The winners of the “2021 Russian Car of the Year” – one of the most prestigious Russian annual automotive award – have been announced in Moscow. Kia took top prizes in six categories, as was decided by Russian people online voting. Recently introduced at the Russian market Kia Carnival crossvan was recognized the winner in the “Minivans” category, with Kia Soren...
Two years ago, the Chinese manufacturer King Long had delivered an order for 170 gas buses for the city of Querétaro and thanks to the good result of the operation, the way has been opened again for the brand to send a new batch of important size, for another Mexican state, in this case Jalisco. 166 new buses have arrived to operate in Guadalajara, the second-largest city in Mexico. This lo...
GILLIG will provide 44 battery electric buses, with an option of 95 additional buses over five years, as well as charging infrastructure The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and Park City Transit have awarded GILLIG a $44.2-million contract for 44 battery electric buses, with an option of 95 additional buses over five years. The contract includes 16 plug-in charging systems and four h...
25-meter new electric buses are set to be in operation in Basel. The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess has been awarded a part of the international electric bus tender issued by Basel operator BVB (Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe) in Switzerland. In the framework of the same tender, 54 vehicles have been awarded to Mercedes. The tender provides for as many as 62...
Known as the biggest gathering of bus and coach industries, sub-industry & accessories in Turkey and EMEA region, BUSWORLD TURKEY will open its doors for the 9th time in new halls of Istanbul Expo Center, Halls 1 and 2, on May 26– 28th, 2022 with the organization of HKF Trade Fairs and Busworld International. The three-day event will occupy more than 12.000 square meters of exhibition sp...
*Introducing the all-new Hyundai Tucson 2021!* *Hyundai Egypt* has met & exceeded customer needs by providing innovative solutions that keep up with the ever-evolving digital age. *The all-new Tucson* has witnessed a complete facelift, with cutting-edge technology & an advanced driving experience, making it one of the most sensational Tucson models to date. *TUCSON NX4e* is the best in cla...
the Syndicat Mixte des Transports du Bassin d'Alès (SMBTA), in France's Gard department, renewed its trust in Keolis for the operation and maintenance of its entire NTecC public transport network, which will be renamed Ales’Y from 1 April 2021. All mobility services will be refashioned under this new name: Ales’Y by Bus, Ales’y Carpool, Ales’y by Bike and Ales’...
Due to the continuous instability in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Busworld and GEM Indonesia decided to reschedule the 2nd edition of Busworld Southeast Asia. The security of exhibitors and visitors are the organizer’s primary concern. After consultation with the Indonesia Ministry of Transportation, ASKARINDO, IPOMI and the Busworld exhibitors, the new dates of Busworld Southeast Asi...
Rounding up a unique year, Automechanika Shanghai’s physical fair closes its doors after successfully engaging with players worldwide through its hybrid platform, AMS Live. These onsite-to-online activities presented dynamic opportunities to reconnect the automotive ecosystem and further stimulate industry recovery. Preliminary participation figures portray the eagerness from companies to g...
Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision concept, S-A1, will be on display at GITEX Technology Week, December 6–10, at Dubai World Trade Centre. Etisalat, a leading telecommunications company in Africa and the Middle East, and GITEX host, recently named the S-A1 to its “Best Innovations in 2020” list and invited Hyundai Motor Group to showcase its game-changing...
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced today that Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman, was inaugurated to the position of Chairman of the Group. Chairman Mong-Koo Chung was inaugurated to the position of Honorary Chairman. Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Mobis Co. each held extraordinary board meetings today to discuss the inauguration. All members of the boards unan...
Doug Jack, the widely respected bus and coach industry consultant, has died aged 78. He passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2 after a short illness. Doug’s passion for the bus and coach industry began at an early age and remained with him throughout his life. He was a familiar face at bus and coach exhibitions all around the world and his knowledge was considere...
An important step towards the start of the fossil-free bus network in December 2020 On 10 September, the first batch of 29 electric buses arrived in Bergen as part of a contract awarded by Bergen’s Skyss public transport authority for Keolis to operate and maintain 138 fossil-free buses, including 102 all-electric vehicles. The all-electric Yutong buses are being shipped from Shangh...
Hanover,Germany,September10,2020.ThetechnologycompanyContinentalhasdevelopeda high-performanceandreliableOnBoardWeighingSystem(OBWS)thatrecordsanddisplaysthe weightofcommercialvehicles,includingtrailersandsemitrailers.Quick,easy,andindependent fromastationaryscale–beforestartingatrip.Furtherfunctionsmakeitpossibletoincrease efficiencyfarbeyondthespecificationsofEUDirective2015/719,whichwillg...
