NewPower, the repowering division launched by bus manufacturer Wrightbus, has announced a groundbreaking EV-to-EV Repower agreement with operator Metroline. Under the contract, 28 Metrodecker electric buses – previously hindered by limited range and reliability issues – will undergo a comprehensive transformation at NewPower’s repowering facility in Oxfordshire. The deal marks the first time NewPower will… Continue reading Wrightbus’s NewPower secures landmark EV-to-EV repower deal
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Bus and HGV markets dip amid green shoots
The week the SMMT published the third quarter registration data for Britain’s heavy vehicle sector which faced contrasting fortunes in Q3 2025, with the new bus market slipping after nine quarters of growth – down -17.0% to 1,965 units, ending a long run of expansion. The downturn was driven by a sharp -39.8% fall in… Continue reading Bus and HGV markets dip amid green shoots
Five minutes with… Leo Kolodziej, Head of Original Equipment Bus and Truck Tyres EMEA at Continental
Tell us about the new bus tyre that Continental has launched? We unveiled our most advanced city bus tyre to date – the Conti Urban HA 5 NXT – at the Busworld Europe trade fair in Brussels last month. Constructed with up to 60% renewable, recycled and International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus mass-balance-certified… Continue reading Five minutes with… Leo Kolodziej, Head of Original Equipment Bus and Truck Tyres EMEA at Continental
Wonderfuel gas: how operators are using fuel to start cutting emissions
Demand for natural gas as an alternative low-carbon fuel for trucks continues to grow as transport firms focus on immediate steps to reduce their carbon footprint as part of a longer term transition to zero emission vehicles. Recent months have seen Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sites open around the… Continue reading Wonderfuel gas: how operators are using fuel to start cutting emissions
New £30m urban logistics development for Woolwich
Plans have been announced for a new £30 million prime urban logistics development in the London Borough of Greenwich’s West Thamesmead Opportunity Area. The 2.6-acre brownfield site is located on Nathan Way, part of the West Thamesmead/Plumstead Industrial Area and West Thamesmead Strategic Industrial Location (SIL). This scheme, 5.3 miles east of the Blackwall and… Continue reading New £30m urban logistics development for Woolwich
Waning minibus demand in Q3 undermines overall bus market growth
New bus, coach and minibus market down by -17.0% to 1,965 units in Q3. Strong growth in year-to-date market, however, up 26.9% with 7,465 registrations. More than one in four (28.7%) registrations are zero emission in first nine months of 2025. Data download UK registrations of new buses, coaches and minibuses fell -17.0% in the… Continue reading Waning minibus demand in Q3 undermines overall bus market growth
New HGV market falls but ZEV uptake quadruples
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations fall -14.5% in quarter three as fleet renewal continues to normalise. Fewer deliveries across all truck types bar refuse collection vehicles, but tractor bodies still represent two-fifths of the market. Zero emission truck uptake more than quadruples in Q3 to reach record volume and record 2.4% share, with 225… Continue reading New HGV market falls but ZEV uptake quadruples
Used car choice at risk of double fiscal whammy
Growth in the used car market is good news given it is where most drivers buy their next vehicle – but their choice ultimately depends on thriving new car demand. SMMT’s latest data is positive all round, therefore, showing more than two million used cars changed hands between July and September – representing the highest Q3 volume since 2021… Continue reading Used car choice at risk of double fiscal whammy
IG Metall: Young people need stable pensions!
The IG Metall-Youth criticized the pension plans of the “Junge Union” at its Germany Day and the threat of individual MPs to cancel the pension package from the coalition agreement with the stabilized pension level. Svenja Thelen, Federal Youth Secretary of IG Metall, says: “The Junge Union is playing with the future of young employees.… Continue reading IG Metall: Young people need stable pensions!
EU deforestation regulation: IG Metall and the wood industry contact the Federal Chancellor
Berlin – The social partners of the German wood industry – the metal industry union (IG Metall) and the Main Association of the German Wood Industry and Plastics Processing Industry (HDH) – are making a joint appeal to the federal government and are calling for the planned EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to be de-bureaucratized. In… Continue reading EU deforestation regulation: IG Metall and the wood industry contact the Federal Chancellor