National Express Group Plc has appointed Matthew Crummack as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 6 May 2015. Matthew is Deputy CEO and Chief Integration Officer of Bravofly Rumbo Group (SWX:BRG), incorporating lastminute.com, the online travel and leisure retailer. Until this company’s acquisition by BRG in March 2015, Mr Crummack, in his position as […]
Distinctive Systems has launched Coach Hire Exchange (CHX), an entirely free of charge cloud-based passenger recovery and job exchange service for coach and minibus operators. CHX is designed to help operators find immediate assistance in the event of a breakdown, or any other situation where passengers need to be picked up and transported as soon […]
In the first quarter of 2015, Scania’s net sales rose 6% to €22,321m/£15,875.17m (Q1 2014: €21,126/£15,119.91m). Order bookings in buses and coaches during the first quarter amounted to 1,913 (Q1 2014: 1,995) units. In Europe, order bookings in the first quarter improved to 472 units (Q1 2014: 392) with increased order bookings in Great Britain, […]
Martin Lundstedt has left his position as President and CEO of Scania to take on the same role with Volvo Group. Martin is scheduled to assume this new position in October 2015. In the role, Martin replaces Olof Persson, who has led the Group for almost four years. In the interim, Jan Gurander, Volvo’s Group […]
Demand for space at Busworld Kortrijk has been even more intense than at the last edition in 2013, leading the organisers to add 3,000sq.m. of extra exhibition space. The event takes place on 16 to 21 October 2015. The exhibition is preceded by the European Coach & Bus Week, which takes place from 10 October […]
Professor Dr. Ferdinand K. Piech, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG (VW), the owners of Scania and MAN, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. Additionally, Ferdinand’s wife, Ursula Piech, has resigned with immediate effect from all her Supervisory Board mandates within the Volkswagen Group. The move comes after a reported power […]
Having last year purchased the very first Euro5 powered Yutong TC12 coach to enter service in the UK, Cropley Coaches of Fosdyke in Lincolnshire has now placed the very first Euro6 example to be delivered to an operator in service alongside it. Collected from Pelican Bus and Coach’s Castleford site early in April, the touring […]
First in Greater Manchester is inviting the public to have their say on the premium bus service that will use the new flagship bus priority route in the Manchester area. People are being consulted on the design of the new vehicle interior to be used on the high quality bus route due to start later […]