Zhongtong Bus
Zhongtong Bus Holding Co Ltd (SZSE: 000957) (Chinese: 中通客车) is a Chinese bus manufacturer based in Liaocheng, Shangdong Province.[1] The company is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and is one of China's major bus makers.[2]
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[edit] History
Originally founded in 1958 as Liaocheng Vehicle Manufacturing and Repair Factory, the company began building buses in 1971 and after a series of name changes became known as Zhongtong Bus Holding Co Ltd in 1998.[3]
[edit] Products
Products range from 6-meter light buses to 18-meter high-end luxury buses, including road, urban, light,[4] and Hybrid electric buses.[5]
[edit] Customers
Customers include the city of Jinan, Shandong Province.[6]
[edit] Production bases and facilities
The company states the combined floor-space of its facilities total around 300,000 square meters.[4] A subsidiary, Xinjiang Zhongtong Bus Co Ltd, is responsible for a production line that became operational sometime in 2007.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ China Stock Directory Michael Pennington et. al., SinoMedia (Holdings) Co Ltd, pg. 635, ISBN 988-98254-2-2, 9789889825423 Google Books Search
- ^ China's bus manufacturers raise sales forecasts PRC Ministry of Commerce press release, Wednesday,March 14, 2007 (2359 GMT)
- ^ a b Zhongtong History Zhongtong Official Site
- ^ a b Zhongtong Overview Zhongtong Official Site
- ^ Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd. alibaba.com
- ^ Zhongtong Bus Wins 219 Million Yuan Contract for Buses bloomberg.com, April 1, 2009
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