Busworld Europe news

Ebusco has signed a contract with Svealandstrafiken in Sweden for 23 18-meter Ebusco 3.0 buses, to be delivered in the second half of 2023. This is Ebusco’s first contract in Sweden, taking the number of countries with Ebusco buses on the road to...

The National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland has announced an order for 120 double-deck battery-electric buses (100 headed to Dublin Bus, 20 to Bus Éireann) from Bamford Bus Company, also known as Wrightbus. These 120 Streetdeck Electroliner BEV...

MAN Truck & Bus will in future be offering an eBus chassis for the global market. This is based on proven technologies from the Lion's City E for which MAN already received orders for a total of over 1,000 buses from many European countries. With the...

Owners of Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses and coaches will soon be able to produce numerous spare parts quickly and cheaply at their own premises. All they need is a certified 3D printer, a one-off registration process, and a license for the required...

Long awaited, but now in the year Van Hool celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Belgium manufacturer has introduced a brand new range of 100% zero-emission buses for public transport: A series. With this new A series Van Hool says it is stepping up a...

Wrightbus has signed a deal with German Bus operator Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) in Cologne to supply up to 60 Kite Hydroliner single deck buses over the next two years. The fuelcell buses will be the first integral left-hand drive vehicles that...

Madrid's Municipal Transport Company (Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid - EMT) has for the fifth time awarded an order to Irizar e-mobility this time consisting of 90 buses. When this new order is delivered EMT Madrid will have a total of...

US based automotive supplier Meritor announced the intention to acquire Siemens Commercial Vehicles Business for approximately €190 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by calendar year-end, subject to regulatory approvals and...

Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”) has supplied four new Plaxton Panther coaches to Irish operator McGinley Coach Travel. The new coaches are 12.8m long and built on Volvo B8R chassis. They are each fitted with 53 seats and a toilet mounted at the...

The new Masats sliding door 028d Slim has been developed to solve space problems in some vehicles particularly two-story vehicles or the new autonomous vehicles but according to Masats it is appropriate for all types of urban buses and above all it...