daimler Buses and Iveco Bus (the stronges...

Serena Lancione, current managing director of Turin public transport carrier GTT, has been elected as president of the European division UITP, the International Union of Public Transport. Her mandate will begin on 19 June 2025, immediately after the UITP Summit in Hamburg, scheduled to take place in...

A project has been launched in Europe aiming to improve electric bus fleet management by optimizing battery aging analysis using the State of Health (SoH) parameter. Named SoH Fleet project, is led by ACTIA Automotive (France) in collaboration with CARNET (Spain), Keolis Blois (France), and TMB (Spa...