Electric van and bus manufacturing start up, Arrival Ltd, is establishing its North American headquarters in Charlotte, adding around 150 new employees and plans to invest USD3m establishing the company’s new offices on South Tryon Street, South End, North Carolina.

Alexander Dennis Ltd in December announced delivery of the first of an initial order for 100, Enviro400ER plug-in hybrid double deck buses to the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority; the first vehicles are expected to enter service in early 2021, 74 with Dublin Bus in the Irish capital, and a further 26 with Bus Éireann in Galway.

High-pressure composite and aluminium cylinder manufacturer, Luxfer Gas Cylinders in Q4 of 2020 delivered bespoke hydrogen fuel systems for 15, Wrightbus double deck buses now in operation in Aberdeen and 50 Hyundai Xcient Fuel-Cell 19t trucks.

In response to growing demand in the UK for zero emission buses, Alexander Dennis Ltd and BYD UK, are extending their business partnership with the announcement they plan to assemble electric bus chassis in the UK starting in the second half of 2021.

Alexander Dennis Ltd, part of NFI Group Inc, has delivered the first two Enviro500 tri-axle double deck buses from a potential initial batch of 198, which could further escalate to a requirement for 430 units under a framework agreement which was signed in October 2018 with Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe.

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has announced its first electric vehicle ‘Microfactory’ is to be built in the USA.

Bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, has welcomed the Scottish Government’s award of GBP7.4m in funding to bus operators through the first round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme.

Alexander Dennis Ltd and Chinese-owned BYD Europe BV, has supplied ten electric double deck buses to National Express for operation in Coventry, as part of a wider investment in 29 zero emission BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deck buses.

Alexander Dennis Ltd, the bus and coach building subsidiary of NFI Group Inc, has begun the formal consultation of its previously announced restructuring programme in response to the significant fall in demand for new buses and coaches in the United Kingdom as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

VDL Bus & Coach BV (a subsidiary of the VDL Groep which makes buses and coaches) has established a new representative organisation in the United Kingdom, called VDL Bus & Coach UK Ltd.

Mid-August saw the SMMT (The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) post figures for the first half of 2020: New bus and coach registrations fell by more than a third (-34.6%) to 1,731 units from 2,645.

French bus manufacturer, Heuliez Bus – a subsidiary of CNH Industrial NV since 2013 - is to celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year.