Perryman’s the multi award winning operator with depots in Berwick upon Tweed and St Boswells have taken delivery of another Low Carbon Certified Solo.  This vehicle joins two other Low Carbon Certified Solos in operation on cross border services in and around Northumberland, the Scottish Borders & East Lothian.  The Optare Low Carbon Certified 9.9m […]

APH have added seven more Optare MetroCity buses to their airport parking fleet.  The buses are operating between APH’s Award Winning car parks and airport terminal buildings at both Manchester and Gatwick Airport. APH run an all Optare low-floor fleet and the MetroCity buses were purchased as part of a fleet replacement programme replacing existing […]

Optare is celebrating 30 years of the name Optare this year and to commemorate the occasion is producing a number of 30th anniversary special edition MetroCity and Solo buses. Robert Drewery, Commercial Director, said, “We are thrilled to celebrate 30 years of leading the way in bus design. These vehicles also mark the introduction of […]

A new Optare Solo has started operation as a shuttle bus on Hamilton Island, the well-renowned island resort located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.  The island is car free with only golf buggies and a free shuttle service moving guests around the resort. The 7.5m slim Solo is fully air conditioned and […]

Lloyds Coaches have placed an order for two Optare MetroCity buses following the excellent performance of the Optare Versa and Solo models purchased last year.   The MetroCity buses will join a fleet of 30 buses at Lloyds Coaches and serve the T2 TrawsCymru route. Wyn Lloyd, who founded Lloyds Coaches in 2002, commented: “After reviewing […]

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) announced the Low Carbon Champions for 2014-15 last night at a packed gala dinner held in association with Cenex in Milton Keynes. The Champions Awards celebrate achievement and innovation in low carbon road transport.    Optare had a very successful evening, with the Optare Electric Buses gaining the accolade of […]

Five new Optare Solos have entered service with Coastal Coaches and are the final vehicles of a fleet replacement programme of eight vehicles.  Family run Coastal Coaches currently operate an all Optare fleet of Optare Solos.  The Solos will operate on routes 76 and 78, around Blackpool, rural Fylde and Lytham St Annes. The 7.9m […]

Optare plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Drewery as Commercial Director with effect from Monday 24 August 2015.  Robert has over 15 years of national and international sales and marketing experience gained within the bus and commercial vehicle industries at a senior level.  Robert’s career in the commercial vehicle and bus industry […]

Ashok Leyland today announced a further commitment to the regeneration of the UK Bus manufacturer Optare. Branded as Optare’s “Customer focused business excellence program” the multi-million pound investment will address business capability and product portfolio to deliver manufacturing improvements and reinforce the aftermarket support network. Driven by the new Optare leadership team our strategic 3 […]