Mini-buses will be assembled by the Myanmar Trade Center Co., Ltd. at Htaukkyant factory in cooperation with Daewoo Bus Corporation, said Dr Kyaw Kyaw Aung, the managing director of Myanmar Trade Center Co., Ltd., according to a newspaper report in Myawady Daily.
Myanmar Trade Center Co., Ltd. operates the Htaukkyant factory under a long-term lease from the Ministry of Industry.
The company will manufacture BS 106 model buses in cooperation with Daewoo Bus Corporation. Bus bodies and parts will be imported from South Korea for assembly at the Htaukkyant factory.
Daewoo buses and minibuses are inspired by European design. Two types of BS 106 model buses will be produced, one powered by a Euro-4 emission standard, 290-horsepower compressed natural gas and a Euro-3 emission standard, 300-horsepower diesel engine.
Lestar mini-buses will also be assembled under the plan for service as school buses. They can accommodate 29 passengers.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar
