Romania: The rolling stock producer has signed its first leasing contract with local freight operator PSP Cargo through subsidiary Softrans.
Brazil: Bernard Peille, Alstom’s managing director for Latin America, said the company is requesting that localisation clauses be included in procurement processes.
China, Mexico: The solution is structured under the CRRC System+ model, encompassing financing, supply of new rolling stock, line operation, comprehensive signalling system refurbishment, and maintenance services.
Switzerland: Stadler has predictably appealed the outcome of the tender where SBB announced Siemens Mobility the winner.
France: According to the French outlet La Lettre, the manufacturer has disbanded its Alstom Hydrogen division, which was responsible for hydrogen traction development, with its staff reassigned to other departments.
EU: Austrian Transport Minister Peter Hanke announced that the relevant initiative would be submitted to the European Commission before the end of the year.
Switzerland: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has named Siemens Mobility the winner of the framework tender published last summer.
Hungary: A Budapest court has ordered the liquidation of the Dunakeszi rolling stock plant. The decision also covers the Ganz‑MaVag business group that manages the site.
At the end of September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights added the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to its blacklist of companies conducting business in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
