This involves implementation of comprehensive annual sales, maintenance and service contracts by dedicated Tata service teams.

" .... the European truck market appeared to defy deteriorating macro conditions this summer as selling rates rose sharply."

On 30 March, Schmitz Cargobull UK Ltd marked the official opening of its trailer assembly facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by customers and members of the press.

Introduction of Proconve P8 (Euro 6) emissions legislation on January 1, 2023, hits orders for trucks and buses.

"The market in 2022 started coming back with between 700 and 800 units registered. The number this year is expected to be well over a 1,000 probably closer to 1,500 maybe even higher at 2,000 units," said Pantuso at the Busworld North America Exhibition in Detroit, USA.

Over the next five years the global market for bus and coach is expected to almost double from around 169,000 in 2022 to 309,000 in 2027, according to Krishna Achutan, Program Manager at Frost & Sullivan speaking at a Busworld foundation seminar at Busworld North America.

UK bus fleet operators are choosing to further extend the ‘lives’ of their vehicles with refurbishment bookings through AD24, ADL’s digital aftermarket software.

Economic growth in China slowed sharply last year to 3%, missing the government’s 5.5% target as tough lockdowns were implemented in major cities across the country for extended periods to control the Covid pandemic.

The bus tyre, 58% of which is made out of sustainable materials, was displayed as an illustration of Michelin’s commitment to replacing its current tyres with 100% sustainable ones by 2050.

Brazil’s urban bus transport passenger numbers rose by 37% in 2021 over 2020, but numbers still lower by 10.8 million per day compared with ridership in 2019.

Iveco Bus president lays out key bus market trends and how the company plans to expand into new markets of Central Asia.

The figures recorded by the Brazilian bus market in the first half of the year do not reflect the strong pace of demand in these first months of the year, states ANFAVEA and Mercedes-Benz do Brazil.