In its results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2014, Singapore based ComfortDelGro’s revenue increased by 9.2% to a record £452.17m/SGD950.8m and operating profit went up 5.8% to £48.28m/SGD101.5m. At group level, revenue from its bus business increased by 13% to £222.4m/SGD467.5m, which it said was due largely to strong overseas contributions. In its […]
Following last week’s announcement that Volkswagen AG (VW) has sealed a deal giving it over 90% of the shares in Scania, Scania’s President and CEO, Martin Lundstedt, made the following statement: ‘Volkswagen has been our main owner since 2000 and has consistently given strong support to Scania’s strategies, business model and investments. Following the clarification […]
During the official inauguration of the new Van Hool plant in Skopje, Macedonia, it was announced that the production of a new vehicle type will be starting in the fourth quarter of this year at the new site. The new standard coach model is to be called ‘EX’ and will be marketed as of 2015 […]
London’s bus network carried more passengers in 2013/14 than in any year since 1959, with over 2.4bn journeys made. Tuesday 29 April saw the highest number of buses operating on the capital’s roads since 1953 with a record 7,961 on the roads, 266 more than usual. Half of all the bus journeys made in England […]
MAN plans to move its bus production activities out of Neoplan’s site in Plauen, Germany, by the end of March 2015. The 420 employees affected by this are to be offered new positions with Volkswagen Sachsen in Zwickau. The board of MAN Truck & Bus AG and the Volkswagen Sachsen management team have, in principle, […]
Production of the Starliner as well as the Cityliner and Jetliner models will be transferred to the Ankara plant in Turkey that already builds the Tourliner by the end of March 2015. It was the more surprising to me because I was there with Dave Parry as recently as March and there was no hint […]
Training Investment in the driving team is high on Prospect Coaches’ agenda and IIP Bronze standard has been achieved. Back in 2006, the company was already looking forward to the CPC requirements and preparing to source courses that supported the needs of the business. First Aid became a Dudley Metropolitan Borough requirement before the formal […]
Trade The trade display matched closely with the preview in Bus and Coach Buyer 1274, giving visitors a good overview of products currently available on the UK market, and a frequent refuge from the heavy showers! Three Plaxton products were present including a Euro6 example of the Volvo B8R based Leopard exhibited by Dawsonrentals Bus […]