Posts with category : Bus/Coach.
21.6.12
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Mercedes-Benz is now adding the Intouro regular-service bus to its Western European portfolio of buses and coaches. The model in question is a rural-service bus which has already proven highly popular in many Central and Eastern European countries as well
21.6.12
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When the city surrounding Sugarloaf Mountain announced it needed transport help for big upcoming sporting events, Daimler answered the call by contributing its many years of expertise with the innovative Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) mobility concept. Rio de Janeiro
12.6.12
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In the 2012 reader survey of the German specialist bus magazine 'Busplaner', the Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 was voted 'Innovation of the Year' in the category Technology. The first touring coach to feature a Euro-VI engine won
26.5.12
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PostAuto Schweiz AG has become the first company in Switzerland to deploy fuel-cell technology for public road transport. Since the end of 2011, five Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid models have been serving on routes in and around Brugg (in the canton of Aargau)
22.5.12
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Wiesbaden-based ESWE has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Citaro meeting the future Euro-VI emission standard in a handover ceremony attended by Dr. Helmut Muller, Lord Mayor of the provincial capital of Wiesbaden. A further two vehicles are due to be
21.5.12
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The new ComfortClass 500 generation of touring coaches sends a very clear message at first glance - this is a Setra bus with a dynamic, self-confident look, one that earns top marks for comfort and safety, and redefines the tour bus premium segment. The
15.5.12
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A new chapter in the history of regular-service bus operations - the first series-production Citaro to meet the Euro-VI emissions standard left the production line at the EvoBus plant in Mannheim. With the start of series production, Mercedes-Benz once more takes the
29.3.12
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Mercedes-Benz is now launching the second generation of Active Brake Assist in their flagship Travego. The new generation of the award-winning Active Brake Assist – also known as the advanced emergency braking system and the winner of numerous awards – can now
28.3.12
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The first Travego Edition 1 has delivered to the customer during the Swedish International Travel & Tourism Trade Fair in Gothenburg. Gunnar Jors, a salesman at Mercedes-Benz Buses EvoBus Sverige AB, handed the vehicle over to Lennart Brunosson,
15.3.12
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Electromobility is nothing new either to local public transport or more specifically buses. Today more than two-thirds of German public transport services are electrically run. As early as 1969 Mercedes-Benz presented the world's first hybrid bus at the IAA. Nevertheless this
12.3.12
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Daimler Buses achieved its second-best sales result ever in 2011, selling a total of 39,740 vehicles or 2 per cent more than in the previous year. The division achieved this result despite difficult sales conditions for complete buses. The only time that sales were even
28.2.12
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Infiniti has announced that four coaches have advanced from their regional match-ups and moved into the final round of the 2012 Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. They now compete for the grand prize of a $100,000 donation to the winning coach's
24.2.12
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The new Head of Sales at Daimler Buses/EvoBus GmbH is to be Till Oberworder (41). Subject to agreement by the board of management at EvoBus GmbH, the long-standing Daimler Manager will take over the management of Marketing, Sales
22.2.12
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The innovative Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) mobility concept is being used in big cities such as Bogota to channel modern buses along separate lanes for faster, safer, and cleaner transportation. For instance, Mercedes-Benz buses equipped with environmentally
18.2.12
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The Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 is 'Coach of the Year 2012' in Spain. Alberto Fermoso, Head of Sales for Mercedes-Benz Buses Spain, was presented with the award by Rafael Barbadillo, President of the Spanish passenger association Asintra, at a
4.2.12
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The brand with the star shines: A new major order for 221 Mercedes-Benz Conecto articulated buses has been placed by the public transportation provider IETT to update its fleet of city buses in the metropolis on the Bosporus. The new order allows Daimler subsidiary
3.2.12
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Nicky Gill and Con Rooney have joined wholly-owned dealer group Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia.
Nicky Gill has been appointed to the position of New Truck Sales Director and Con Rooney has joined as Aftermarket Director.
Reporting to the Regional
3.2.12
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No other Mercedes-Benz coach has achieved sales figures approaching those of the permanently best-selling O303 and certainly none has been as successful in the medium price segment. Its name says it all: we're talking here of the Mercedes-Benz Tourismo.
31.1.12
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Scania Commercial Vehicles India will set up a plant in Narasapura Industrial Area, Bangalore. This plant will serve as a Complete Knock Down assembly unit for truck and bus chassis during phase-1 of operations. Bus body building of city buses and coaches and
26.1.12
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Belgian coach operator Voyages Leonard is giving its fleet of vehicles a facelift with 17 Setra top-class touring coaches. The coaches form part of an order for a total of 32 new vehicles which the Sales-Lentz Group has placed with the Daimler brand. Luxembourg's
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