ON June 12, a grand ceremony was held at Lianyungang Port to mark the delivery of 600 units Ankai A9 buses to their customer Hafil Transport Company L.L.C. in Saudi Arabia. Securing the deal with a total value of 48.42 million USD (about 333 million RMB) back in April this year, these buses will soon arrive in Saudi Arabia for operation, representing a huge step forward for the bus maker’s globalization.
Ankai A9 is one of the company’s fist products chiefly targeted at the high-end passenger transport, business reception and commuting service market. Equipped with a host of state-of-art technologies, A9 fully demonstrates the bus maker’s formidable strengths in the global bus manufacturing industry. With an international-star appearance, the vehicle delivers powerful performances and achieves high fuel economy. In addition, its monocoque body structure and anti-collision structure in front have significantly enhanced its safety standards, ensuring its stable performances even under most stringent operation conditions.
Back in 2007, Ankai started doing business in Saudi Arabia. In 2011, a total number of 3,000 units school buses arrived in Saudi Arabia to serve local school kids. In 2016, 51 units Ankai A8 coaches for the high-end market were shipped to Saudi Arabia for operation. After a decade, the number of Ankai buses in the country has exceeded 5,000 units.