Four years ago, Kerem Erman joined Turkish manufacturer Otokar as assistant general manager for commercial. Since then, the company’s revenues have increased “threefold”, Erman said during a recent conversation with Truck & Bus Builder.

This investment forms part of First Bus’s strategy to achieve a zero-emission fleet by 2035 and supports Bristol’s wider clean air goals.

These electric buses will operate in Deva, Timișoara, Brașov, Alba Iulia, Botoșani, and Constanța, with all new deliveries expected to enter service by the end of 2025.

This landmark was achieved through a series of recent orders fulfilled across the continent, reflecting a growing demand for zero-emission city transit solutions.

This is the third award between the two parties within two years, following previous orders for 22 Daily minibuses and 42 hybrid Crossway units in 2023. The buses will be manufactured in Vysoké Mýto, located in the Czech Republic.

Bids for bus supply contracts were submitted in July

OC Transpo, the public transport agency for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, has ordered 124 ‘Xcelsior Charge NG’ 40-foot buses.

Hispacold has moved to new purpose-built premises in Torrecuéllar within the Free Trade Zone of the Port of Seville.

This expansion strengthens Europe’s electric CV supply chain, reducing reliance on Asian imports and supporting regional job creation in green manufacturing.

The six-month period was notably boosted by sales in June, which grew by 361.5% with 480 registrations.

The order, valued at around EUR50m, is for 57 ‘Lion’s City 12 E’ buses, powered by pure electric drivelines, and 27 ‘Lion’s City 18’ artics with MAN’s ‘EfficientHybrid’ technology.

The AxTrax low-floor and CeTrax 2 electric drives; OnGuard Max; Collision Mitigation System; E-comp scroll air compressor; BusConnect. These are just some of the many products and services which the German company ZF has developed over the years, and all of these were on show at the UITP global summit in Hamburg, held between 15-18 June. Making these products and implementing them in buses has required a broad range of people with different competencies and specialisms; however, it takes one unit to promote them together with the regional sales and tailor them to people transportation. Truck & Bus Builder spoke with Daniel Majewski, Global head of Bus Solutions at ZF, about what makes the bus segment unique, how ZF supports manufacturers in keeping up to speed with the latest regulations and technologies, and how the implementation of new products and services is making Europe’s public transport safer and operational efficient.