Zhongtong Bus
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| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Liaocheng, China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Qingfu Wang (President and CEO) |
| Products | Buses |
Number of employees | Approx. 3,000 |
| Website |
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Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000957) (Chinese: 中通客车; pinyin: Zhōngtōng Kèchē) is a Chinese bus manufacturing company 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]
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 adopted its current name of Zhongtong Bus in 1998.[3]
Products
Zhongtong Bus' products range from 6-meter light buses to 18-meter high-end luxury buses, including road, urban, light,[4] and Hybrid electric buses.[5]
A Zhongtong LCK6103G
A Zhongtong bus in service in Shenzhen
A Zhongtong LCK6121GHEV
Operations
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 in 2007.[3]
Major customers
Zhongtong Bus' major customers include the city of Jinan, Shandong Province.[6] It is also custom made for TransJakarta, a Bus Rapid Transit system in Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia.
References
- ↑ China Stock Directory Michael Pennington et al., SinoMedia (Holdings) Co Ltd, pg. 635, ISBN 988-98254-2-2, ISBN 978-988-98254-2-3 Google Books Search
- ↑ China's bus manufacturers raise sales forecasts Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. PRC Ministry of Commerce press release, Wednesday,March 14, 2007 (2359 GMT)
- 1 2 Zhongtong History Archived November 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Zhongtong Official Site
- 1 2 Zhongtong Overview Archived January 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Zhongtong Official Site
- ↑ Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd. Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. alibaba.com
- ↑ Zhongtong Bus Wins 219 Million Yuan Contract for Buses bloomberg.com, April 1, 2009
