Looking
back the overseas expansion of Chinese bus manufacturers, King Long comes first
as it filled in a decades-long gap where no Chinese bus enterprises obtained a
European certificate. The overwhelming access to the European market, since
2005, marks King Long’s status as a provider of systematic solutions for
international bus operators. “It’s our sixth presence in Busworld. The number
of six means good fortune in China. Through this exhibition, we hope to show
the determination of Chinese bus manufacturers, especially new energy bus
manufacturers, to influence global industrial landscape,” said Xie Weiguo, King
Long’s Overseas Sales Director.
The
theme, Solution Plus, means more solutions for customers. So far, King Long has
developed into an international solution provider for passenger transport
systems, achieving the upgrading from a traditional bus manufacturing
enterprise. In details, Solution Plus includes four aspects: product, service,
safety and energy conservation.
Product Plus: to make full response to market demands, provide flexible
customization, make on-demand changes, and satisfy customers’ needs perfectly.
King Long has accumulated a strong track record since entering the European
market in 2005. The compliance of almost 20 product series with European
standards has been officially proved. In fields like tourist transportation,
public transit and intercity passenger traffic, over 2,500 vehicles made by
King Long are serving more than a dozen European countries. The company has
entered into successful cooperation relationship with local large-scale
passenger transport companies. Despite of the global economic depression in
2014, King Long exported 12,780 buses with a sales volume of USD 301.7 million.
Safety
Plus: to make vehicles safer and more intelligent by using active safety
technologies such as automatic speed limit, forward collision avoidance, lane
departure warning, and panoramic viewing. The future buses, in the eyes of King
Long, will be highly integrated with those technologies. In recent years, King
Long has been increasing efforts on R&D in areas like the internet of
vehicles and automobile electronics, with a series of proprietary achievements
highlighting the latest industrial trend in China. Driven by technologies, King
Long’s technical progress creates more value for customers.
Eco
Plus: to ensure product conformity with the newest emission standard, besides
Euro 6, plug-in hybrid and pure electric versions also available. The
newly-issued tourist bus C9 and passenger bus B10 both meet Euro 6 standards,
while E12 is the first real plug-in hybrid type in China. As the greatest
producer and consumer of new energy vehicles in the world, China has seen a
remarkable popularity in this field. In terms of commercial vehicles,
progressive King Long has developed own ISG hybrid power system, a benchmark in
Chinese industry of new energy buses.