• Bus and coach market accelerates through third quarter
    • 20/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders has reported that Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by an impressive 130.6% in the third quarter of 2023 with 1,739 vehicles registered. Operator demand more than doubled compared with the same quarter last year, while the July to September period saw [...]
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  • Bus and coach market delivers growth
    • 18/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by 5.9% in the second quarter of 2023 with 1,129 vehicles registered. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that the performance represents the first quarterly rise in demand since the second quarter of last year and the best second quarter [...]
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  • New site to create further EV jobs
    • 12/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Pelican Engineering has begun work on a new bus showroom and workshop facility in West Yorkshire. The new 20,000 sqft premises in Castleford will be used to fit out, commission and support new and used Yutong fully electric passenger vehicles, quadrupling the capacity of Pelican’s UK base. Construction is due [...]
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  • Bus, coach market records worst ever figures
    • 18/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new bus and coach market crashed 58.5% in the first quarter of 2021, with only 582 buses and coaches joining UK roads. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this is the weakest start to the year on record. The entire sector saw double-digit declines, with single-deck buses [...]
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