The Delivery Ceremony of the First Batch of 1,000 Zhongtong Buses Ordered by Kyrgyzstan

LIAOCHENG,China,Aug. 14,2023 -- On August 8,the delivery ceremony of the first batch of the 1,000 Zhongtong buses ordered by Kyrgyzstan was held at Zhongtong Bus Holding Co.,Ltd. inLiaocheng Economy and Technology Development Zone of Shandong,China. The 500vehicles in this batch will be shipped to Bishkek,the capital of Kyrgyzstan,in succession by September 30 this year. The next batch of buses will be alldelivered by 2024.

This batch of buses are natural gas powered passenger buses customized anddeveloped according to local demands,with a length of 10.5 meters,adoptingthe design of a full-flat low floor and a wide passage. Compared with fuelvehicles,their carbon emissions are reduced by 20-30% and sulfide emissionsreduced by 99%,and their driving convenience,comfort andenvironment-friendliness have been well improved.

In recent years,with the mounting pressure from air pollution and ecologicalimprovement,the government of Kyrgyzstan hopes to introduce clean energyvehicles to replace the existing fuel buses and boost the low-carbon transitionof public transportation. On May 20 this year,the off-line ceremony of thefirst batch of the 1,000 Zhongtong buses ordered by Kyrgyzstan was held atZhongtong Bus Holdings Co.,Ltd. in Liaocheng Economy and TechnologyDevelopment Zone of Shandong,with a theme of "Co-building the Silk Roadin the New Era of Greenness". Politicians and officials of Kyrgyzstan came tothe site to "accept the buses".

Currently,Zhongtong Bus has an annual production capacity of 30,000 large,medium and light buses,producing more than 140 kinds of products in six seriessuch as public transportation,passenger transport,sightseeing,grouptransport,school buses and special-purpose buses,with its products exportedto more than 100 countries and regions. With the expansion of overseas market,Zhongtong Bus's share of overseas market continues to increase,making it oneof the typical brands in the global bus industry.

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Caption: The first batch of 1,000 intermediate buses inKyrgyzstan rolled off theproduction line.