Solaris Bus & Coach strengthens its position in the Baltic states. Rigas Satiksme, the municipal public transport operator of the Latvian capital, has ordered 175 diesel buses from Solaris. Solaris will also participate in deliveries of 125 trolleybuses to Riga together with the company Škoda Electric. The contracts are to be completed in tranches between 2014 and 2018.
Solaris Bus & Coach strengthens its position in the Baltic states. Rigas Satiksme, the municipal public transport operator of the Latvian capital, has ordered 175 diesel buses from Solaris. Solaris will also participate in deliveries of 125 trolleybuses to Riga together with the company Škoda Electric.The contracts are to be completed in tranches between 2014 and 2018.
The contract for the delivery of 175 diesel buses includes 115 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated buses and 60 Solaris Urbino 12 solo buses. The vehicles will be produced independently by Solaris. They will be equipped with engines meeting the Euro 6 emissions standards which will enter into force in January 2014. The remaining 125 articulated trolleybuses will be produced by Solaris in cooperation with Škoda Electric. The contracts have an option to increase the orders by 30%.
"We are proud to have won these contracts and would like to thank our customer from Riga for entrusting us with this order. Our long-term cooperation dating back to 2001 proves the quality and reliability of our vehicles. We are delighted to continue this cooperation in such an impressive way", says Martin Gruber, member of the Solaris Bus & Coach executive board for Sales, After Sales, Marketing and Quality Assurance.
So far, 253 Solaris vehicles have been delivered to Latvia, of which 223 were bought by Rigas Satiksme. This number includes both buses and trolleybuses. Besides the capital city, Solaris vehicles operate in Daugavpils.
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Solaris is a leading European manufacturer of innovative buses and urban rail vehicles. The family business, founded by Krzysztof and Solange Olszewski, has supplied almost 10,000 buses to customers in 28 countries since production started in 1996. Solaris specialises in state-of-the-art city and intercity buses and offers the world’s largest range of diesel-electric hybrid buses. Trolleybuses and electric buses provide public transport that is emission-free at the point of operation. The Solaris Tramino low-floor tram is built for attractive urban rail services.
Mateusz Figaszewski
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Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. This has resulted in the widest zero-emission product range in the European market and a leading position in this segment with a market share of 15.2%. Nearly 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) S.A. From conception, to the design and manufacturing phases, all Solaris buses are produced in Poland. Moreover, all activities undertaken by the manufacturer are in line with the brand’s mission, which is reflected in the motto “We are changing the image of public transport”. Solaris also actively partners with public transport operators and provides them with comprehensive support in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
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