Dana Incorporated of Maumee, Ohio, USA is applying its fuel cell expertise to designing and manufacturing composite and metallic bipolar plates for use in fuel systems in public transportation systems, such as electric bus (eBus) and Hydrail* applications.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd will present a range of vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Show ranging from the 3.5 tonne TGE 'flat frame' Chassis Cowl and 5.0 tonne TGE UK-built 17 seat Minibus, to the 6x2 TGX XLion Flagship tractor – all receiving their UK premiere showing.

Munich-based braking system manufacturer, Knorr-Bremse AG is to collaborate with a major, as yet un-named, Chinese electric bus builder to supply customised EBS systems.

Japanese lifestyle retailer, MUJI and Finnish autonomous driving company, Sensible 4, have launched GACHA, which they claim is the first autonomous driving bus (minibus pod) for all weather conditions.

Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc, has completed an evaluation programme at the Altoona Bus Research & Testing facility with its 35ft Catalyst E2, fitted with 440kWh of on-board energy storage; the most energy on board a 35-foot bus tested at Altoona.

Irizar E-Mobility, the dedicated electric transportation division of the Irizar Group, has signed a contract for ten Irizar ie bus 12m electric buses with operator, Rheinbahn.

The Peruvian market for heavy commercial vehicles from 6 ton and above closed 2018 with the sales of 17,392 vehicles, an increase of 4% compared with 16,613 units in 2017, according to the Automotive Association of Peru.

The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus has begun trials in a Manchester bus depot.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus has sold and shipped 52 Volksbus buses with the new Neobus New Mega body to the public transportation operator in Cuenca; the county’s third largest city.

Volare SA has announced a record year in export sales  of 535 vehicles for 2018 since it started its export activities some 20 years ago.

The City of Liverpool is set to be the first place in the North of England to trial hydrogen fuel cell buses following a successful GBP6.4m bid to the government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

Marcopolo SA has reported consolidated net revenue of BRA4.197bn (USD1.1bn) in 2018, an increase of 45.9% on revenues of BRA2.866bn (USD750m) recorded in 2017.