06 August 2012
Mideast's first double-cabin bus production line will be inaugurated by SNA Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Tabriz during current Iranian year which has been named as "Year of National Production and Support for Iranian Labor and Capital" by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Head of presiding board of the company said the plan to produce twin cabin buses for BRT lines started in 2010. With completion of development works of the auto manufacturing complex in Foreign Investment Township, the facilities for production line of two-cabin buses were installed, Asr-e Khodro reported.
Highlighting that SNA Company has made all investment itself, Jalil Hashemi said five twin cabin buses have so far been manufactured in SNA factory on a trial basis.
He explained that about 50 percent of the BRT bus parts have been produced domestically. The main parts such as engine, gearbox, axle and cooler are manufactured by German companies such as MAN, he mentioned.
The industrialist said the company aims to produce 500 double cabin buses annually and generate 500 jobs.
Hashemi pointed out that the country's eight metropolises need at least 2,000 double cabin buses annually.
On privileges of using long cabin buses in BRT lines, he said this bus is in fact two buses with one driver. Therefore, it has less costs, adding it consumes less fuel compared to a single cabin bus.
SNA Vehicle Manufacturing Company has so far delivered 400 double cabin buses to Tehran Municipality, he said, adding it would give 500 others by the yearend.
In addition, the company has delivered 40 double cabin buses to Isfahan Municipality and 25 to Tabriz Municipality, he pointed out.
Mideast's first double-cabin bus production line will be inaugurated by SNA Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Tabriz during current Iranian year which has been named as "Year of National Production and Support for Iranian Labor and Capital" by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Head of presiding board of the company said the plan to produce twin cabin buses for BRT lines started in 2010. With completion of development works of the auto manufacturing complex in Foreign Investment Township, the facilities for production line of two-cabin buses were installed, Asr-e Khodro reported.
Highlighting that SNA Company has made all investment itself, Jalil Hashemi said five twin cabin buses have so far been manufactured in SNA factory on a trial basis.
He explained that about 50 percent of the BRT bus parts have been produced domestically. The main parts such as engine, gearbox, axle and cooler are manufactured by German companies such as MAN, he mentioned.
The industrialist said the company aims to produce 500 double cabin buses annually and generate 500 jobs.
Hashemi pointed out that the country's eight metropolises need at least 2,000 double cabin buses annually.
On privileges of using long cabin buses in BRT lines, he said this bus is in fact two buses with one driver. Therefore, it has less costs, adding it consumes less fuel compared to a single cabin bus.
SNA Vehicle Manufacturing Company has so far delivered 400 double cabin buses to Tehran Municipality, he said, adding it would give 500 others by the yearend.
In addition, the company has delivered 40 double cabin buses to Isfahan Municipality and 25 to Tabriz Municipality, he pointed out.
© Iran Daily 2012
