Wrightbus expects +1,200 buses produced in 2025, +20% on a record-breaking 2024 (and opened a service centre in Germany)
Wrightbus says that January 2025 it has already “almost 200 new buses entering service in the UK and Europe”. More than 160 buses were delivered to customers in Manchester earlier this month, while 31 fuel cell buses entered service in Germany. And more than 1,200 buses will leave the factory in 2025, with orders destined […]
Wrightbus says that January 2025 it has already “almost 200 new buses entering service in the UK and Europe”. More than 160 buses were delivered to customers in Manchester earlier this month, while 31 fuel cell buses entered service in Germany.
And more than 1,200 buses will leave the factory in 2025, with orders destined for fleets across the UK and Germany, vs 1,016 buses built in 2024, according to the OEM’s figures. Making a few steps back, Wrightbus states it has produced 623 buses in 2023 and 427 the year before.
In October 2024, Wrightbus also signed a deal worth up to half-a-billion pounds to supply more than 1,000 buses to operator Go-Ahead over the next three years – 90 per cent of which will be zero-emission.
| Year | Buses produced / growth trend |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +1,200 (expected) / +18% |
| 2024 | 1,016 / +63% |
| 2023 | 623 / +46% |
| 2022 | 427 |
Wrightbus delivering also diesel buses in Manchester
Being more specific, Wrightbus strenghtens that “Manchester’s Bee Network has been bolstered by 162 ultra-low emission Ultroliner double deck buses, thanks to orders from UK operators including Transport for Greater Manchester, Metroline and Go North West” (see picture).
Wrightbus has also opened its own European service centre – AllServiceOne – in Brühl, enabling its team of experts to service and maintain buses of all types right in the heart of Europe.
The manufacturer has indeed announced plans for further expansion into Europe, as it has landed further hydrogen bus deals in Saarbahn, Vestische, Cottbus (where 46 buses will be headed) and West Verkehr.
Wrightbus, “which currently employs 2,200 people, is looking to increase its workforce in the coming months to keep up with demand, with hundreds of new jobs available across a number of areas of the business”, the company says.
Wrightbus CEO, Jean-Marc Gales, said: “With some significant orders on our books for the next 12 months, 2025 will be our strongest year ever. January has already been a phenomenal month, with almost 200 new Wrightbus vehicles entering service in the UK and Germany. We’re proud to be part of Manchester’s Bee Network, and to be playing a huge part in Europe’s largest public transport hydrogen fleet with RVK. The launch of our own dedicated AllServiceOne European service centre in Brühl is also a significant milestone for the business as we continue to build ties in Gewrmany. We have invested more than £500,000 into the facility and will have a 15-strong team by the end of the year. This will ensure European customers have easy access to our expertise and is the first step in what will be a growing network of service centres.”
