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Contract signed 869 new Credobus Econell signed a contract for the delivery of 12 NEXT buses Dr. Laszlo Kormanyos CEO of MAV Passenger Transport Ltd. and Dr. Istvan Krankovics Managing Director of Kravtex Kft.
Of the new vehicles 269 will be available this year and the last one will arrive by the end of 2027. The contract was signed after 131 new Credobus on Volans flights had already arrived in this years high season.
This is also accomplished of the 10 ministerial commitments made at the beginning of the year which was about the purchase of 1000 brand new buses.
With the two purchases the Volan fleet of the MAV Group becomes the largest and youngest public service provider in Central Europe and two thirds of the stock is provided by domestic vehicles so fleet development contributes to the creation and preservation of Hungarian jobs.
After this summer mainly in the Balaton region after 131 new buses thanks to the recently completed public procurement procedure another 869 modern Credobus Econell 12 NEXT vehicles can rejuvenate the MAV Group bus stock until 2027. The only valid offer was submitted by Kravtex Commercial Kft.
According to the schedule the first 269 vehicles will be available this year and another 300-300 buses are expected in 2026 and 2027 as well as the acquisition of related vocational education and diagnostic tools.
Dr. Laszlo Kormanyos CEO of MAV Passenger Transport Ltd. said after the signing of the contract A state-of-the-art fleet with current purchases low-power and emissions raises the standard of service throughout the country. to reduce the new fleet.
Dr. Istvan Krankovics Managing Director of Kravtex Kft. Added: The Kravtex-Kuhne Group has rebuilt Hungarian bus production from the funds in 25 years and has significant production capacity in Europe. We are provoking 500 Hungarian jobs and working for more than 100 domestic suppliers. The proportion of Hungarian Credobus in the Volan fleet.
The vehicles are equipped with state-of-the-art technical expectations: an increased Euro 6 diesel engine a new generation automatic transmission two passenger press heating and refrigerator air conditioning and a passenger information camera and passenger counter. They also have automatic fire suppression on-board WiFi and USB connectors. The number of persons can be transported by a vehicle is 93 and each bus is also suitable for wheelchair passengers.
The MAV Group has rejuvenated its fleet with 2500 buses since 2018 with more than 40 percent of the stock renewed. The current large-scale unprecedented development contributes significantly to further improving the quality and sustainability of public transport as well as to strengthen the Hungarian automotive industry as 60%of the 5800 Volan fleet will be domestic after 869 pieces assuming the total amount.
