| 29-02-2008 On
February 28, the first unit of HIGER 18-meter long Large-capacity BRT Bus (Bus
Rapid Transit) got off line from Higer Bus Company Limited in Suzhou, China's
Jiangsu province. This KLQ6180GQE3 18-meter long city bus which being developed
and manufactured by HIGER self-owned technology signifies new generation of China-made
Large-capacity BRT Bus has come into existance. Medias like People's Daily, Economic
Daily, Xinhua Daily and JinagsuTV etc. participated in the sitting trial activity. HIGER
Large-capacity BRT adopts "bullet" streamline design, the whole bus
color chooses stylish claret-red, both of which give people a sense of speed and
security. 
This
Large-capacity BRT, also being called the aircraft carrier among Public transport
buses, has a seat design 35+1+3, total passengers capacity can attain 165 with
the maximum speed 80 kilometers/hour which fully embody the bus's characteristics
such as speedy, rapid and large-capacity. Adopting
low-floor chassis, Human-oriented design could easily facilitate passengers getting
on and off the bus. Four passenger doors highlighting passenger's convenience
and efficiency are more suitable for conducting on city lines. Additionally, wheelchair
area in the bus and newly added automatic telescopic board provide convinence
to disabled people. Globalized
spare parts has guaranteed the BRT 's high-quality. HIGER Large-capacity BRT choosed
world advanced Germany ZF axle, and the articulated system used internatinonal
used Germany ECU control product. HIGER BRT also selected Cummins engine accorded
with Euro3 emission standard. Experts
estimated that BRT has a prosperous prospect in China, Large-capacity BRT can
be used to ease the increasingly traffic congestion in many chinese city. HIGER
BRT is expected to stir the BRT market pattern.
Brief
introduction of HIGER BUS Company Limited:
HIGER BUS Company Limited-one of the
fastest developing bus manufacturers in China, is well known for its innovation
and prevision in research and development. "Focus on Safety and Service",
HIGER BUS contributes a great deal to the modernization of the Chinese bus industry.
Established in 1998, situated in the well-known Singapore-Suzhou Industrial
Park, together with the Global Top 500 enterprises, HIGER BUS with registered
capital of 180 million RMB is one of the few bus manufacturers that have obtained
the license from governmental authorities with production capacity of 18,000 complete
bus and chassis per year. The production base for medium, large and city buses,
covering 500,000sqm, with advanced-equipped assembly lines, is running under professional
mode. Since its establishment, the total assets of over
one billion RMB have been accumulated and 2000 professionals work here now. Since
its establishment, HIGER BUS is developing rapidly with average annual increase
of 50% and market share of up to 20%, which ranks it the leader in the bus manufactures
in China. In 2005, the sales were more than 10,000 units and
in 2006 achieved 13500 units with sales revenue of 3.5 billion RMB. To 2006, the
accumulated sales exceeded 60,000 units since its operation in 1998. Meanwhile,
in the past few years, over 2000 units of HIGER Buses are exported to different
countries around the world. Annual export exceeds 20% of total sales. Market
oriented, with the philosophy of "Focus on safety and service", HIGER
BUS successfully developed the S, V, B, W and Star series of buses ranging from
6 to 13 meter to meet the customer's demands of intercity transport, tourism,
institutional commuting and city public transportation. Over 300 different models
attracted customers from Europe, America, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle
East. HIGER BUS has become a new star in the international bus industries.
Editor:James
Yin from Chinabuses.com
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