Large contracts in Israel, for 110 buses in total.
The Solaris company has been present on the market since 2012. So far, Solaris has provided nearly 200 buses, both urban and intercity ones, to the Israeli market, in cooperation with its local partner and distributor, UBSI. At the end of the year, Solaris got the next large orders for 110 vehicles in total.
The implementation of all three contracts, covering the delivery of 110 buses, will take place between March and May 2016.
Another big contract. Solaris won also the tender procedure for the delivery of 300 intercity buses InterUrbino to Italy.
Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. won the tender procedure for the delivery of 300 intercity buses InterUrbino to Cotral, a public transport company having its registered office in Rome. The framework agreement for nearly 110 million Euro assumes that the Polish manufacturer shall provide in total as much as 300 vehicles within the next four years. Even this year, Solaris shall execute the first part of the order, which will most likely apply to 122 buses. Apart from the sales, the transaction covers also 10-year servicing of vehicles.
The modern 12-metre InterUrbinos will operate on the regional lines of the administrative area of the Lazio region, located in the middle part of the ApenninePeninsula. The Solaris intercity buses will be powered by 240 kW DAF MX-11 engines, meeting a restrictive flue gas emission standard, Euro 6. The buses will be equipped with a modern monitoring system, consisting of 5 cameras, which will provide the observation of the interior, the second door, and the area behind the vehicle. Moreover, InterUrbinos will have a system of counting passengers, as well as a system for voice announcements.