FAW Bus and Coach

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FAW Bus and Coach
Founded1959
Headquarters,
Products buses
Parent FAW Group
Website http://www.taihubus.com/

FAW Bus and Coach is a bus manufacturer located in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Founded in 1959, it was assigned under the FAW Group in 1986. [1] The buses are sold under the Taihu brand.

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The Dalian division of FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd manufactures Jie Fang and Yuan Zheng brand medium and large-size buses in a 186,300-square-meter factory in Dalian, Liaoning, China. [2] An unfinished bus production base at the Dalian Economic & Technological Development Zone is expected to be completed in mid-2010 and will produce hybrid buses. [3]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.faw.com/news/dzjy_jybj/jyzb/20090624150500057.htm Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine FAW Builds up Dalian New-energy Bus Plant
  3. FAW Builds up Dalian New-energy Bus Plant Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine FAW Official Site, Jun 24, 2009