National Express rebrands as ‘Mobico’ as transport group becomes the latest firm to ditch its well-known name National Express to rename to Mobico from next month; ticker will be ‘MCG’ The new name ‘better reflects the group’s international nature’, it said It follows similar moves by Royal Mail and Standard …
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Read More »National Express in change of name to Mobico – Daily Business
The coach business will continue to bear the old name Coach operator National Express is changing its holding company name to Mobico Group from early June. The board believes that the Mobico name better reflects the group’s international nature and its diverse range of mobility services. Its operating subsidiaries will …
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Read More »What’s in a name? National Express to become Mobico
For almost 50 years, the National Express brand has been practically synonymous with coach travel in the UK. Yet now the company behind the service has revealed that it is ditching the name for “Mobico Group”, in a corporate rebrand that it says reflects its “multimodal operations, global reach and …
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