Van Hool signed a contract with RET, the public transport company of the metropolitan region of Rotterdam (Netherlands) for two hydrogen buses. A similar order for London was recently announced by Van Hool. This new contract also fits within 3Emotion, a European consortium for hydrogen buses where Van Hool is project coordinator. The two buses for RET will be delivered in the summer 2017. Van Hool CEO Filip Van Hool said: "After London and Antwerp, yet another major European city - in this case Rotterdam - is now confirming its confidence in the most environmentally-friendly technology in public transport. These vehicles, with their high added value, are of crucial importance for the production facility in Koningshooikt.”

Awarded by the experts with various awards, including the title of 'International Van of the Year 2015', the new Iveco Daily has also been rewarded by the market. Last year, total sales increased by 20% compared to 2014. In further increase the spread among owner-operators. In Europe, growth was greater than that of the market with an increase of 0.6% compared to 2014. In Latin America, despite difficult economic conditions, the Daily obtained even better results with an appreciation of 1.5% of the market share. The New Daily was introduced in Europe in 2014 and during 2015 in Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, starting from Australia where the vehicle achieved a considerable success. And also Russia, China, Latin America, with the first launch in Chile, where the New Daily won the title of "Best Commercial Vehicles 2016". Production is concentrated in the Iveco's factories of Suzzara (Italy) and Valladolid (Spain). These plants have been working at full capacity throughout the year starting 2016 with a higher number of orders than last season. The Daily is still an 'evergreen' of the market. Introduced in 1978, it has more than 2.7 million vehicles sold in over 110 countries worldwide.

Italian bus operator Air Pullman based in Milan took delivery of ten Iveco Magelys PRO. Top model in the Iveco tourist coach range, Magelys is 'International Coach of the Year 2016 ". The new vehicles will be used on long distance routes, both in Italy and Europe, operated in partnership with the German transport company FlixBus. Four of these coaches will enter into service on the new line Milan-Paris in the green/orange personalized livery. Passengers on board can benefit from an adequate space between the seats, Wi-Fi, 220V outlets and USB, folding LCD monitors. The engine is the 8.7-litre Euro VI Iveco Cursor 9 coupled to the automatic ZF AS Tronic transmission.

On February 2, the trolleybus Crealis Neo had its inaugural run in Bologna, Italy. This is the first of the 49 vehicles acquired by Tper (Passengers Transport Emilia-Romagna). Produced by Irisbus, Crealis Neo is an articulated bus with electric drive and is fitted with an engine (280 kW) powered at 750 volts DC. It is featured with an auxiliary group with low emission of pollutants which allows the bus to run without power from the overhead trolley-bus network. The auxiliary group consists of an Euro VI Tector 4 engine and an alternator with a power output of 100 kW. The vehicle is featured with the optical guidance system which will allow, once completed the infrastructure works, the precise combination at stops. Passengers on board are up to 142, 29 of which housed in the large seats. The driver's seat is in a raised position for better visibility in city traffic and the maximum comfort of the driver.

Ireland’s largest national bus and coach network Bus Éireann took delivery of 27 VDL Synergy double deck coaches. These deluxe coaches, which are part of a very significant investment in Bus Éireann’s fleet by the National Transport Authority in Ireland, will be used for commuter services in the Greater Dublin Area. The VDL Synergy double deck coaches supplied to Bus Éireann are the 14.1 metre version on a VDL SBR-4000 chassis, powered by an Euro 6 DAF MX-13 375 engine coupled to a ZF AS Tronic automatic gearbox. The vehicles are featured with wheelchair access and folding ramp in the mid door, destination sign, payment table, ticket machine, full CCTV system, WIFI, 220 Volt power sockets, USB power sockets and comfortable leather trimmed seating. The safety equipment includes Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) and Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS).