FAW KEEN TO MAKE LOW-FLOOR BUS IN WEST BENGAL
Published at 18.04.2009 in International developments, Public transport
Chinese vehicle manufacturer First Automobile Works (FAW) recently expressed its interest to set up an unit in West Bengal for producing low-floor bus, in a joint venture with Ural India. FAW officials are looking for 300 acre from the state government to set up the joint venture unit adjacent to the Ural India project.
ABU DHABI ORDERS 400 BUSES FROM MAN
Published at 17.04.2009 in International developments, Public transport
Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi has placed an order for 400 city and intercity buses with MAN.The Dubai-based MAN subsidiary, in cooperation with local importer Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Company, was able to land the contract from the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi (DoT). The order comprises a total of 400 low-floor and intercity buses worth a three-figure million euro sum.
SPECIAL AWARD FROM THE BUSWORLD/BAAV JURY FOR HIGER AND BONLUCK
Published at 16.04.2009 in Busworld, International developments
One of the goals of the Busworld/BAAV awards is to stimulate the further development of aspects like safety and environment friendliness for buses built by the Chinese industry. Therefore she issued a number of additional prizes, honouring the effects of a number of manufacturers in exactly these field. Awarded with the prize Best Safety Equipment of the Year was the Higer KLQ6147S
LOWER 2009 BUS SALES FORECAST FOR SOUTH-AFRICA AS BRT TENDERS RUN LATE
Published at 16.04.2009 in International developments, Public transport
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) bus and coach division has lowered the forecast for the 2009 bus market from the 3000 units expected last year to between 1700 and 2000 units, due to the fact that the tenders for the various bus rapid transit (BRT) systems and government’s 2010 FIFA World Cup tender are running later than expected.
BUSWORLD/BAAV AWARDS – CITYBUS OF THE YEAR AND MORE
Awarded as City bus of the Year by the jury of the Asia Coach Week Busworld/BAAV Awards was the Shanghai Sunlong SLK6121UF13H. According to the jury Shanghai Sunlong has got the potential of becoming an important player in the city bus market, with products like this SLK6121UF13H that combines an efficient design with a well-selected driveline.
