Allison Transmission Inc announced at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month its range of propulsion systems has been expanded with the addition of an integrated electric portal axle system suitable for single and double deck city buses.

Temsa SA confirmed at Busworld Europe last month, it would be offering electric vehicles in each model segment across its entire range by 2025.

Temperature control systems supplier, Hispacold, used Busworld Europe to launch a new heating ventilation and air conditioning system called Breeze for both electrically powered and conventionally fuelled public transportation vehicles (city buses, intercity buses and coaches); and for all climatic and environmental zones.

Suspension, axle, coupling and component specialist, SAF-Holland Inc has moved its aftermarket business into a large warehouse in Aschaffenburg.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has supplied an Enviro200 to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority in Atlanta, for a six-month revenue trial.

Small and medium-duty bus builder, Volare SA, a subsidiary of Marcopolo S.A., is planning to intensify export sales to countries in Africa.

After many weeks of speculation, double deck bus building specialist, Wrights Group in Northern Ireland, UK has gone into administration.

Volkswagen Trucks and Buses presented at the NTU National Seminar, held in Brasilia at the end of August, the first 15m city bus with second directional front axle in the country.

A national survey of 449 fleet operating companies conducted by the Ecuadorian magazine, Buen Viaje, specialized in tourism and bus operations, which represents 56.5% of the total of 709 dedicated to passenger transportation, revealed that the vast majority of buses in use in the country has bodies produced by domestic manufacturers.

Metra Metropolitan Transport System (Metra), the operator of the ABD Corridor and its extension Diadema-Brooklin in São Paulo, in partnership with UBus, has launched a new ‘on-demand’ city bus service operating a new line between São Bernardo city and São Paulo on the São Bernardo - Berrini corridor (33km).

The capital and largest city of Peru, Lima, in June received 300 buses with Caio Induscar Apache VIP bus bodies and Mercedes-Benz OF-1721 high-floor chassis for the Pan American Games, which are taking place there between July 26 and August 11.

Marcopolo SA reported revenues of  BRA898.6m (USD224m) in the first quarter of this year, which is an increase of 17.5% on BRA764.8m (USD191m) registered in the same period of 2018.