Daimler AG achieved record levels of unit sales and revenue in 2015. During the 2015 financial year, the Group achieved its best ever EBIT of €13.5bn/£10.45bn (2014: €10.8bn/£8.36bn) and its best EBIT from the ongoing business of €13.8bn/£10.68bn (2014: €10.1bn/£7.82bn). Despite significantly increasing total unit sales over the period, the manufacturer reported bus sales were […]
The main sectors in which it is involved are midi coaches for touring and schools applications and airport buses, though it is also branching out in other directions with plans announced for city buses and chassis systems. In the UK only one product has entered service thus far, the Vive TH high floor midi coach […]
Tates Travel of Barugh Green, Barnsley, ceased operating on 8 February 2016, all services ending immediately with less than 24 hours notice. It operated bus services in the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas both commercially and on contract to SYPTE and Metro. The business is understood to have gone into administration with Begbies […]
McGill’s Buses has added 40 Enviro200s to its fleet as part of a £4.5m deal. MD of McGill’s, Ralph Roberts, said, ‘We like the Alexander Dennis product, particularly the 10.8m, 39 seat version of the Enviro200. It handles well, performs superbly in terms of fuel economy, reliability and ease of maintenance, and is popular with […]
MAN Truck & Bus UK has updated its Neoplan Tourliner range with two new specifications. It now offers the Tourliner VIP and the Select, an entry level executive coach. Orders are now being taken for the two designs, with stock available for immediate order. The VIP is designed to offer a ‘premium executive touring experience’. […]
London operator, New Bharat Coaches, has taken delivery of a Volvo B8R with Sunsundegui SC5 bodywork. The 41 seat coach has a Volvo D8K350 six-cylinder Euro6 engine coupled to a ZF EcoLife six-speed automatic gearbox, 41 seats. It has a high specification including air conditioning, heating with automatic control, a touchscreen Sony entertainment system, a […]
Two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mobility 35s have been delivered to the Royal Air Forces Association, a charity for everyone who serves or has served in the RAF and their dependants. The minibuses have 15 Phoenix upholstered seats, an Unwin aluminium flat floor system, NMI quick release seat fittings, a rear mounted PLS wheelchair lift, ambient LED […]
Marshalls of Sutton on Trent has purchased its first Optare MetroCity. The bus will join the existing service fleet consisting of two Optare Versas and six Solos, serving route 90 between Newark and Nottingham. Established in 1989, the family run business is now recognised as one of the leading coach and bus operators in the East […]