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June 2012
The Centravel is a 10.7 m low-
floor city-bus with three doors that
combines the agility and manoeu-
vrability of a 9.5-metre midi-bus
and the capacity of a 12-metre city-
bus. The bus meets Euro 5 emission
norms and, with its modern design,
light weight and, low fuel-consump-
tion is priced very competitively in
order to become the preferred choice
in the public transportation segment.
Three 10.7 m version of the Cen-
travel have been built so far. The
12 m version will be available for
sale in June, while the CNG version
will be ready by August this year.
Though not the preferred option,
CNG buses account for close to 15
to 20 per cent of the total Turkish
bus market. TCV also expects to en-
ter the electrical bus market before
the end of the current year.
The Turkish bus market has gone
far ahead in terms of technology
and product development. Apart
from the powertrain, all major ve-
hicle components are manufactured
in Turkey, driven by the recent in-
crease in the number of European
JV’s in the country. Major bus man-
ufacturers, including Temsa, Otokar
and Isuzu, produce around 1,000
buses each annually in a market
dominated by the 7.5 m segment.
The Indian connection
Though TCV was established less
vehicle zone