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Automechanika Shanghai reports: A snapshot into China’s new developmental plan for the auto industry
Automechanika Shanghai reports: A snapshot into China’s new developmental plan for the auto industry Automechanika Shanghai breaks down China’s 14th Five Year Plan 2021 – 2025 (14th FYP) and what it means to players in the automotive ecosystem. The country’s latest...
“City bus 2022” – Public transport becomes more environmentally friendly and attractive
"City bus 2022" - Public transport becomes more environmentally friendly and attractive The German municipal enterprise Stadtwerke Weilheim i.OB KU acquires five Atak Electric e-midibuses from Quantron AG Augsburg/Gersthofen Public transport in Weilheim, Germany, is...
MOTORSPORT NEXT: registration open for global forum on innovation and technology
MOTORSPORT NEXT: registration open for global forum on innovation and technology Programme published for the digital event scheduled for 30 June 2021 Innovation, research and technology transfer from motorsport to other industrial sectors. These are some of the...
QUANTRON launch its plug-in hybrid van
QUANTRON launch its plug-in hybrid van The electric Q-Light van from Quantron AG is now also available as a plug-in hybrid in the van variant. The Q-Light Hybrid combines the high driving range and drive power of a combustion engine with the possibility of covering...
Keolis launches a second 100% electric Bus Rapid Transit line on the Basque Coast (France)
Keolis launches a second 100% electric Bus Rapid Transit line on the Basque Coast (France) • On 26 April 2021, Keolis started operating the second 100% electric Bus Rapid Transit (e-BRT) line of the Chronoplus transport network, linking Tarnos to Bayonne, in the...
Keolis wins its first 100% electric bus contract in Sweden
Keolis wins its first 100% electric bus contract in Sweden • On 16 April 2021, Keolis was awarded a ten-year contract, worth €150 million, by Västraffik, Gothenburg's public transport authority (PTA), to operate and maintain articulated fully electric buses. The...
AMR 2021 concludes with new services and zones mapping out opportunities from industrial innovation
AMR 2021 concludes with new services and zones mapping out opportunities from industrial innovation The Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) closed its doors yesterday (27 April 2021) at Beijing’s New China International Exhibition Centre after successfully...
Vale do Amazonas focuses on growth in the charter segment
Vale do Amazonas focuses on growth in the charter segment * The company from Amapá invests in 75 units of Marcopolo and Volare models for the mining segment While the road segment has registered a drop in sales volume due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the...
A FIRST BUS LINE ENTIRELY OPERATED BY AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC SHUTTLES IN THE PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE REGION
A FIRST BUS LINE ENTIRELY OPERATED BYAUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC SHUTTLES IN THE PARISILE-DE-FRANCE REGION a new bus line1 serving the suburban train station of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines-Montigny-le-Bretonneux2 and several local business parks in the Île-de-France Mobilités...
MARCOPOLO AND VOLVO EXPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO GUATEMALA
MARCOPOLO AND VOLVO EXPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO GUATEMALA Companies win bid to supply 30 city buses Marcopolo and Volvo shipped 30 Torino Volvo B270F Euro 5 city buses to the City Hall of Santa Catarina Pinula, city in Guatemala. This is the first sale...