Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) inked four major agreements valued AED 1.1 bn for 637 buses, scheduled for delivery in 2025 and 2026, according to a statement here and here. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of Hamburg’s Global Public Transport Summit 2025.

The orderbook breakdown is as follows:

  • The RTA tapped German-based MAN Truck & Bus for 400 city service buses, with a capacity of 86 passengers each;
  • China’s Zhongton Bus Company will provide 40 “zero-emission” electric buses, each capable of accommodating up to 72 passengers – the first and largest of their kind in the Emirates. The firm will also supply some 51 regular city service buses;
  • RTA tapped Turkey’s Anadolu Isuzu Automobiles for some 70 articulated public buses with a capacity of 111 passengers each, under an export agreement valued at USD 37.8 mn. The vehicles are scheduled to be delivered next year;
  • Sweden-based Volvo Buses will also supply 76 double-decker buses, with a capacity of 98 passengers each.

That’s not all: The RTA also inked an MoU with Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD for a trial run of an electric bus in Dubai during the summer months.

Sustainability in mind: The buses will be equipped with Euro 6 engines, which comply with European low-emission standards, capping the volume of pollutants a fossil-fuels-powered vehicle can release. This includes an enhanced gasoline particle filter for gasoline direct injection engines, as well as a tighter standard for diesel engines.

What they said: “The newly procured buses will support the geographic expansion of bus services across all areas of Dubai and will play a key role in our transition towards a 100% electric and hydrogen-powered public bus fleet by 2050,” said RTA Chairman Mattar Al Tayer.

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