Solaris strengthens its position in the Norwegian market. The company has recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its buses to the Vestfold county and Oslo. The first contract has been signed with Tide ASA, a public transport company, and is for the delivery of 11 hybrid buses. The second one covers the delivery of 46 low-floor Urbino Euro 6 buses for Oslo to Norgesbuss AS. Both will be completed in 2014.
The order from NorgesbussAS for its operations in Akershus and Oslo, comprises the delivery of 46 Solaris Urbino standard-length buses equipped with Euro 6 engines. The 75 mln NOK (approximately 9 mln EUR) contract will be completed in October this year. Solaris will also establish a repair shop in the northern part of Oslo.
Solaris low-floor city buses are well-known to the inhabitants of Oslo, where 16 Urbino have been delivered since the start of cooperation in 2006.
The second order for the delivery of 11 Solaris Urbino 12.9 Hybrid buses comes from Tide ASA - a new customer for Solaris. The eco-friendly hybrids will start their service in the Vestfold county at the beginning of July 2014.
"With the delivery of 57 new Solaris buses the company will strengthen its position in the Norwegian market. Thanks to our new contracts not only did we gain a new and valuable customer, Tide ASA, but also we maintained a fruitful long-term cooperation with Norgesbuss", says Martin Gruber, Solaris executive board member for Sales, After Sales, Marketing and Quality Assurance.
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Solaris Bus & Coach is a family company founded and owned by Solange and Krzysztof Olszewski. The company is a major European producer of city, intercity and special-purpose buses as well as low-floor trams. Since the start of production in 1996, over 10 000 vehicles have already left the factory in Bolechowo near Poznań. They are running in 28 countries. Despite its young age, Solaris has become one of the trendsetting companies in its industry. For many years it has been the indisputable leader among the suppliers of city buses in Poland as well as one of the largest suppliers of city buses in Germany.
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
E-mobility Development & Market Intelligence Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
