The BAAV awards presentation ceremony 2010 was held at the Shanghai International Convention Center in the evening of May 5, which attracted many renowned bus builders from home and abroad.

Yutong wins Coach Builder of the Year 2010

With 7 bus models for different market segments exhibited in the show, Yutong won six grand awards, namely Grand BAAV Award – Coach Builder of the Year, Grand BAAV Innovation Award - Coach, Grand BAAV Safety Award – Coach, Grand BAAV Environment Award – Bus, Grand BAAV Award – BRT Bus and Grand BAAV Award – Coach. It is learned from BAAV and related judges, the award Coach builder of the Year is the highest, most influential and valuable one among the prizes, which checks the candidate enterprises in terms of enterprise management, products innovation, marketing model, enterprise scale, etc. Therefore, this award is also the most competitive one pursued by many bus builders. Yutong’s sophisticated products and its outstanding contribution to the bus industry contribute to the winning of this high honored award.

ZK6122H9 wins 2010 Grand BAAV Award – Coach

ZK6100EGAA wins 2010 Grand BAAV Innovation Award - Coach

Yutong is the forerunner and leader of China’s bus industry. After decades of sustained and rapid development, Yutong has become the and the most technically advanced manufacturing base of large- and medium-sized buses in the world. Yutong has established a complete 6m-25m product lineup of ordinary, medium-level and high-level products, covering various segment markets including highway passenger transit, tourism, public transport and so on, making its name synonym to luxury high-end buses. Up to now, Yutong buses have been delivered to many overseas markets like ,  , Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Macao and so on. In 2009, Yutong maintained its growth despite the global financial crisis and gloomy situation of the industry, holding a safe lead and competitive edge in China’s bus industry. In 2009, the turnover of Yutong Group reached 15.026 billion yuan, up 6.7% on the previous year, firmly ranked first in the industry in terms of enterprise scale and sales performance. In 2009, Yutong delivered 28,186 buses and coaches, up 2.29% year-on-year, with its brand value reached 7.896 billion yuan.

ZK6662DXA9 wins 2010 Grand BAAV Safety Award - Coach

As the leader of the industry, Yutong has made great contribution to the healthy and rapid development of domestic bus industry. Through the innovation of management and products, Yutong increases its competitiveness, leads the technical improvement of the industry and forms the analysis and research capability of fuel economy, vibration and noise, light-weight, safety, handleability, ride comfort, etc., greatly helping upgrade the overall strength of the whole industry.

ZK6125EGAA wins 2010 Grand BAAV Environment Award – Bus

Every year, 4% of Yutong’s annual turnover is put into R&D area. Relying on the first post-doctoral workstation in China’s bus industry, the state-level technical center and the only experiment center specialized in bus research, Yutong continuously improves the production and inspection technology of buses, forming unique technical advantages for its products and bringing more durable, reliable and fuel-economical and safer buses and coaches to its clients. In 2009, Yutong invested 400 million yuan and introduced a cathodic electrocoating line from the renowned German DURR company, which is the biggest, latest and most advanced one worldwide. “Y.E.S”（Yutong Electrocoating Standard）, as the first electrocoating standard in China’s bus industry, applies a comparable painting technology like sedan industry, which greatly improves the lifespan and anti-rust & anti-corrosion capabilities of buses.

ZK6180MGQA9 wins 2010 Grand BAAV Award – BRT Bus

A project team of new energy buses has been established in Yutong. It learns and adopts mature technology, leading the development of products and market. Through the new energy technology, Yutong is enlarging the gap between its competitors and realizing technical upgrade. Yutong’s electric and hybrid products have conducted demonstration run in Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Kunming, etc. and also won batch orders already. Focusing on product, focusing on market and focusing on customer value, Yutong stood out among many international counterparts and really deserved these awards, like Coach Builder of the Year, which demonstrated the powerful strength of China’s bus industry and the brand charm of Yutong. Adhering to the motto of “Client-oriented and Staff-oriented”, Yutong will continue to be dedicated to quality products, sound service and innovative technical application, thus speeding up the overall development of China’s bus industry and creating maximum return for the clients, the industry and society.