Daimler Group’s net profit in the first quarter of the year almost doubled, reaching £891.8m/€1,086m (Q1 2013: £463.1m/€564m). Worldwide, the Group sold 565,800 vehicles in the first quarter, more than ever before, increasing its unit sales by 13% compared with the prior-year period. Despite unfavourable exchange rate developments, revenue increased by 13% to £24.2bn/€29.5bn. Daimler […]
Global Proceedings started with a presentation beamed in from the US by FleetMatics CEO and Chairman of the Board, Jim Travers. He began by highlighting the global nature of the business and mentioned his product was ‘groundbreaking’ in the fleet telematics industry. He stated FleetMatics is a leader in providing a software as a service […]
Entries include the latest additions to the fleet of Parrys International, winners of the coach of the year for the past three years in succession, though their two entries are promised stiff competition from the likes of Jay & Kay, Go Goodwins, Weardale, Edwards, DJ Coaches and others. On the Saturday morning, competitors will complete […]
Last November I had also attended the Comvex Exhibition in Istanbul. It covered all kinds of commercial vehicles but was poorly attended by the bus manufacturers. Clearly, Busworld and its Turkish partners have a formula which is much more attractive to exhibitors and visitors. In a normal year in Turkey, registrations of buses and coaches […]
The 40,000th unit is an 18.13m long articulated Citaro GU intercity model which has been purchased by the Luxembourg operator Voyages Emile Weber. Externally, it is distinguished by a pearlescent metallic paint finish while the interior is trimmed in red. This fifth generation family business has a mixed fleet of 380 vehicles involved in all […]
Speaking at the launch, Martijn Gilbert, business director for Yorkshire Tiger, said: ‘We’re delighted to be launching the new ‘flying tigers’ at the airport, we’re confident that travellers will be really pleased with the new enhanced service. It’s a really exciting time and we are proud to be playing an important part in making sure […]
This month sees the second anniversary of BUSK’s Simply Safe scheme, set up to provide schools with a list of operators in their area that have been assessed for legal and safety checks, ensuring that both the vehicles and drivers are compliant to their exacting standards. The background information required is covered by a five […]
PRESS RELEASE Owing to a failure in communication, in updating previous information released, the impression has been given that the new Noone Turas 900 midicoach will be on view at the UK Coach Rally on the 10th/11th May at Alton Towers. THIS IS INCORRECT. The launch had already been deferred until the summer and the […]