With 1,682 electric buses on order, SP Trans says more orders are expected as some transport operating companies have not yet submitted their new purchase requests.

The company announced the order for 500 articulated E-WAY electric city buses to Flemish government-owned public transport operator De Lijn, over the next six years, with the first 65 to be dispatched by Q1 2024.

BAE Systems is the only powertrain supplier to have received both ‘Low’ and ‘No’ emissions awards under the USD1.17bn DoT FTA Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program

Marques is a 25 veteran of the Volvo Group, he is a native of Brazil, with extensive experience of working through South America.

This follows a new partnership agreement with VW Argentina, VWCO's dealer principle in Argentina for the last 25 years.

Argentina's CV market remained stable despite continued inflation and devaluation of the peso.

The Higer Azure A12BR is already fully approved by SPTRANS, the transport authority in the city of São Paulo. Local production planned with start of production scheduled for 2023.

The new Chairman takes over from family shareholder Peter Haller, who will remain at Quantron as a board member.

Jost JV in Brazil displayed the Jost Bus Link Articulation at Fenatran 2022 in November marking its debut in this components supply segment.

The company announced the order of 150 E-Way 12-m long fully electric city buses from Italian bus operator Busitalia, with the first batch of 18 being delivered in July 2023 and staggered throughout until 2025.

Deliveries of the buses - a mixture of diesel and CNG vehicles worth nearly EUR34.2m altogether - are slated to begin in the second half of this year and will run into the first half of 2024. 

The reductions to fuel consumption in the next-generation of H3-45 intercity coaches have been largely achieved by changes to the exterior which make the vehicle more aerodynamic.