Deutsche Bahn concluded its largest-ever bus procurement, securing framework contracts for approximately 3,300 solo and articulated buses to be delivered between 2027 and 2032. The six-year agreements are valued at more than €1 billion. The procurement advances DB Regio's fleet renewal strategy, combining long-term industrial partnerships with a gradual shift toward zero-emission vehicles following a Europe-wide tender. DB Regio remains Germany's largest bus operator, carrying around 561 million passengers in 2024 and serving about 1.5 million daily users. MAN Truck & Bus is expected to supply about 95 percent of the vehicles, while BYD will provide a smaller electric intercity fleet from Hungary.
"Deutsche Bahn has concluded its largest-ever bus procurement, securing long-term framework contracts for more than 3,000 new buses for DB Regio operations across Germany. The contracts cover the supply of around 3,300 solo and articulated buses and have a duration of six years, with deliveries planned between 2027 and 2032. In financial terms, DB values the agreements at more than €1 billion."
"MAN Truck & Bus emerges as the dominant partner, expected to deliver around 95 percent of the vehicles, in DB's words. It would mean over 3,100 buses. The Munich-based manufacturer will supply both low-floor city buses and intercity models equipped with hybrid and battery-electric drivetrains, as the OEM itself communicates a few days ago. A smaller fleet of electric intercity buses is being supplied by Chinese manufacturer BYD from its production facility in Hungary, Deutsche Bahn explains"
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