Busworld Turkey sets records
I make no apology for writing about the Turkish market and industry for the second time in less than a year.
Jun 1 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
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Letter From Europe
An overview of alternative fuels in Europe
As I visit manufacturers the subject of alternative fuels and drive systems is always on the agenda.
May 1 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
NB4L enters service
NB4L is text-speak for the New Bus for London that Mayor Johnson promised when he took office in 2008.
Apr 1 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
Volvo launches the prototype European Bus of the Future
The International Union of Public Transport (UITP) is coordinating a major project in the European Union (EU) to develop the European Bus System of the Future (EBSF). The EU has extended funds to the 49 organizations taking part, which include all the main bus manufacturers, component and systems suppliers, as well as universities and research organizations.
Mar 4 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
New growth for Alexander Dennis focuses on North America
The British market for city buses fell back badly in 2010, not just because of the global financial crisis, but also two of the major groups cut back heavily on their normal procurement of new vehicles.
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
BusWorld Kortrijk breaks all records
Every second year for one week in October, the small city of Kortrijk in the west of Belgium becomes the global hub of the bus and coach industry.
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
Importers target Russian market at Comtrans
By Doug Jack The distance from London to Moscow is 1,560 miles, less than half the distance from London to New York. Yet the three-and-a-half-hour flight takes one to a completely different and fascinating part of the world. I made the trip this year because I could not pass up the opportunity to visit Comtrans, [...]
Nov 12 2011 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
Irizar has the U.S. on its radar
It is once again time to bring BUSRide readers up to date on the activities of Irizar, a very interesting and progressive company headquartered in the Basque country of northern Spain in the small town of Ormaiztegui.
Oct 20 2011 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
Volkswagen creates a giant
It had long been a dream of Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen, to create a European automotive giant, active in all products from cars through to heavy commercial vehicles.
Sep 12 2011 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
The best bus plant in the world just gets better
Five years ago in BUSRide, I wrote on my visit to the Mercedes Benz plant in Hoşdere just west of Istanbul in the small part of Turkey that lies in Europe.
Aug 19 2011 | Posted in Letter From Europe | Read More »
