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Electric Buses and UK Debuts Set to Star at Euro Bus Expo

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More than 80 coaches, buses and minibuses will be on show when Euro Bus Expo returns to the NEC next month, and Bus Ambassador will be there to bring you the highlights.
 
Visitors walk the blue-carpeted aisles at Euro Bus Expo 2024 in the NEC Birmingham, passing an Irizar i6S coach and a Fastrack Electric Irizar ie tram bus, with the BYD stand in the background.
Euro Bus Expo

The UK’s biggest coach and bus trade show takes place in Halls 17 to 19 at the NEC Birmingham from 3rd to 5th November. More than 200 exhibitors are expected, including 31 vehicle manufacturers, dealers and converters.

Organisers say it will be the world’s largest collection of UK road-ready coaches, buses and minibuses, with several UK and global debuts.

Yutong tri-axle returns

Our most-watched video from the last show in 2024 was the Yutong GTe14 electric tri-axle coach, and it is still drawing viewers nearly two years on.


This year, Pelican Bus + Coach brings five Yutong vehicles to Birmingham. They include the GT14 tri-axle coach, which meets PSVAR accessibility rules and seats up to 61.

Also on the stand are the GT12 coach, the next-generation TC9 midicoach, the E12 battery-electric single-decker and the latest U11DD battery-electric double-decker.

Electric still leads the way

Electric vehicles have been the most popular videos on our channel over the past year, led by our Busworld Europe 2025 coverage of Yutong, Mercedes-Benz and BYD.

All three are back in Birmingham. BYD is showing three battery-electric city buses, including the low-height BD11A double-decker.

Daimler Buses UK brings the eCitaro alongside the Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M/3 coach.

Custom Denning, Australia’s oldest bus manufacturer, makes its first UK exhibition appearance with the Element 2.2 battery-electric bus.

Wrightbus will show a First Bus StreetDeck converted from diesel to battery-electric, while Irizar UK brings an 18.7m articulated electric bus built for airport work.

Commenting on the event, Helen Conway, Event Director, Euro Bus Expo, said,
“For three days, Euro Bus Expo becomes a showroom for the coach and bus industry, bringing together more than 80 vehicles for operators to explore first-hand. They can step aboard, examine the latest developments and see how manufacturers are responding to different operating requirements.”

New coaches for UK roads

VDL Bus Group will unveil the first right-hand-drive VDL Futura 3, giving UK operators their first close look at the coach in UK specification.

CBC introduces its Voyage E14 battery-electric and Voyage HD12 diesel coaches to the UK, and Harris Bus & Coach brings the new right-hand-drive Higer Azure 9 midibus.

Scania shows its next-generation Touring coach, and Volvo displays its B13R UNVI XL coach at a UK trade show for the first time.

Zhongtong is due to launch a new coach and a new bus, with details kept under wraps until the doors open.

Smaller vehicles and talks

The miniplus area covers minibuses and minicoaches for accessible transport, private hire and executive travel, including global debuts from Nicholson Coachbuilders and new battery-electric minibuses from Mellor Treka Bus.

A free Masterclass Theatre programme runs 25 sessions on topics including bus reform, fleet transition, AI and workforce planning.

Registration is free for industry professionals via the Euro Bus Expo website.

Bus Ambassador will be at the NEC throughout the show, so look out for our videos and reports from the halls.

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