"In recent 3 years, there is only update and no new vehicle quota in tourist market in Shanghai." Jiang Fasheng, the manager of market development of Higer Bus in Shanghai. Many travel agencies started to transfer the business focus to vehicle rental market. And the company shuttle bus is one of the important business.
Higer buses become mainstream bus brand in Shanghai.
In order to ensure the smooth Shanghai World Expo, many companies such as Jiangnan Shipyard moved to the region far from the downtown area. A number of companies increased the shuttle buses to solve the problems of staff"s going on/off shift. Attacked by the financial crisis, it is a good way for companies to adopt company shuttle bus plus shuttle rental.
Higer group vehicle KLQ6109
Jiang Fasheng introduced that " Jiangnan Shipyard purchased 70 Higer buses as its shuttle buses. The sales from the group vehicle market accounts for about 60% in the overall sales amount. It reaches about 22 million USD for group vehicles in Shanghai in 2009. Higer Bus takes the leading in Shanghai bus market."
The Jiangnan Shipyard Higer fleet
Shanghai General Motor Co Ltd is the customer of Higer Bus with the most Higer buses in possession. Currently almost all more than 200 shuttle buses are Higer buses. The principal of its shuttle buses showed that, " We have used Higer buses for many years and it is impressive that the high quality, configuration, safety, comfort and after-service." It is known that all theses shuttle buses are Higer 11-meter coaches.
Speaking of the market in 2010, Jiang Fasheng is confident. “The market is good before the opening of the World Expo. Possibly there will be potential in the markets and more orders after the World Expo." He revealed that Higer Bus obtained the order of over 100 buses with one other bus builder through bidding and would serve the Shanghai World Expo.