Exclusively for Buses, PAUL HEELS has again scrutinised the PSV Circle’s monthly news sheets to produce a unique independent analysis of who was up and who was down in the UK bus and coach market in 2018 — when Alexander Dennis held its own but a decline in demand for hybrids hit Volvo’s sales volumes
Stagecoach’s intake of Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs last year included 10975 (SN18 KTK) in the East Midlands fleet, one of a batch in Pronto livery for the Mansfield-Nottingham service operated jointly with Trent Barton. LUKE STOPPARD
PSV deliveries fell sharply last year to just over 3,000, more than 25% down on 2017. This was the third year of decline since their 2015 peak of well over 4,200. They have declined by nearly 30% in the past three years.
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