Marcopolo SA, with a 51.6% market share amongst the body builders, this month launched its Generation 8 luxury coach model.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers, Daimler Trucks AG, Traton Group and Volvo Group have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.

Paul van Vuuren has succeeded Henk Coppens as CEO of VDL Bus & Coach and senior vice president of VDL Groep.

July 1,  2021, saw James Armstrong succeed Martin Hay as managing director of Scania (Great Britain) Ltd.

Evobus has introduced its most comprehensive range of complete minibuses. The minibuses comprise four model series and are designed to meet all the many different operational requirements.

Amsterdam city transport operator, GVB, has ordered 44 Citea Electric SLFA-180 articulated buses from VDL Bus & Coach of Valkenswaard.

Swiss transport operator in the city of Basel, Baselland Transport, has taken delivery of  five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro solo buses from Daimler Buses as part of a pilot electrification exercise with plans to acquire a further eight more later this year.

Collaboration between Scania’s bus and coach division, Gasum and Flixbus, will see the introduction of the first biogas-fuelled long distance LNG-powered coach route between Stockholm and Oslo.

In preparation to spin-off its on-road business under the name On-Highway by the start of 2022, CNH Industrial has appointed Domenico Nucera to head the Bus Business Unit, succeeding Sylvain Blaise, effective October 1, 2021.

Andreas Gorbach takes over from Ennerst as Head of Global Product Engineering & Procurement.

Following the recent launch of its new generation electric hybrid system, eGen Flex, Allison Transmission has announced it will supply three units with partners Cummins and bus manufacturer, Gillig Corporation to IndyGo, the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

Hyzon Motors has appointed investment and business development veteran, John Edgley, as managing director of its Australia and New Zealand operations, effective from 23 July.