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The Go-Ahead Group has joined partners in Oxford to launch one of the UK’s biggest fleets of electric buses. A £82.5 million project will deliver 159 battery buses onto the streets of Oxford – the first of which have already gone into service, Go-Ahead states. Go-Ahead had just been celebrating...

A 2023 with a plus for Daimler Truck: the group has raised its sales to 526,053 units, against 520,291 in 2022. A percentage increase of 1.21%. The Daimler Buses branch reported strong sales performance with 26,168 units (+9% over 2022). Another positive figure to highlight is that of battery electr...

Equipmake has doubled its fleet repowering agreement with Big Bus Tours. Following on from an initial contract with the world’s largest sightseeing company – announced in September 2023 – to repower 10 double-deck, open-top buses with its zero emission electric drivetrain technology, Equipmake has n...

With 3,749 buses registered in 2023, the Spanish bus market grew 54% compared to 2022 data. The data, provided by consulting MSI, were published on the Spanish trade media Carril Bus. Mercedes led the market with 946 buses, +88% on 2022 (and a market share of 25%, increasing the 20% covered in 2022)...

Bus business grew 19% in 2023 for MAN Truck & Bus. The group has just announced its yearly results, with 116,000 vehicles delivered globally during the year, with an increase of 37% compared to the previous year. In addition, 11,600 engines were sold. Truck sales developed particularly posi...

The year 2023 has brought good news for public transport in Rome. ATAC S.pA. has signed a contract with CAF for the supply of 40 new trams, with an option for another 81. The contract, signed on 21 December 2023, includes the design, maintenance of the rolling stock for five years, and spare parts.&...

A fleet of electric buses has been removed from service in South London after a double-decker caught fire on Thursday. The incident occurred during the morning rush hour in Wimbledon. The bus was promptly evacuated. After the incident, BBC reports that Transport for London (TfL) stated that «electri...

Van Hool has secured a large order for 112 battery buses from Dutch public transport operator Qbuzz, (owned by Italian FS). This follows a previous order of 54 battery buses from Van Hool by Qbuzz landed in March 2023. The models involved in the order are Van Hool A13LE E (56 units; 45 + 3 […...

Source of opening picture: Youtube channel of The Times and The Sunday Times  Go-Ahead London is currently conducting an urgent investigation into a fire incident that occurred on one of its electric buses on 11th January 2024, trade media Bus and Coach Buyer reports. The fire caused damage to ...

Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks, has been elected Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) for 2024. “2024 will be a game-changing year for the European truck industry. Firstly, negotiations on the CO2 regulation for...