BASILDON, United Kingdom,
July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Iveco
Bus, a brand of CNH Industrial, will manufacture the 300 Eurorider
chassis at its plant in Annonay, France. The chassis will be bodied by GB Polo,
a joint venture between the Ghabbour Group and the Brazilian
bodybuilder Marcopolo, at its plant in the Cairo suburbs.
The two-axle Eurorider chassis will be fitted with the Iveco
Tector 6 Euro 3 engine with a rated power of 270hp and an
automatic gearbox.
These buses will enter operation at the end of 2014 and will be
part of an extension of the Cairo fleet, which currently numbers some
2,000 buses. With 37,000 employees, the CTA offers transport
services to more than 3.5 million passengers a day.
With an annual output of 150,000 units, the Ghabbour Group is
currently the largest automotive manufacturer in Egypt. It produces cars, buses, trucks and
motorcycles for many international brands.
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) is a
global leader in the capital goods sector with established
industrial experience, a wide range of products and a worldwide
presence. Each of the individual brands belonging to the Company is
a major international force in its specific industrial sector: Case
IH, New Holland Agriculture and Steyr for tractors and agricultural
machinery; Case and New Holland Construction for earth moving
equipment; Iveco for commercial vehicles; Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus
for buses and coaches; Iveco Astra for quarry and construction
vehicles; Magirus for firefighting vehicles; Iveco Defence Vehicles
for defence and civil protection; and FPT Industrial for engines
and transmissions. More information can be found on the corporate
website: www.cnhindustrial.com
Iveco Bus is a bus brand of CNH Industrial
N.V., a global leader in capital goods listed on the New York Stock
Exchange and on the Borsa Italiana in Milan.
A major player in the field of public transport, and among
the leading bus and coach manufacturers in Europe, Iveco Bus designs, manufactures and
markets a broad range of vehicles that meets all the needs of
public and private operators:
- school, intercity and tourism coaches
- standard and articulated city buses, including BRT dedicated
versions, with a strong leadership in clean technologies such as
CNG and Hybrids
- minibuses for all passenger transport missions
- chassis for bodybuilders.
Iveco Bus employs over 5,000 people across two production
units, in Annonay, France and in
Vysoke Myto, Czech
Republic.
The extensive Iveco Bus and Iveco service network guarantees
assistance around the world wherever an Iveco Bus vehicle is at
work.
For more on Iveco visit: www.iveco.com
For more information contact:
Laura Overall
CNH Industrial Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0)1268 292 468
Email: mediarelations@cnhind.com
www.cnhindustrial.com
SOURCE CNH Industrial N.V.