Busworld Europe news

Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan is starting to serve in Japan after it entered the North American market. Karsan has begun its operations with its distributor Altech in Japan with introducing e-JEST, the first right-hand drive vehicle in the history...

Italian Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. (ATM), Milan's public transport company, has placed an order at IVECO BUS for 153 electric buses. The contract, worth more than 120 million euros, is part of ATM's strategic plan to offer increasingly...

Bus operator Unser Roter Bus GmbH, based in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany), acquired a very special Setra S 516 HD. It is the 10,000th ComfortClass/TopClass series 500 touring coach produced at the plant in Neu-Ulm.

The European Parliament’s plenary adopted the compromise amendments on driving and rest time rules for coach tourism drivers supported by the Parliament’s Transport Committee last month. This vote gears coach tourism drivers, passengers and operators...

Luxembourg operator DEMY SCHANDELER S.àr.l. (Demy Cars) has ordered 15 Volvo 7900 Electric buses to operate in intercity traffic. It is the first order for Volvo electric buses with Volvo 7900 Electric bodies built by MCV. The buses are set to be...

Exports, which increased by 66.78% compared to the first 9 months of last year, recorded a significant increase compared to the same period of 2022. Türkiye exported the most to France, Germany and Italy. There were also significant increases in...

The English company Woodall Nicholson, parent company of Mellor Bus, is taken over by the Belgian entrepreneur Guido Dumarey. Woodall Nicholson was recent formally placed under administration. Under the umbrella of Woodal Nicholson several companies...

The introduction of new, more flexible driving and rest time rules for bus drivers in tourist and charter transport is getting closer. The EU Council of Ministers has agreed to changes in regulations, including on breaks and the so-called twelve-day...

After having won the public transport concession 'Zuid-Holland Noord' (ZHN) (northern part of the province South-Holland) in the Netherlands public transport operator QBUZZ has now chosen IVECO BUS as bus manufacturer to deliver the buses to operate...