Overview
- DB Regio will add about 3,300 buses, including roughly 3,000 electrified models and about 300 combustion units, to be deployed nationwide.
- MAN will supply around 95% of the fleet, while BYD will provide about 5% of electric intercity buses from its Hungarian plant after DB corrected reports of a larger BYD share.
- The six-year framework contracts are valued at more than €1 billion and allow DB Regio to call additional contingents tied to future long-term route awards.
- Secondary framework agreements with Iveco, Scania, Daimler Buses and Zhongtong were signed to secure vehicle availability.
- Politicians and the EVG union objected to BYD’s inclusion on security and industrial-policy grounds, citing foreign investigations that alleged potential remote manipulation risks, while DB emphasized lifecycle and supplier-capability criteria in the tender.