The December edition of ABC includes our annual Bus Search Buyers’ Guide, which is bigger and better than ever ahead of 2023!
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It may be in a different year, but ABC Magazine’s Bus Search Buyers Guide is always a highlight in the ABC calendar. Filled with the latest products unveiled for the year, the 2023 edition of the Guide sums up a hectic return for the Australian bus and coach industry.
Following the crippling impacts of COVID on the supply chain that made both 2020 and 2021 difficult years for all manufacturers, suppliers and operators, 2022 saw the industry roar back at full force with a new gaze. The transition towards zero-emissions technology has been constantly bubbling away in the background. The industry has made no attempt to disguise its intentions to lead the way in the Australian transport sector towards a greener future. Yet in 2022 the mission escalated intensely, and the industry stepped up to produce a stellar year of innovation and success.
The industry saw many new releases and celebrations in 2022, but it all culminated in October’s BusNSW Bus & Coach Expo. In an exciting return to in-person events, the entire sector, ranging from buses to air-conditioning systems and suspension to destination signs, stepped out at Sydney Showgrounds and flaunted the technology companies had been working so intently on during those lean years of 2020 and 2021.
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The best of this work is once again on full display in this Bus Search Buyers Guide. Released at a new time of the year in December, we have culminated the most interesting and breathtaking models currently on the local market for the year ahead. With 2023 expected to go once again from strength to strength, these full pages are bursting with new vehicles perfectly designed for a wide variety of operators providing high quality service in many regions of Australia.
Some yearly magazines can only offer minor adjustments to previous models, only profiling intricate updates and maintaining a product range that prides itself on remaining consistent. This Bus Search Buyers Guide is anything but that. Many in the industry await this publication to see the latest designs and products. The 2023 edition doesn’t disappoint.
Inside this bumper 96-page edition is an incredibly diverse range of vehicles. It varies from the newest of Euro 6 models that are filled with customisable features and high-quality componentry and drifts to the smorgasbord of zero-emissions technology that is quickly proliferating the local market. Innovation is also being seen in the size of buses – smaller models with nifty tweaks are now growing in range to provide for the growing need for on-demand services and the new age of tailored transport.
If this Bus Search Buyers Guide tells us anything, it’s that the industry has expanded to corners never seen before. For years the transition to new energy has been teased. After local and global troubles, the evolution is now in full swing. We hope you enjoy seeing it in action in the 2023 Bus Search Buyers Guide.