German automaker MAN Truck & Bus has secured a contract to supply ten hybrid city buses Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) in Spain. The new deal is an addition to the older contract made by the company and the transport ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has secured a bus supply contract from the India based Siddhi Vinayak Logistics (SVLL). As part of the deal, the manufacturer will complete delivery of 120 buses to the logistics firm over ...
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Chinese automaker BYD Motors has secured a $30m bus supply contract from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in the US. Under the deal, the automaker will be responsible for production and delivery of about 25 ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a contract to supply 50 buses to the BC Transit, British Colombia in Canada. The deal includes a firm order for 25 units of the Xcelsior 40ft heavy-duty buses powered by the ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has completed the acquisition of the North American Bus Industries (NABI) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management for a cash transaction of $80m. The acquisition includes a bus ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group will introduce noiseless electric buses in Gothenburg, Sweden by 2015 in collaboration with the Swedish Energy Agency, the City of Gothenburg, Vasttrafik, Lindholmen Science Park and ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a contract to deliver 265 buses to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Georgia in the US. Out of the 265 buses, the contract contains firm order of eight low ...
Setra Bus and Coach, a subsidiary of the Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer Daimler, has won a contract to supply 65 vehicles to the region of Kronoberg in Sweden. Under the deal, the manufacturer will deliver 65 units of its ...
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Chinese automaker BYD Motors' subsidiary, BYD America has signed a contract to introduce electric vehicles and green products for public transportation in Aruba. As part of the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the automaker will support ...
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Yokohama has developed a new tread design for its RY range of ctyres for trucks and buses to provide maximum operating safety and increased lifespan for higher investment returns to fleet operators and contractors. Focusing on steer tyres ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a bus supply contract from the Golden Empire Transit District (GET) in the US and Canada. Under the deal, the manufacturer will supply 15 units of the Xcelsior 40ft heavy duty ...
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Automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) through its subsidiary, the Sandown Motors dealership, has secured an automotive parts supply contract from the Rea Vaya 1B Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Under the deal, MBSA ...
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Beijing plans to increase the number of taxis that run on natural gas from the current 99 to 2,000 by the end of July in a trial project to promote the use of clean energy in public transportation. Beijing now has 2,000 vehicles powered ...
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Automotive electronics supplier, Paragon's electric-vehicle (EV) division has secured a EUR1.6m contract to supply battery packs for the electric bus manufacturer Vossloh Kiepe. As part of the deal, the supplier will equip a fleet of ...
Transport for London (TfL) has obtained a grant of GBP5m to buy new vehicles from Department for Transport's (DfT) Green Bus Fund in the UK. Major share of the amount will be used to buy 90 hybrid buses, which will expand the current ...
Tags: Transport for London, Hybrid Buses