http://www.busandcoach.comLatest international stories from busandcoach.comCopyright 2012Plum Publishing LtdDaimler is pulling out of the North American bus business with the closure of its Orion factory in Mississauga, Ontario.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6745&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTMercedes-Benz has unveiled what it claims to be the first touring coach to meet Euro 6 emissions limits, the Travego Edition 1.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6746&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTArriva Nederland has won its second major bus contract in a matter of weeks.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6747&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTTo resolve antitrust concerns and to complete a $200million (£125million) takeover announced last September, National Express and Petermann Partners have agreed to sell eight school bus contracts and associated assets in the states of Washington and Texas.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6748&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTFirstGroup's BoltBus operation expands next week with the start of a service between Seattle and Portland, with fares starting at $1 (60p).http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6749&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTRATP Dev has won the contract to operate urban bus services in Austin, Texas, through its McDonald Transit subsidiary.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6750&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTThe directors of AC Transit have approved a $153million (£95million) BRT service to link the Californian cities of Oakland and San Leandro.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6751&categoryid=1Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 GMTGreyhound has placed a further order with Canadian manufacturer Prevost for 60 of the company’s X3-45 coaches.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6697&categoryid=1Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMTNational Express subsidiary Durham School Services is to pay a $90,000 (£56,000) penalty and work on environmental projects valued at $348,000 (£220,000) as part of a settlement for alleged excessive diesel engine idling in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6698&categoryid=1Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMTThe Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, which serves the Tampa Bay area of Florida with a fleet of 180 buses, reports a 5 per cent year-on-year rise in passenger numbers last month, to a record of just under 1.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=6699&categoryid=1Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT