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Environmental focus gives Scania market leadership

11/25/2011 4:00 AM EST - Scania

A major order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina strengthens Scania’s leading position as a supplier of vehicles that can be run on the renewable fuels available today. “The fact that Scania can deliver reliable and cost effective buses that have engines with well-tried technology for running on gas, biodiesel and bioethanol. As a result, Scania is now easily the largest make in the Swedish bus market,” says Leif...

Swebus announces new ski holiday services

11/16/2011 3:45 AM EST - Swebus

Swebus is now launching a ski holiday service to Kungsberget and releasing tickets for its popular winter buses to Sälen departing from Stockholm and Västerås. The express bus company is also starting a joint sales initiative with Fjällexpressen/Strömma buss for journeys to destinations including Idre, Trysil and Lofsdalen.
“We are noticing higher demand for value for money ski trips. Our buses to Sälen, for...

Volvo developing a plug-in hybrid bus

8/31/2011 3:00 AM EST - Volvo

Volvo Buses is currently developing a plug-in hybrid bus that can drive long distances silently and exhaust-free on only electricity. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the European Union.
Volvo currently has the world’s most efficient hybrid solution for buses and trucks. Volvo Buses has sold more than 250 hybrid buses, which are reducing fuel consumption by up to 35% and thus also...

Swebus’ new routes to Berlin and Hamburg start today

4/1/2011 5:11 AM EST - Swebus

From today, express bus company Swebus is expanding its European timetable with the addition of 14 new departures a week between Malmö, Copenhagen, Berlin and Hamburg.
The increase will see eight more buses a week running in each direction between Malmö, Copenhagen and Berlin. The company is also adding three new departures a week in each direction on the Copenhagen to Hamburg stretch. The routes into Denmark...

Swebus stops selling tickets on board its Express Buses

1/1/2011 2:00 AM EST - Swebus

As of 1 January 2011, it will no longer be possible to purchase tickets on board Swebus long-distance buses. Previously it had been possible to buy tickets using a charge card on board.
The reason for this move by Swedbus is that the ECB (European Central Bank) has introduced new standards for payment terminals that take effect as of 1 January 2011. The existing payment terminals on board the Express Buses do...

Major order for Volvo Buses in Mexico

12/3/2010 3:00 AM EST - Volvo

Volvo Buses has secured an order for 409 coaches in Mexico. The buses are scheduled for delivery in 2011.
Mexico is a country with less developed train services and where air travel is too expensive for most inhabitants. Consequently, a major portion of long-distance travel is conducted using coaches.

Volvo Buses has now received a major new...

Brazil invests in the environment with Scania ethanol buses

11/26/2010 3:30 AM EST - Scania

São Paulo, Brazil − with its many millions of inhabitants − is taking another step towards sustainable development. The city’s mayor, Gilberto Kassab, announced yesterday (25 November) that Scania ethanol buses will become part of the public transport system. The first 50 buses will go into service in May 2011.
“The use of ethanol as a vehicle fuel is the best example of what can be done here and now in...

Volvo wins Australian order for up to 650 buses

11/3/2010 6:00 AM EST - Volvo

Volvo Bus Australia has been announced today as the winning contractor for the supply of up to 650 low floor city buses over the next 10 years to Perth.
The customer is the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA). Volvo will provide the units together with Volgren Australia who will manufacture the bus bodies at its facility in Malaga, WA.

The total value of the contract, including chassis and...

Volvo’s hybrid buses in Brazil and Mexico

10/5/2010 4:00 AM EST - Volvo

Volvo’s hybrid buses are being sold successfully in Europe. The company is now taking the next step and will commence test driving in Brazil and Mexico.
In May this year, Volvo Buses launched serial production of its hybrid buses, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid and the double-decker Volvo B5L Hybrid. In a...

Scania increases production capacity in Poland

9/14/2010 11:22 AM EST - Scania

After extensive renovation, Scania’s facility in Słupsk has been transformed into Europe’s most modern, efficient factory for bus manufacturing. Workstations and production logistics have been designed for efficient, high-quality production according to the method-based way of working that characterises the Scania Production System (SPS).
The facility was re-inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon, 14 September, by...

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