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In Paris of France, Budapest, of Hungary, Washington and Miami of the United States, which are all landmark cities around the globe, the first double-decker buses will appear very soon. As the consistent “surprise maker” in the world’s stages, Ankai bus expands its export market and takes several heavyweight steps.
Since Ankai double-decker buses entered London of the Great Britain, the birth land of double-decker buses, and shined as exporting representative of China high-end mechanical and electronic products of a large quantity during 2012 London Olympics, Ankai bus together with The Big Bus Company, the worldwide renowned sightseeing bus operator, signed a purchasing contract of 23 open-topped double-decker buses. All these buses will serve as sighting seeing buses of golden tourist routes in world’s famous tourist cities, such as Paris of France, Budapest, of Hungary, Washington and Miami of the United States, and Dubai of UAE, and welcome tourists around the world.
Operation in London wins customers
It is reported that this is the first time for China double-decker sightseeing buses to be exported to famous tourist cities besides Dubai (where Ankai double-decker sightseeing buses have been exported back to 2008), which is a symbol that Ankai has occupied a vital position in sightseeing buses’ market of world tourism. What’s more, the vision “to become worldwide leading bus supplier and make Ankai bus available in world’s famous cities”, which is kept talked about to media in different places by Wang Xianfeng, general manager of Ankai International Company, is on the way to realize step by step instead of only a vision.
Reputation of Ankai Bus Established in London Olympics
The pursuit of better quality helps Ankai bus win the repute from customers. Meanwhile, win-win cooperation for many years wins customers’ trust and preference. Jeffrey, assistant president of The Big Bus Company, told our reporter, “Operation goes well in London, in which Ankai after-sale service team refreshed our original understanding. Without their considerate service, we will face more difficulties. Ankai can provide products and service of high quality to us to help our global business development. Our company would not go this far if without Ankai’s help.” Among Ankai’s beliefs, customer’s benefit always comes first. The spirit of service keeps being the inheritance.
As the business card in the market segment, Ankai double-decker sightseeing buses have been imported by world famous cities, such as Dubai of UAE, Los Angeles and Las Vegas of the United States, London of the Great Britain, Australia, Cape town of South Africa, Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai of China. This double-decker bus acts as the first choice of city tour and sightseeing vehicles.
In line with International highest standard
Features of this order are the one-time large scale of exporting and high standard of vehicle technology. As is well known, product standards exported to western developed countries are fairly strict. When it comes to bus, the standard is even harsh. Although vehicles Ankai exported this time are all double-decker buses, a huge difference exists in modes due to different requirements of customers and different exporting areas. For an instance, emission standards, seating capacity of the upper, length and height of the vehicle are different. Simultaneously, market access requirements of various countries and cities are different, such as EU approval of Europe, DOT approval of the States and GCC approval of Dubai when exporting.
Ankai Double-Decker Bus Gains Attention on the International Market
EU WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) is known to be different from some previous single approvals, in which the most difficult thing of it is not only product certification, but also the strict requirements of product consistence assurance capability and quality control system in the process of manufacturing and selling. It is a comprehensive survey for enterprises in manufacturing capacity and product management system to pass EU WVTA. Once passed, it means that the license selling in the European market is gained. All the EU members must accept the approval. DOT approval of the States, EU WVTA and approval of Japan consists of top three approval system of world automobile, which is of strict and complex requirements. Smooth entering western market fully reflects superiority of Ankai bus performance and enhances its influence in the international market.
EPA13 China bus first confronts EPA13
It is reported that buses of this order are all equipped with Cummins engines, in which vehicles exported to the States for the first time are required to be up to EPA13 emission standard. EPA13 is the current highest emission standard in the States, which is equivalent to Euro 6 emission standard. According to this EPA13, nitric oxide and dust particle vehicle emits reduce respectively 80% and 66% compared with Euro 5. This is also the trend of vehicle development in the future with less hazardous substance emission.
It is the first time for Ankai that China bus enterprises deal with buses of western highest emission standard. Therefore, strict discussion and argument are taken from different perspectives, such as technological research and development, manufacture, technological process, study on standards and the trial and error approach. From what we have been known, there are over 1,000 tests for engine installation in EPA13, much exceeding all the tests for all the buses currently. Whip test is even needed on the small holder of engine pipelines. For two necessary and essential processing units for this kind of engine, it takes more space, which brings higher requirements of engine cabins and product technology. Hence, this shows that Ankai has possessed the competitive ability with top buses on the world stage.
Continuous product innovation to cater for customers’ demands, long-term building of channels and after-sale service, and powerful group support of distribution network, laid a solid foundation for Ankai in conquering the international market. With steady development in overseas market, Ankai has finished its rudimentary global market layout. Exporting to three continents and four countries this time makes overseas export become large-scale and normal gradually. Thus, it is a symbol that Ankai’s international brand image more stable.