The company cut jobs, auctioned off spare parts, sold a portion of its business to Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion and shifted its business model towards an Original Equipment Designer (OED) model, focusing on design and development whilst outsourcing production.

The UK government committed GBP 86 million to improve air quality in the region, of this amount, GBP 51.1 million is allocated directly towards bus investments, which includes the acquisition of 40 fully electric buses and the necessary charging infrastructure.

Kögel aims to strengthen its market presence in the UK and Ireland with a medium-term objective of capturing a 10% market share.

Schmitz stated that the two companies will combine their “expertise in designing and building superstructures on rigid chassis, including tarpaulin, boxes, and refrigerated solutions”.

Bosch announced its decision to discontinue collaboration on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies with Ceres and to consider selling its 17.44% stake in the company which led to a sharp decline in the British firm's share price.

Volvo says the order books are “open” for the UNVI-bodied coach, which is based on the ‘B13R’ chassis produced by Volvo at its factory in Boras, Sweden.

In the 2000s, there were three major manufacturers of buses and bus bodies in the United Kingdom: Alexander Dennis of Scotland; Wrightbus of Northern Ireland; and Optare, a relatively young company based in the north of England. For a time, Optare probably accounted for a quarter of the buses and coaches produced in the UK. Optare entered the 2020s under a new name, Switch Mobility Ltd, signalling its intention to embrace the electric era wholeheartedly. However, among the British manufacturers, it remains firmly in third place: according to statistics provided by Switch, it sold 33 buses in 2022, 44 in 2023, and 125 in 2024. In that same period, Switch’s plant in England has produced more than two hundred vehicles, the vast majority of which were sold to various UK operators, including Stagecoach, Arriva, and many more. 

While the primary market for the BIG.e remains Turkey, the company is actively preparing for export to European markets. So far, no major fleet orders have been announced.

Of the two divisions (CVS and RVS), Knorr-Bremse said the Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) Division’s revenues were down 13.9% due to unstable geopolitical and market conditions. 2024 revenues came in at EUR 3.84 billion (2023: EUR 4.18 billion). Order intake was down 14.6% at EUR 3.74 billion (2023: EUR 4.21 billion).

Some 50 speakers will be making presentations on the UK’s CV industry over three days at the CV Show - April 29th to May 1, 2025.

The operation in Adana, extends to 2,250 square metres and operates nine assembly lines.

This initiative aligns with the forthcoming Buses Bill, which seeks to empower local transport authorities and promote franchising models. By uniting stakeholders, the panel strives to accelerate the transition to cleaner, more efficient public transport across the UK.​