* Australia - 5000th bus off the Dandenong production line
Clayton,VIC,Australia -Hong Lim -15. Oct, 2010: -- The success of Dandenong’s manufacturing industry was celebrated today with Public Transport Minister, Martin Pakula, welcoming the 5000th bus off the production line as Melbourne’s bus network carries more than 350,000 people every weekday... Mr Pakula said "the milestone demonstrated the success of Volgren and the strength of manufacturing in Dandenong", and added, "that the Brumby Labor Government would continue to expand the local bus network" ... "The Melburnians could look forward to more bus improvements in the future", and endingly Mr Pakula said "that buses were becoming an increasingly popular mode of transport, particularly for people living in the outer suburbs"...
* South Korea - Hyundai to make buses, trucks in China
Seúl,S.Korea -The Korea Times, by Kang Seung-woo -22 Oct 2010: -- Hyundai Motor has signed a joint venture with a Chinese commercial vehicle maker in its effort to build its legacy as the world’s largest auto market... Hyundai, the nation’s No. 1 vehicle producer, said Friday that it reached the deal worth 500 billion won ($441 million) with Sichuan Province-based Ziyang Nanjun Automobile the previous day... The Chinese car maker, established in 1998, is one who produces all kinds of commercial vehicles, and is the 11th largest with a total capital of 130 million yuan, more than 1200 employees and more than 400 different professional technicians... It runs two plants, which are located in Chengdu and Ziyang and has an annual output capacity of 120,000 vehicles... Through the contract, both companies will each invest 250 billion won to produce trucks, buses and their engines and they will also push forward the joint venture in sales, research and development and after-sales services... (Image from canadiandriver: Hyundai buses)
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