Registrations grow 130.6% in third quarter
Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by 130.6% in the third quarter of 2023 with 1,739 vehicles registered,...
First partners with Hitachi for bus batteries
Hitachi ZeroCarbon has entered a battery provision partnership with FirstGroup. The arrangement sees Hitachi provide batteries...
Abellio orders 80 electric Wrightbuses for London
Abellio has placed new orders for 80 electric buses with Wrightbus. The orders consist of 24 single-deck GB Kite Electroliners...
Volvo announces Spanish electric bus tie-up
Volvo Buses and bus body manufacturer Castrosua have formalised a strategic collaboration for the development, manufacture and...
Autonomous Enviro200AV is Vehicle of the Year
Alexander Dennis’ Enviro200AV autonomous bus for the CAVForth project has been recognised as Vehicle of the Year at the UK’s...
New buses minister meets CPT’s Graham Vidler
Guy Opperman MP has been appointed to the DfT in the government’s latest shuffle, replacing Richard Holden MP as minister...
Go North East shoots down ‘stalemate’ claims in...
Go North East has denied claims by trade union Unite that talks to end strikes at the operation have reached a stalemate. Unite...
Tootbus using Magtec to repower 15 sightseeing buses
Tootbus has engaged Magtec, a designer, manufacturer and integrator of drive systems for commercial electric vehicles, to repower...