Wrightbus

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Wrightbus
I think youre looking too far into it. I think some operators change to ADL is one of necessity during hard times. The B7RLE and B9TL are heavyweight buses which means higher purchase and operation costs, thus impacting on Wrights. Smaller operators such as Warrington have turned to Optare for their Hybrids, perhaps because Wrights have very little in the way of hybrids on offer. The Streetlite is unproven, perhaps in time it will secure orders, not to mention we dont have much idea on what orders they may have gained following Euro Bus Expo.
In all I think Wrights can still rely on Arriva for orders as well as Go Ahead, and also First should they purchase more Eclipses in an effort to start to replace their ageing fleet. I dont really think Wrights are in any danger, I think due to the recession its made operators turn to other manufacturers perhaps in search of a better price for their product.