{
  "id": 1836082,
  "title": "The Cosmen make a killing with the UK local bus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/los-cosmen-hacen-caja-con-el-bus-local-de-reino-unido",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:03:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/transporte/2026/08/19/6a84cdede5fdeaa6218b4578.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Mobico has sold its UK Bus business to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for 24 million pounds, as part of its plan to reduce debt and generate cash. The deal, worth 102 million pounds in assets, includes bus depots and a diesel bus fleet, with 6.5 million pounds in cash reserved for operational purposes. The sale will reduce Mobico's debt by 78 million pounds and includes a deferred payment of 5.5 million pounds. The UK Bus business, which served the West Midlands region, including Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton, generated 338 million pounds in revenue and an adjusted operating profit of 2 million pounds in the last year.",
  "summary": "Mobico vende el negocio UK Bus a la autoridad local de West Midlands. Alsa gana cada vez más peso en la estructura del operador británico. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}