BUSMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE * Europe - Registrations up 8% in 2010
Brussels,Belgium -ACEA -25 Jan 2011: -- In December, demand for new commercial vehicles continued to increase (+12.5%) across segments, except for buses and coaches (-1.4%). Cumulative results from January to December also showed the expansion of the EU markets for vans and trucks while registrations of buses and coaches declined, leading to an overall 8.0% growth in the region.
* New Buses & Coaches over 3.5t
The segment of buses and coaches was the only one to decline in December (-1.4%), in spite of positive results observed in Spain (+32.0%) and Italy (+74.7%). The downturn ranged from -18.1% in Germany to -22.4% in the UK and -33.9% in France. From January to December, registrations of new buses and coaches fell by 10.4%. Italy was the only significant market to post growth (+24.5%) while Germany (-7.0%), Spain (-8.2%), the UK (-13.2%) and France (-20.5%) all saw their markets contract.
* Sweden - Scania celebrates 100 years as bus manufacturer
(Video from YouTube, by ScaniaGroup -3 Feb 2011: -- Scania began delivering strong and sustainable passenger transport solutions in 1911)
Södertälje,Sweden -Scania Social Media News Room -3 Feb 2011: -- Scania began delivering passenger transport solutions in 1911, revolutionizing transportation infrastructure by strengthening mass transit... At that time, Scania was part of a revolution... What role will public transport play in people’s everyday lives? In what ways can a company drive evolution and fulfil visions? ... For Scania, these questions are relevant today. Together with its partners and customers, the company designs strong and sustainable transport solutions for a global market, always with the passenger in focus... With this in mind, it's exciting to think about the next 100 years. Together with our partners, customers and society, we're designing strong and sustainable solutions for a global market with the passenger in focus...
* India - M&M forays into low-floor buses
Nashik,India -The Hindustan Times, by Manu P Toms -February 17, 2011: -- Mahindra Navistar, the commercial vehicle joint venture between Mahindra Mahindra and US-based International Truck and Engine Corporation, is planning to enter intercity luxury coach and low-floor city bus segments. These buses are under development and the likely launch is in 2012. Mahindra Navistar is likely to place their intercity coach a little below the high end players Volvo and Mercedes Benz... The long distant intercity bus will be diesel-run, while the low-floor city bus will run on CNG. Mahindra Navistar already has four bus variants below 7.5 tonnes and sells 5,000 units a year... Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and Volvo Eicher are the other major players in this segment...(Photo from products.carazoo: A Mahindra/Navistar bus)
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