Poznan-based Solaris to provide buses to Berlin public transport network

Leading Polish bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender to deliver four Solaris buses to BVG, the largest public transport company in Berlin. They will be the first buses produced outside the European Union (EU) to be purchased by BVG. The transaction involves the initial purchase of four vehicles and, according to Solaris president Krzysztof Olszewski, further orders may follow. Berlin public transport is already using two Solaris buses, purchased last year by a smaller company, Abus. The buses are particularly attractive due to their low price of euro 173,000. Other models typically cost about euro 194,000. Solaris Bus & Coach was formerly known as Neoplan Polska. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 21, Puls Biznesu, p. 10) M.T.K.