The 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be grandly opened at the National (Shanghai) Convention and Exhibition Center on November 5, 2018. As one of China's major annual foreign exchange activities, the Expo is an important window to showcase China's image. Yutong buses will undertake the transportation service work for this great event.

In order to provide good transportation service guarantee for this Expo, the inauguration ceremony of 440-unit Yutong intelligent connected full electric city buses was held at the Shenkun Road Bus Terminal (Parking station of Route 71) in Shanghai on October 15, marking the official entry into the “CIIE Time”.

Yutong is the bus brand which has the number of buses serving the Expo. These 440 Yutong buses which were jointly developed Yutong and Shanghai Jiushi (Group) Co., Ltd. (Jiushi Group), are tailor made for the CIIE. They will not only act as the carrier for the six-day Expo, but also provide intelligent and green mobility for the local citizens afterwards, thus enhancing the image of Shanghai as an international metropolis through the "intelligent connectivity" gene and creating a wonderful traffic life for passengers.

The Yutong buses serving the Expo are all intelligent connected full electric city buses, featuring environment friendliness and intelligence. On the strength of the leading technology in the industry, Yutong has won the 440-unit order from Jiushi Group. They will be mainly used as the shuttle buses to and from the Exhibition Center and as city buses on the routine urban bus routes in the core areas.

Taking the "zero emission" high-quality full electric buses as the carrier for the Expo fully showcases the strength and confidence of "Made in China". With the official launch of the 440 intelligent connected full electric city buses, a new era of green and smart mass transit has been opened. And Yutong has once again become a leader!

The Yutong bus model for the Expo is a good combination of futuristic and technical feelings. The overall styling of the vehicle is simple and clear, bringing an extraordinary driving experience. In addition, it has achieved all-round improvement in terms of safety, intelligence and energy saving.

Provided with high-safety drive batteries, exclusive patent-protected 24-hour battery monitoring function and IP68 protection level, the safety of the vehicle is securely guaranteed. With lightweight technology, high-energy density batteries and so on, the kerb weight of the whole vehicle is 800kg less than that of the previous generation, while the energy consumption can be reduced by about 12%. The actual driving range can reach 300 kilometers, fully meeting the needs of the bus for one-day operation.

Obviously, serving the CIIE showcases not only a high recognition of Yutong’s product quality, but also a trust of the company’s service capability. Although Yutong had accumulated very rich experience in serving big events held both at home and abroad, and achieved “zero failure, zero breakdown and zero accident” results, Yutong still spared no effort to dosufficient preparation in advance and worked out the sound transportation guarantee program and detailed contingency plan.

In fact, the application of 440 Yutong intelligent connected electric buses for the Expo epitomized Yutong’s contribution in transferring the urban public transportation to green and intelligent mode with its integrated new energy solutions. This is also another self-transcendence of Yutong.

As the leader of China’s bus industry, Yutong not only ranks first in the world in terms of the sales volume of new energy buses, but also leads the industry to move forward towards the direction of technological innovation. At present, Yutong has held a safe lead in the field of high-end intelligent buses. Adhering to the “PSC Innovation Rule”, namely Proactive, Systemic and Customer-oriented, Yutong invests 3% of its annual turnover in the R&D area every year.

As of May 2018, Yutong has delivered nearly 90,000 units of new energy buses in 334 cities nationwide and also has exported them to France, Macau and other countries and regions.