Ankai Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Ankai held a grand ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary.In the past half a century, the bus brand has been always committed to high craftsmanship and it has made a number of glorious achievements.
Ankai held a grand ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary.In the past half a century, the bus brand has been always committed to high craftsmanship and it has made a number of glorious achievements. Still, the bus maker has never stopped to rest on its past laurels. Instead, it has been sparing no efforts in pursuing an innovation-driven green development road.
Born out in a very special period in China’s history, Ankai has been shouldering heavy responsibilities for vitalizing China’s automobile industry. Since its establishment, the company has successfully overcome a number of difficulties and it has always been a trail-blazer for the industry, creating miracles again and again in China’s bus manufacturing industry. From producing spare parts, to whole vehicles, from luxury coaches to new energy vehicles, Ankai has been seeking new paths for its own transformation. Currently the bus maker boasts four bus factories and one production base for auto spare parts. Its Best series and newly upgraded A series products have won wide popularity immediately after their debut. In addition, its control system for electric buses and battery management system have already realized mass production. Its e-Control systems for intelligence management of new energy buses have generated enormous benefits for many bus operators.
China’s first monocoque luxury coach, which was developed by Ankai, has made a number of new records in China’s bus industry. The vehicle served at China’s Victory-Day Parade and was now housed permanently by China’s Military Museum. These days, Ankai new energy bus fleet was busy serving at G20 Summit in Hangzhou, fully demonstrating the formidable strengths of China’s bus manufacturing industry.
While celebrating its 50th anniversary, Ankai held a promotional campaign for its hybrid buses in Hefei. Over 100 bus operators from across China gathered in the provincial capital of Anhui province and witnessed the debut of the latest Ankai hybrid buses.
In the past 50 years, especially after China’s reform and opening-up, China has witnessed significant changes in its infrastructure sector. The construction of expressways have brought enormous convenience for many Chinese people. Since its establishment, Ankai has made great contributions to the development of China’s bus manufacturing industry.
Highly comfortable Ankai buses with unparalleled safety standards are now providing first-class transportation services for thousands of people everyday across China. Having overcome a host of challenges and difficulties, Ankai has pushed China’s overall automobile industry to a new historical height.
In 1993, Ankai successfully rolled out S215HD luxury bus after cooperating with Germany-based Setra, ushering a brand new era for China’s bus manufacturing industry. In 2010, 30 units Ankai electric buses were officially put into operation on Bus Route No.18 in Hefei, making it the world’s No.1 electric bus route. In 2015, Ankai Best was chosen as the carrier for China’s veterans at the V-Day Parade.
Boasting four bus production bases and one production base for auto spare parts now, Ankai is a state-level pilot enterprise for innovation and a key hi-tech enterprise in China. Backed up b China’s only Electric Bus Integration Engineering Research Center, Ankai is focusing on developing electric buses, advanced control systems and electric motors. By pursuing a development road for the standardized battery system, light weight and high intelligence of electric buses, the company is now fully capable of producing electric buses covering 6-meter to 12-meter in length. With higher-than-the-industrial-average technical standards and impressive performances, Ankai buses now enjoy continued rising popularity among customers.
source：www.chinabuses.org
