Scania has sold 200 luxury coaches to Taiwan’s Boshen bus bodybuilder recently for which the delivery shall commence from January 2015. This deal strengthens Scania’s position further in the Taiwanese coach market.
“The year 2014 marks a record since Scania entered the Taiwanese bus and coach market in 1982. This year alone Scania Taiwan has received more than 600 bus orders of which 300 units are already in operation” says the Managing Director Per Lilljequist, Scania Taiwan.
Cooperation between Scania and Boshen started in 2000 and the bus bodybuilder has now selected Scania as its only European long-term partner. “To fulfil our growth plan, we’ve opted for Scania K 400 chassis. Thanks to the excellent product performance, brand image and Scania’s service back-up. We believe it’s a win-win deal for both of us” says Mr. Lin Jin-Liu, Chairman, Boshen.
The coaches, with 400 hp Euro V engines, normally seat 45 passengers. Scania’s Euro V coaches were introduced in Taiwan in 2013 and have since become the best-selling buses in the high-end coach and intercity market in Taiwan. Nearly 500 coaches have been put on roads over the past 18 months.