Volvo Bus UK & Ireland has signalled its intention to introduce its 9700 fully built coach model to the UK market.

Scania AB has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of the Ivory Coast and SOTRA, the transportation company for the city of  Abidjan, to deliver 450 buses.

Six Volvo Bus 7900e electric buses have entered service at Birmingham International Airport, which is claimed by Nick Barton, CEO of Birmingham Airport as the first UK airport to implement six fully electric landside buses.

The New York operator, MTA has awarded Volvo Buses’ Canadian subsidiary, Prévost Car of Sainte-Claire, two contracts for up to 330, X3-45 commuter coaches, with a firm order of 307 vehicles to be delivered between 2020 and 2022, and options for 23 additional coaches.

Public transport operator, Keolis SA and Volvo Buses of Gothenburg organised a demonstration of a 12m long autonomous electric bus at the Keolis bus depot in Gothenburg last month.

The current flagship coach from Volvo Buses, the 9900 model achieved the Grand Award Coach at Busworld last month, having been voted best coach in all categories.

Busworld Europe last month was host to the premiere of a new 7900 model articulated electric bus by Volvo Bus Corporation.

Scania Mexico has supplied 37 gas-powered buses to the Bus Rapid Transit system in Puebla– where they are to supplement the 27 Scania articulated diesel buses, supplied in 2015, operating on the 32km Red Urbana de Transporte Articulado system in the city of Puebla. 

Australian bus manufacturer, Volgren, has been engaged in several development projects for zero and low emission bus projects with BYD Company and Volvo Buses.

Bus manufacturer, Otokar, used the UITP Congress in Stockholm last month to launch its first full-sized electric bus.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd officially opened its new UK Support Centre in Tongwell in May.

Volvo Bus Corporation announced at UITP in Stockholm an all-electric articulated bus with space for up to 150 passengers for market introduction from this autumn.