The UK’s annual CV Show takes place over three days from April 29 to May 1, 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham.

T&BB spoke with Andrew Blundell, Managing Director at Irizar UK and Julie Hartley, Sales Director of Irizar UK who told us that the company is moving forward with plans to establish a new head office near Blyth, in Nottinghamshire.

Gustavo Marqueta-Siibert told T&BB that the British minibus market is doing “great”; together with its sister company Treka, Mellor has sold approximately 650 units in 2024 alone.

New plants are expected to enhance Bosch’s components position in the country’s rapidly expanding new energy vehicle (NEV) supply chain.

T&BB will be sure to keep you updated on the latest HVS news moving into 2025 but the recent departure of Ian Palmer (Managing Director) certainly doesn’t fill us with confidence moving into the year ahead.

The ‘RT1b’ is a new entry ramp and the ‘029g2’ is an electric in-swinging door which was shown together with an ‘RM2’ manual ramp.

These buses are part of the Exqui.City 24 series, which are intended for use on the T Zen 4 and T Zen 5 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines in the Paris metropolitan area.

Expected to begin operation in 2026, the 753,000 square foot Dallas-Fort-Worth-Metroplex has the capacity to store 800,000 tyres.

Dutch logistics firm Simon Loos has placed an order for 75 Mercedes Benz eActros 600 long-haul battery-electric trucks. Deliveries are scheduled for Q1 2025.

The company showcased a new “inward gliding” or ‘IG’ door and a “slim line” door concept.

With Rohm’s technology, Valeo aims to develop a new generation of power modules for electric motor inverters which will go into electric vehicles in multiple segments, from e-bikes to e-trucks.

For 2024, the company’s order book stands at 130 units – that is, compared to the 30 units per year which Temsa used to sell in the British market around ten years ago.