IVECO BUS Secures Major Tender in Germany for Up to 580 Buses

IVECO BUS has signed a 5-year framework agreement with the BusGruppe consortium to supply up to 580 city buses.

Turin, Italy - Iveco Group NV., an automobile company, has signed a 5-year framework agreement with the BusGruppe purchasing group, which includes Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, CeBus, KVG Stade, Omnibusbetrieb von Ahrenschildt, Pulm Reisen, and Reiseburo Schmidt. The agreement covers the supply of up to 580 city buses, including 250 fully electric models, with a total value of up to 235 million euros.

IVECO BUS will supply 200 fully electric CROSSWAY Low Entry ELEC buses and 50 articulated E-WAY buses, supporting the customer’s energy transition. This represents the largest electric bus tender IVECO BUS has won in the German market. The agreement also includes 330 additional vehicles, including URBANWAY Hybrid articulated city buses and CROSSWAY Low Entry intercity buses, powered by FPT Industrial Cursor 9-litre engines compatible with select renewable fuels.

IVECO BUS will customize the vehicles to meet the specific requests of the BusGruppe purchasing group, including cantilever seating, air conditioning, video surveillance, Wi-Fi, fuel-saving features, and USB charging ports. Bus deliveries will start in 2025 and continue until 2030.

Mr. Domenico Nucera, President of Bus Business Unit at Iveco Group, said, "Our winning proposal of products and services have allowed us to expand our market reach with unprecedented success. These latest tender cements 2024 as an absolute record year for IVECO BUS, demonstrating our ability to fully meet the diverse requirements of our customers and provide the most efficient and customisable solutions for their unique missions. We are proud that the BusGruppe has placed its trust in IVECO BUS, and we look forward to supporting this valuable customer with our sustainable, high-performance people transport solutions."

Mr. Jan Behrendt, Managing Director of Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, said, "By awarding the contract to IVECO BUS, the BusGruppe and the other partners involved in the tender see themselves on a good path into the future. The continuous modernization of the fleet and now also the entry into electromobility put us in a position to continue to develop in a mobility market characterized by increasing competition."