Mayor's across the UK are being urged to buy British buses when they look at moving to franchised bus systems.
Many of the newly created regional Mayors have powers over public transport and many are looking at franchising models to provide more integrated transport systems.
Scarborough Councillor Liz Colling drew attention to the town's own bus manufacturer during a discussion with the Chief Exec of the York and North Yorkshire Mayoral authority - James Farrar.
In January Alison Hume, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby pressed the chancellor on whether the Government will “back British companies such as Scarborough's Alexander Dennis to boost economic growth” through the use of public procurement.
The company, which is a major employer in Scarborough, is the world’s largest manufacturer of double-decker buses and is Britain’s biggest bus builder.
James Farrar says local manufacturers are being considered in the conversations.
In 2019, Alexander Dennis was sold to the Canadian NFI Group, which makes buses for the North American market, for £320m.
Two years ago the company expanded its Scarborough presence by taking on a lease for additional warehouse capacity at the former Pindar building in Eastfield.
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