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Profitability of public transport post-pandemic, the evolution of mobility demand patterns, global challenges such as driver retention, autonomous driving, and the energy transition: these are some of the topics discussed with Thierry Mallet, Chairman and CEO (since 2016) of the multinational Transd...

Iveco Bus has delivered 110 Crossway Low Entry Elec buses to operators working for De Lijn, in Flanders (Belgium). The vehicles will be operated by private companies under contract. In late June, the same De Lijn has confirmed an order for 100 Iveco city electric buses E-Way, as part of an existing ...

The first six months of 2025 closed in line with expectations for VDL Group, the group states while releasing the results for the first two quarters of the year. Turnover amounted to €2 billion, compared to €2.1 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding the Car Assembly division, sales rose 2.5 ...

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has officially reported that its operating fleet now exceeds 7,000 buses. Among these, more than 1,500 units are electric, making up roughly one in every five buses deployed in the city network, as reported in an article by Times of India. Look...

“A weight-reduced articulation unit, newly developed folding bellows fabrics, special design elements for greater passenger comfort”. These are the items Hübner is set to display at Busworld Europe, that will be live in Brussels from 4 – 9 October. Hübner launches low-floor articul...

The Himachal Pradesh government, in India, has finalized 46 out of 90 surveyed sites for establishing electric bus charging stations to support the deployment of 327 e-buses. According to The Times of India, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri announced a state budget allocation of ₹20 crore (app...

The German federal budget for 2025 includes higher funding for municipal transport infrastructure and electric buses, but support for digitalisation projects remains limited, according to the VDV, the German association of public transport companies. The German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) h...

VDL has decided to concentrate all city bus production at its new factory in Roeselare, Belgium, while the Valkenswaard site in the Netherlands will continue with coaches only. According to an article by Stijn Decock published on local newspaper De Standaard, the move would entail 60 job losses in t...

Austria has opened the eighth application period for its “Emissionsfreie Busse und Infrastruktur” (EBIN) program, designed to accelerate the transition of public transport fleets to zero-emission propulsion. The call for proposals is active from yesterday, September 3rd, until October 22, with a tot...

Sightseeing operator Big Bus is transitioning its fleet to battery-electric vehicles. Ten electric double-deck buses are already in daily operation, and the fleet is scheduled to expand to 16 by the end of 2025, according to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure. ...