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MERCEDES-BENZ STARTS PRODUCTION ESPRINTER

On 12 December 2019, the Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf plant celebrated the start of production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter with an event for employees and invited guests. Two new product run-ups within 21 months with investments totalling around 330 million euros. Building the eSprinter in Dusseldorf is a next step for the future of the plant and for the manufacturer itself.

FIRST ORDER FOR MAN LION’S CITY E

Transport company Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein has placed an order for 17 electric MAN Lion’s City E buses. It is the first order for the Lion's City E. MAN is starting production of the electric bus next year. The delivery of the 12-metre solobuses will be in the second half of 2020.

FIRST BUSWORLD ACADEMY NORTH AMERICA SEMINAR AROUND THE CORNER

DAIMLER BUSES STARTS 3D PRINTING SERIES PRODUCTION

Daimler Buses is already over 25 years active in 3D printing although in a prototype construction stage. Now it has announced it has transferred from the prototype fase to series production. Using 3D printing, Daimler Buses will use the technique to react quickly, flexible, economically and environmentally responsibly to urgent customer requirements, such as rarely ordered components or special customer requests.

BELGIAN DE LIJN ORDERS 200 HYBRIDS AT VDL BUS & COACH

The Belgian public transport operator De Lijn orders 200 green buses from VDL Bus & Coach. It is the largest order ever from the operator, both in terms of the number of buses and in terms of investment of 92 million euros. De Lijn now opts for hybrid buses. In a second phase of the project, VDL Bus & Coach converts the buses to electric.