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2021/01/14

The RATP and SNCF Voyageurs award the order for the new trains on line B of the RER regional express network to the Bombardier-CAF consortium

Please find attached the press release which the transport operator RATP issued in relation to its selection of the CAF/Bombardier consortium as their preferred bidder to supply 146 trains for the Paris RER B suburban line. Said line is operated by both RATP and SNCF and serves the French capital in northbound/southbound directions.

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2020/12/17

FIRST ORDER PLACED WITH SOLARIS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY 530 ELECTRIC BUSES TO HAMBURG

Hamburger Hochbahn, one of the largest public transport operators in Germany, issued a tender this year for the supply of 530 twelve and eighteen metre-long (articulated) electric buses. In August, three candidate manufacturers were selected, one of these being the CAF Group subsidiary. The framework agreement establishes tranche orders for the vehicles over the next 5 years until completing the delivery of the aforementioned total of 530 vehicles.

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2020/12/09

MITSUBISHI CORPORATION SELECTS CAF TO SUPPLY TRAINS FOR THE MYANMA RAILWAYS PROJECT

Mitsubishi Corporation has subcontracted CAF for design and supply 246 modern Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMU) in the framework of the contract the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar awarded to Mitsubishi Corporation.

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2020/11/18

CAF TO TAKE PART IN RAIL LIVE CONGRESS FROM 1 TO 2 DECEMBER

CAF Group will present its latest projects and developments at the Rail Live congress, the main meeting point for the railway sector in Spain. For the first time, this event will be held in virtual format and it will feature different presentations and round tables that will be broadcast online.

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2020/11/11

JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2020 RESULTS

Strong rebound in activity by CAF Group in 3Q, led by Solaris

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2020/12/14

HAZITEK 2020 ENTERPRISE R&D SUPPORT

SIRC - GECKO

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2020/11/20

SOLARIS RECEIVES GLOBAL E-MOBILITY LEADER AWARD

At the international Global e-Mobility Forum conference in Warsaw, Solaris was given the Global e-Mobility Leader Award for its contribution to the development of zero-emission transport around the world. The event, assembling representatives of governments, scientists and world industry leaders, acted as a space for debate on the future of e-mobility and sustainable transport. This year, thanks to its online format, the conference could be followed from anywhere in the world.

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2020/11/13

THE CAF GROUP SUBSIDIARY SOLARIS WILL SUPPLY MILAN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 100 ELECTRIC BUSES

The Milan operator, ATM, has decided to order an additional 100 electric buses from Solaris, under the framework contract concluded between both companies halfway through last year, and under which a first batch of 40 electric buses was recently delivered. As per the terms of the contract, the CAF Group subsidiary will deliver these 100 new 12-metre long Urbino electric buses to the Italian fashion capital in the first half of 2021.

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2020/11/04

EUROPE SELECTS THE CONSORTIUM LED BY CAF FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDROGEN TRAIN PROTOTYPE

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) of the European Commission has selected the project FCH2RAIL to start negotiations for an EU grant agreement valued at 10 million EUR. FCH2RAIL would be technically led by CAF and would benefit from the European funding under the H2020 Program to work on the development of a railway vehicle prototype powered by hydrogen.

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