The order comprises 194 solo buses based on the IC 19.280 (RR8) chassis and 201 articulated buses based on the NG353F (A24). The chassis will be delivered over the course of the next three years, with the first part of the order being handed over this year.
The high-floor chassis IC 19.280 (RR8) comes with the 208 HP (206 kW) D08 engine and a manually operated gearbox. Depending on which tyres are fitted, it allows for a permissible gross vehicle weight of 19.5 t.
NAMI, a Russian government-funded automotive research organisation, has teamed up with Yandex - the company operating Russia’s largest search engine – and with Russian truck maker Kamaz and its partner Daimler to build a driverless shuttle bus.
MAN Bus subsidiary Neoplan has launched the Tourliner as a new entry model in the field of premium coaches. The flexible usage possibilities, the large number of assistance systems and the excellent efficiency make the new Neoplan Tourliner a real all-rounder in its field, according to the manufacturer.
Power and automation giant ABB is supplying fast chargers to MAN Truck & Bus for its new e-bus development program. Volkswagen subsidiary MAN will begin pilots of e-buses in 2018, and start serial production by 2019. The company is developing e-buses at its R&D facilities in Munich, using a test bench equipped with different charging technologies from ABB.
Daimler Commercial Vehicles India is getting into fully-built bus business and plans to start exporting 9-tonne Mercedes-Benz school buses to the Middle East by the end of this year. The company also plans to expand its product portfolio in the domestic market by bringing in a 16-tonne bus chassis next year.