A UAE firm has won a contract to build a fleet of public busses to Australia.
The deal was struck in May between Abu-Dhabi based Hafilat with its Australian partner Volgren and the City of Melbourne. Production has started at Hafilat’s 10,000sqm factory located in ICAD, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, and will take approximately four months to complete before the buses are exported.
The ‘New Generation City Bus’ will be built on a Euro IV Mercedes Benz chassis originating from Spain, which will feature multiplexed electrics, sophisticated video surveillance, electronic signage, and a full aluminium body.
Hafilat Director, Obaid Sughair Qubaisi said: “This agreement is a major milestone in the bus manufacturing industry of the UAE. It will also benefit the UAE’s basic industries through the purchase of locally-manufactured glass and aluminium and materials from small to medium businesses.”
“We have won this contract because of our commitment to the highest standards of manufacturing, a commitment which will continue to benefit the country as the UAE develops its own intensive public bus network.”
May was a good month for sales of public vehicles in the Emirates. Sharjah started running a network for the first time, while Dubai’s RTA announced an order for an additional 43 units.