Beijing Public Bus Enter Updating Period

21/02/2005

At the preliminary meeting of the second National Passenger Bus Match which held on January 25, Li Shihao, the director of city vehicle experts committee of Ministry of Construction released that Beijing public transit system will update 4000 public buses, the purchase expenses up to 3 billion yuan.

It is reported , in order to meet 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the municipal will update 12000 public buses in next three years, the total fund almost 10 billion yuan. Also, according the news, some domestic bus manufacturers have already received the invite public bidding paper, it is estimated the bidding work will launched in March.

Forther more, the journalist learned that, 2000 new public buses will fit out automatic transmission case, the purchase capital up to 200 million yuan. GM Allison of America got this order exclusively.