The Likino Bus Plant, which produces a range of large buses and coaches at its headquarters in Likino-Dulyovo, and is a member of Russian Buses, division of the GAZ Group - has started producing a new low entry version of its LiAZ-5292 bus for suburban operations.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has signed a framework agreement with the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority for the delivery of up to 600 Enviro400ER double deck hybrid buses, capable of running in zero emission mode for at least 2.5 kilometres.

Solaris Bus & Coach is expanding its range of electric city buses with the launch of a new 15m tri-axle electric bus model – the Urbino 15LE.

The Sino-UK partnership between BYD Europe BV and Alexander Dennis Ltd partnership has delivered 11 new 100% emissions-free, pure electric BYD ADL Enviro200EV electric buses to Go-Ahead London.

Alexander Dennis Ltd subsidiary, Plaxton Ltd, has delivered 18 Panorama double deck coaches to Scottish Citylink and its contracted operators.

Volvo Buses is to supply Nobina AB, with 60 high-capacity articulated electric buses which will enter service in Malmö next year.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd in Mumbai last month unveiled no fewer than 12 all-new BS VI-compliant medium and heavy-duty BharatBenz-branded trucks and buses, which have been fully updated inside and out, said the company.

Transit buses, school buses and intercity / tour coach segments are on different trajectories when looking at global bus demand, stated Veerender Kaul, global vice-president commercial mobility at Frost and Sullivan talking at Busworld Academy North America about the global and North American bus and coach markets.

WABCO India Ltd has signed a development agreement with Oy Tamware Ab for the design and development of bus doors for the Indian commercial vehicle market.

The Russian bus and coach market reached 13,963 units in 2019, an increase of 5.2% on 13,274 in 2018, according to statistics collated by LLC Avtostat Info.

Albi-based SAFRA, a long established renovator of buses, trams, metro and funicular vehicles and more recently, a specialist bus builder of high quality innovative hydrogen electric, battery electric and hybrid 9-12m city buses, has announced it is increasing production on the back of an increasing order book.

December saw MAN Truck & Bus SE hand over the first two Lion’s City E buses to Hamburger Hochbahn AG and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH.