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CAF wins €500 million contract in Brazil for maintenance of electric trains on São Paulo rail network for 24 years

Renta 4 | CAF has been awarded a contract for the comprehensive maintenance of 107 electric trains for the São Paulo rail network. The contract is worth around €500 million and has a duration of 24 years, starting from the beginning of commercial operation, scheduled for July 2026. Assessment: Positive news from a strategic point of view as it strengthens the company’s leading position in rolling stock maintenance in Brazil….


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CAF bids for three major projects in UK worth around €4.5 billion

Link Securities | The company is bidding for three major rolling stock and maintenance contracts in the United Kingdom worth around £4 billion (approximately €4.5 billion) as part of tenders being launched by several operators to renew and expand their rolling stock, according to Expansión newspaper. As CAF CEO Javier Martínez Ojinaga explained to Expansión, these tenders are expected to be put out to tender in the short term, and…


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CAF wins new contracts for 150 electric buses in Europe worth over €110 million

Bankinter | CAF (CAF) announced on Wednesday contracts to supply 150 electric buses worth over €110 million. This includes 55 electric buses to Transldev Nederland, 50 to Warsaw and 42 charging infrastructure units, also in Poland. Bankinter analysis team’s view: The bus division (Solaris) is standing out for its high level of orders, which brought the division’s order book at the end of Q2 2025 to €2.055 billion (2.2x 2024…


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CAF defends in statement that Jerusalem light rail contract not in violation of human rights

Renta 4 | CAF has announced the planned inclusion of the company in the UN database of companies for its participation in the Jerusalem light rail project. This document includes companies that participate, directly or indirectly, in some of the activities listed in the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. It should be noted that the project, awarded in 2019 through a 50-50 joint venture…


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CAF to carry out refurbishment and maintenance of units on Cairo Metro for total €450 million

Link Securities | The company has signed three agreements with the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), the state-owned company responsible for developing the metro network in Egypt, to carry out the comprehensive modernisation of 39 units on Line 2 and the maintenance of units on Lines 1 and 2 of the Cairo Metro. The volume of the operation exceeds €450 million and strengthens CAF’s presence in Egypt with new projects,…


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EIB grants €80 million loan to CAF for iR&D&I at its centres in Spain and Poland

Link Securities | The company and the European Investment Bank have signed a loan agreement for €80 million to finance the company’s research, development and innovation (R&D&I) programme, according to Expansión. The European bank’s loan will enable the train and bus manufacturer to invest in digitalisation, autonomous mobility solutions and the energy efficiency of trains and buses. All R&D&I investment will have to be made at CAF’s centres in Spain…


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CAF faces pressure from Basque government to abandon projects in Israel

Alphavalue / Divacons | CAF’s contract in Israel opens another front in the battle for control of Talgo with the Basque government. The manufacturer is facing pressure from the Lehendakari to abandon its projects in Israeli territory. A blow that comes as the takeover of its competitor is being finalised. Lehendakari Imanol Pradales has admitted that the company ‘should perhaps reflect on the ethics’ of this project. SNCB in Belgium…


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CAF subsidiary Solaris wins contract for 180 electric buses worth €150 million for city of Malmö

Link Securities | As announced yesterday by the company, Nobina Sverige AB, one of Scandinavia’s largest public transport operators, has confirmed a new contract with its subsidiary Solaris for the delivery of 180 zero-emission Urbino electric buses that will operate in the Swedish city of Malmö. The contract is worth around €150 million. CAF notes in its statement that this is one of the largest orders for electric buses in…


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Alstom appeals selection of CAF to renew Belgium’s train fleet again, despite national operator’s decision to continue process

Norbolsa | Alstom is again appealing the tender for the Belgian SNBC contract despite the operator’s decision to continue with the process (still unsigned). The Council of State (administrative court) has set a hearing for 29 August, at which Alstom will face SNBC. The appointment of CAF to renew the Belgian fleet, a project with an assessed value of between €1.7 billion and €3.5 billion, prompted Alstom, which has two…


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Belgian operator SNCB confirms CAF as preferred bidder for €1.695-billion contract following challenges from Alstom and Siemens

Intermoney | The Spanish company (Hold, PO €45) announced yesterday to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that Belgian operator SNCB has confirmed its bid as the best of those submitted. Although this confirmation was already known on 28 February, the award was challenged by Alstom and Siemens, arguing that CAF did not have any factories in Belgium, while Alstom has four plants and 1,900 employees in the country. After…