After two bad years and weak sales and production, the segment has made a vigorous comeback, exceeding the expectations of ANFAVEA and the manufacturers.

ANDEMOS reports 41,634 trucks and buses were sold in 2022 compared with 35,567 units in 2021, a rise of 6,067 units or 14.57%.

The minibuses have been adapted specially to comply with guidlines set out by the Secretary of State for the Rights of the Person with Disability (SPD).

Electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer, GreenPower Motor Company Inc, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has appointed Peterson Trucks Inc as its official school bus dealer in the state of Oregon, with plans to expand throughout the USA.

Owner Reinhard Hübner announced the new Management Board is as follows: Uwe Bittroff, Head of Bus Gangway Systems in the Mobility Road division; Ingolf Cedra, Head of the Material Solutions and Photonics division; Kai Mentel, Senior Vice President of Mobility Rail and Claus Schäfer, Head of Corporate Finance.

VWCO says outlook looks bright after Covid with introduction of Euro VI model range.

The Ebusco 3.0 18-metre articulated city bus is designed for urban and regional transport operations and has a capacity for 150 passengers. It is powered with a choice of cobalt-free LFP 350+ and 500+ kWh battery packs, offering a range of up to  700 km.

The new building covers a surface area of 10,000m2 in the immediate vicinity of the company’s main factory, providing greater storage space for the parts and components Solaris requires to assemble its buses and trolleybuses.

The 327,000-sq-ft factory is now open and is producing not only batteries but drivetrains and other “ancillary equipment” such as high voltage junction boxes.

ADL will supply Transport for Greater Manchester with 50 low-emission electric double-deckers.

Production will continue at Cypress until the end of the second quarter of 2023, at which time Nikola hopes to bring battery production at its own facility in Coolidge, Arizona online.

Jonathon Wood will take over from Jim Fier, who retires at the end of March this year after 36 years at the company.