Yutong buses enter Kuwait in batches for 175 bus orders

Bulk Exports to Yutong Bus in Kuwait

"The little castle built on the water" is the meaning of the word "Kuwait" in Arabic. Kuwait, located in the northwestern corner of the Gulf, is uniquely endowed with rich oil reserves. Although it is a small country, it attracts worldwide attention with its rich oil resources and rapidly developing economy.

In a country where contemporary style and traditional Islamic civilization are perfectly integrated, 75 high-end buses from China set foot on the territory of Kuwait for the first time and began providing safe, comfortable and environmentally-friendly travel services for Kuwaiti passengers.

Excellent public transportation came

In order to better provide passengers with quality ride services, a large Kuwaiti public transport company recently purchased 175 Yutong ZK6118HGA bus buses in one fell swoop. Currently, the first batch of 75 vehicles has been delivered. This is the first time that Chinese buses have entered the public transportation market in batches.

ZK6118HGA This 11-meter bus is equipped with 40 passenger seats and has a maximum of 81 passengers. It is one of Yutong’s best-selling bus models. Safe, comfortable, durable, fuel-efficient, and cost-effective. It uses the Cummins engine, the German automatic transmission, after the Yutong vehicle electrophoresis process, greater improvement of the vehicle anti-corrosion capabilities, make the product more durable.

In the interior design, the driver's driving area and the passenger area are separated by a large body that separates the driving and the passengers, providing the driver with a safe and comfortable driving space; the seat is safe, comfortable, and firm; the monitoring system can monitor the front, rear, and Two passenger doors; in addition, the camera has an infrared device that can continue to monitor after the vehicle turns off at night.

The vehicle also has significant fuel economy. Yutong and German automatic transmission manufacturers have made targeted adjustments to the vehicle operation control strategy based on Kuwait's customer operating characteristics and environment, verified through actual vehicles, and ensured operating requirements. , Compared with the same type of vehicle fuel economy optimization 5-10%.

Passenger car exports will face the problem of vehicle suitability. In order to adapt the vehicles to the high temperature and sandstorm climate characteristics of Kuwait, Yutong has made dozens of improvements to the vehicles in cooperation with customers, which has targetedly improved product differentiation and quality process control. For example, in order to meet the high temperature conditions of 55 degrees in Kuwait in summer, the vehicle needs to have a good cooling system. After in-depth discussions with customers, combined with customer needs, Yutong has adopted an enlarged rotatable water tank, which has achieved significant cooling effect and greatly improved the convenience of maintenance; the vehicle adopts high-temperature resistant interior; the air-conditioning system is exported Dedicated air conditioners, and strengthened door seals to ensure refrigeration; added guards to the wiring harness and piping of the chassis to enhance the resistance to stone attacks.

With optimized product configuration and performance, Yutong Bus will create a more comfortable and safe ride environment for Kuwaiti passengers. The beautiful shape of Yutong Motors will also add a beautiful landscape line to China’s passenger cars to Kuwait City.

Professional cooperation

In a country where there has never been a Chinese bus, why did the customer dare to sign an order for 175 buses with Yutong? This should be a substantial purchase for Kuwait, which is not large in size.

In fact, as a large bus company in Kuwait, customers are cautious about this bulk purchase. After the initial evaluation, the client chose several possible cooperation buses in the international area. Among them were Chinese buses and South Korean manufacturers. Yutong's products are cost-effective, and their comprehensive strength is a significant competitive advantage.

As the first brand of Chinese passenger cars, Yutong is the world's largest and most technologically advanced large and medium-sized passenger car production base. Nissan has reached more than 120 vehicles. Yutong has a complete quality control system. Five years ago, it passed the leading ISO/TS16949 quality system certification of the international automotive industry. Each Yutong Express vehicle is subject to stringent performance testing, wading, and road testing before leaving the factory. The testing ensures the high quality performance and quality of the products; relying on the state-level technology center and the only testing center in the Chinese bus industry, the excellent R&D capability and the large R&D team can meet the customer's customized needs; starting from product development, Optimize all aspects of the entire supply chain, improve product quality, adaptability, and leadership, and fully adapt to the needs of the market; worry-free operation is the guarantee for customers to reap benefits. Yutong builds an efficient service system, professional after-sales, sales, and after-sales services. The service team is opening the way for customers to operate easily with fast service and good quality.

At the end of 2008, the Kuwaiti customer led by the general manager and technical director visited Yutong for the first time and visited the Yutong production line. After the vehicle electrophoresis facility and test center, Yutong’s huge scale, advanced technology facilities and customers The concept of creating greater value is convinced. Before that, they also visited other domestic passenger car companies and some passenger car plants in Europe. Only Yutong International’s leading electrophoresis technology for complete vehicles has been used. The Bus Testing Center has advanced research and development in vehicle experiments, road simulation experiments, and CAE analysis. Means, etc., make customers feel deeply shocked. It is Yutong's R&D and design, process quality assurance, and the industry's first enterprise scale and brand reputation, eliminating customers' concerns about vehicle reliability because they have not used Yutong buses.

At the same time, Yutong is the first manufacturer in China's bus company to provide customers with a 3-year 300,000-km warranty. Yutong adheres to the overseas strategy of sustainable development, concentrates its advantages on resources to focus on overseas markets, and “customer-centric”, advocates service first, and the services of the products must be kept up to date, “do not make one-shot purchases”. To provide faster response to overseas customers' needs and provide customers with a complete set of profit-making solutions, Yutong has a good reputation among overseas customers. The professional cost estimation provided by Yutong further enhances the confidence of customers in cooperation, which is also the best verification for creating greater value for customers.

At present, four Yutong aftermarket engineers have rushed to Kuwait to carry out after-sales service work to provide technical support for the good operation of vehicles. Yutong’s distributors in Kuwait, as well as Ferrari, Bentley, Bugatti Veyron, Daihatsu, and TATA-DAEWOO dealers, have extensive automotive service experience and will provide timely and effective after-sales support for customers. With extensive after-sales service experience and capabilities, Yutong’s entire overseas service system provides sufficient protection for the barrier-free operation of 175 vehicles.

175 units of the ZK6118HGA are Yutong’s first bulk access to the Gulf market. The successful operation of these 175 vehicles will also play an active role in Yutong’s business expansion in the bus markets in Kuwait and neighboring Gulf countries. In the year 2009, when the economic situation continues to be severe, Yutong’s active and steady brand export strategy will further highlight its advantages.

It is reported that the second batch of 100 vehicles will be delivered in Kuwait in July.