Habas is a branch of a 67-year-old holding company that specialises in producing industrial gases. The holding company decided to invest in the automotive sector in 2021 and set up a bus-building arm of the corporation. The first port of call was establishing a factory in the Manisa Organised Industrial Zone, in Manisa, Turkey.

The Lithuanian group presented a 12-metre battery electric bus (seating up to 34) with a distinctive aesthetic and material design.

Ebusco is set to supply another twenty Ebusco 2.2 12-metre buses to Belgian transport operator Multiobus. The company also confirmed that the framework agreement signed last year with Deutsche Bahn will be extended until 2026.

Brazilian production of bus and coach bodies grew by 9.1% from January to September 2023 with 14,888 units, compared with 13,646 in the same period of the previous year.

According to São Paulo-based ANFAVEA, the result reflected the engine change to Euro 6 compliance in January, which made the vehicles 20% to 30% more expensive.

ZF displayed this model variant at Busworld Europe in Brussels at the same time.

Executives claimed that they have an annual production capacity of 5,000 buses and a strategy to target the Middle Eastern and African markets.

The company has won a contract from Colas Rail Italiato to install its Grid-eMotion charging infrastructure in Genoa to aid the Val Bisagno Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in Northern Italy. This contract will support the local Genoa City Council’s plan to decarbonise its public transport network by helping bring 34 electric buses online.

The deal represents a key milestone in Mellor’s international growth strategy, marking its entry to the Canadian market.

The ‘eC24s’, which has a maximum range of 280 kilometres, measures 7 metres in length by 2.55 metres in width and carries up to 41 passengers.

Chief Commercial Officer Eric Baleviez announced to the press at Busworld that groundbreaking on a new plant in Albi would happen either later this year or early next year.

Post pandemic, BAE Systems increasing its efforts to add more transit bus customers to its client portfolio but also new customers in truck, marine and military. Tom Webb, Director Business Development at BAE Systems explains the company's approach to market.