Overview
- Production at the Leipzig tram maker has restarted and short‑time work has ended, a company spokesperson confirmed.
- The sale to Poland’s Pesa cannot close until an insolvency court confirms the plan in mid‑April and a brief creditor objection window passes, with completion possible by late May.
- Leipzig’s city council approved up to €150 million in guarantees linked to an expanded tram order, while Saxony’s ministry has not disclosed if it will fund the extra 30 vehicles.
- Wagon bodies for the 55 XXL trams will be built in Poland after supplier Alstom halted that work in Görlitz, forcing a shift in the production chain.
- Pesa pitches Leipzig as its Germany and Western Europe hub with a goal of about 25 vehicles a year, and LVB still expects a first test tram by year‑end with regular service likely in 2027.