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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has purchased 265 new zero-emission buses that will operate on routes across the city. This purchase builds on the 60 zero-emission buses that came last year and is in addition to the 205 zero-emission buses slated to come beginning late this year...

French bus and coach market grew 2% in 2024, achieving the figure of 5,807 units registered during the whole year, according to data from CCFA, covered in a report by French media TRM24. In 2023 the market in France had recored a 5% growth, being confirmed as the largest bus and coach market in the ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association ACEA announces that Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania, has been elected chair of the Commercial Vehicles Board for 2025. He takes over the function from Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks. Christian Levin elected Chair of ACEA Commerc...

In December 2024, TUVISA, the public transport company in Vitoria-Gasteiz (north of Spain), took delivery of ten new zero-emission buses from Irizar. This includes six 18-meter articulated buses and four 12-meter articulated buses, which are now housed at the city’s Electromobility Centre. The buses...

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, ...