d to Colonia. In July 2012 the three companies signed an electric bus contract and currently plan to operate 500 or more electric bus units by 2015. This time, 12 meter rapid transit buses have been introduced, with the lowest steps in the world to facilitate boarding and alighting of passengers in wheelchair and baby carriages. The buses are powered by iron-phosphate batteries and can reach to the top speed of 88 km/h or more. The battery can be...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/31

ivery contract of 77 new buses to Transporte San José U.T.E. in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, as part of a public tender to modernize the city’s transport system. The fleet includes 50 170S28 units, 17 170G21 models equipped with ramps for reduced-mobility passengers, and 10 10-190 units with wheelchair access. The 170G21 chassis (export model name: 17-210 G) is the first natural gas bus chassis manufactured locally at IVECO BUS’s Córdob...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/11

increasing with the on-hand orders available. With this, the number of vehicles in India will cross more than 1,000 numbers, first for any OEM in India. On December 10, Olectra Greentech supplied its first electric bus to Uttarakhand. The 9-meter air-conditioned buses have a seating capacity of 25+wheelchair+driver with electronically controlled air suspension. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery installed in the bus enables it to travel up to 180 ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/24

South Africa (MBSA) has reportedly won the tender to provide 134 buses necessary for Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The deal is valued at more than R300-million. The 134-unit requirement is divided into ninety-three 12 m feeder buses and forty-one 18 m buses, all of them wheelchair friendly and equipped with Euro 5 engines. Local content on the bus bodies is expected to exceed 80%, as demanded by the tender. Marcopolo ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/19

12 metres. They will be equipped with the latest FCvelocity-HD85 Fuel Cell module from Ballard Power Systems of Vancouver, Canada and fitted with a 210kW Siemens PEM electric traction motor. The bus is designed for 29 seats and 46 (Cologne) and 49 (Wuppertal) standing passengers, with space for two wheelchair users and a pram. On November 16, Van Hool announced that it has developed a 100% battery-electric double-decker coach: The TDX25E. The TDX...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

ship's largest single customer, with 577 Enviro200EV single-deckers and Enviro400EV double-deckers in total, either delivered or on order. On September 7, Alexander Dennis announced that it would build coaches for Plaxton in 2024. Stock output will focus on Plaxton Leopard coaches with side-mounted wheelchair lifts and destination equipment. All the coaches will be built on Volvo B8R chassis, with a choice of I-shift and automatic transmissions. ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/09

South Africa (MBSA) has reportedly won the tender to provide 134 buses necessary for Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The deal is valued at more than R300-million. The 134-unit requirement is divided into ninety-three 12 m feeder buses and forty-one 18 m buses, all of them wheelchair friendly and equipped with Euro 5 engines. Local content on the bus bodies is expected to exceed 80%, as demanded by the tender. Marcopolo ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/19

of 10.5 meters and maintains the same width, height, and overhangs as its predecessor. It introduces the concept of a rear without an engine tower, allowing for an additional 4 seats. The bus has a maximum seating capacity of 33 and can accommodate a total of 80 passengers. It includes space for a wheelchair or pram on the standing platform and the possibility of a 3rd door. On June 5, MAN Truck & Bus announced that it has received over 1,000 or...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/12

Qstomize, Heudebouville (formerly Renault Tech) Kangoo Z.E. fuel cell and fuel tank installation (2019-); Master TPMR , Trafic TPMR; Kangoo TPMR (Transport for People with Reduced Mobility) (2021-) *Vehicles for wheelchair passengers Customise location of new and used Renault vehicles - Each year, more than 1,000 adapted vehicles leave the plant at Heudebouville in Normandy and the Renault Tech site located in the Renault plant at Sandouville. - ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/07

he Neu-Ulm Plant. Daimler Buses announced on May 24 that it will provide about 400 buses to an Austrian public transportation operator between 2013 and 2017. Models supplied are the Mercedes-Benz Intouro, Integro, and Citaro buses as well as the Setra Multi Class 400. All high floor vehicles have a wheelchair elevator in the double broad middle way to enter. All vehicles of Mercedes-Benz and Setra are also equipped with air conditioners for the p...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/04

, Iveco expects to double its market share in 2017. Iveco restructured in 2014, and in 2015, its first full year of operation, the company attained a 3.5% market share. In 2017, the company has a 14% of the market. Iveco seeks to grow by addressing niches within the market. Iveco launched the first wheelchair-accessible bus built in Brazil. Iveco is also concentrating on exports to Latin American countries such as Chile, Paraguay and Costa Rica. ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/21

coaches of 8 meters long to Canada, marking the first entry into the U.S. and European markets. The city coach was designed barrier-free. It can tilt the body when stopped to eliminate difference in steps of the platform and the ground. Its door width is over 800 mm, capable of directly boarding a wheelchair. On July 11, Yangzhou Yaxing Motor Coach announced that it will export double-deck buses to Nigeria. The company has a 45% share in the dou...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/26

ire its commercial assembly plant near South Bend, Indiana. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017. SF Motors expects to retain all 430 current plant employees and invest USD 30 million for upgrades to the plant. The plant has been building Mercedes-Benz R-Class and MV-1 wheelchair accessible vehicles since 2015, but those contracts are reported to expire in October. SF Motors will use the plant to produce intelligent ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/09

South Africa (MBSA) has reportedly won the tender to provide 134 buses necessary for Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The deal is valued at more than R300-million. The 134-unit requirement is divided into ninety-three 12 m feeder buses and forty-one 18 m buses, all of them wheelchair friendly and equipped with Euro 5 engines. Local content on the bus bodies is expected to exceed 80%, as demanded by the tender. Marcopolo ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/18

d Neobus in Caxias do Sul and Duque de Caxias, respectively. The ORE 1 model has a 29-passenger Neobus body, while the ORE 3 model has a 59-passenger Marcopolo body. The ORUNEA High Floor model has a 30-passenger Neobus body with air-conditioning and heating. All models feature a 4x2 drivetrain and wheelchair accessibility. On June 29, the Neobus division of Marcopolo announced that it has started production of the New Mega bus in Caxias do Sul, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/12

d Neobus in Caxias do Sul and Duque de Caxias, respectively. The ORE 1 model has a 29-passenger Neobus body, while the ORE 3 model has a 59-passenger Marcopolo body. The ORUNEA High Floor model has a 30-passenger Neobus body with air-conditioning and heating. All models feature a 4x2 drivetrain and wheelchair accessibility. On June 6, MAN Truck Bus Mexico announced a USD 60 million order from the IAMSA Group for a fleet of 610 bus chassis to be d...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/06

VDL Nedcar, Born Plant - Mini-Midi buses: Mid City, MidEuro (2024 -); - Taxi and Wheelchair vehicles (2024 -); - Autonomous electric shuttle (2030-planning); Battery packs (2024-); MINI Hatch (2014-2016), MINI Convertible (Cooper) (2015-2024), Countryman (2017-2024), Countryman PHV (2017-2024), EV MINI Cooper SE Convertible (2023-2024); BMW X1 (2017-2023); Mitsubishi Colt (-2012), Outlander (SKD, 2008-2012), Peugeot 4007 (-2012), Citroen C-Cro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/24