The first batch of 30 sets of County bus components and parts,which were manufactured by Thaco Bus Manufacturing CompanyLimited, was shipped to Hyundai Trans Auto (HTA) in Kazakhstan as authorised byHyundai Motor Company.
Thaco quoted its partner as saying that demand for the use ofpublic vehicles in central Asian countries was rising, however the region’sproducts were unable to match the demand. The situation was challenging localautomakers in Kazakhstan, along with opening cooperation opportunities forforeign businesses in meeting the demand of the local market and exports.
Thaco said its County bus components and parts will be installedwith car chassis imported from South Korea. The completed built-up buses werebeing distributed in the local market and would be exported to other countries,including Russia and Belarus.
Director of Thaco Bus Nguyen Quang Bao said Thaco manufacturedbus components and parts according to modern technologies, which had high levelof automation, with facilities imported from Japan, Italy and the Republic of Korea.
The manufacturing line coincided with international standards,meeting Hyundai Corporation’s global quality standards.
After shipping bus components and parts, Thaco will send itsengineers to HTA to train local engineers to install bus parts and controlquality under the technology transferring contract signed between the two sidesearly this year.
Thaco has exported several components and parts, which weremanufactured at the Chu Lai-Truong Hai Auto Manufactureand Assembly Complex, to the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Kazakhstanand Colombia for several years. These products are seat covers of Kia cars,components for specialised vehicles and semi-trailers, composite components andindustrial molds.-VNA