Buses delivered to serve APEC 2017

Local car maker Truong Hai Automobile JSC, has delivered the first batch of 15 45-seat buses to Vietravel to serve as the main transport vehicle at the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Buses delivered to serve APEC 2017 ảnh 1The first batch of 15 local-made 45-seat bus will be used during the 2017 APEC Summit in Da Nang. (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) - Local car maker Truong HaiAutomobile joint-stock company (THACO), has delivered the first batch of 1545-seat buses to Vietravel to serve as the main transport vehicle at the 2017Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in thecentral city of Da Nang from November 6-11.

The local-made buses underwent safety testing andinspections by APEC’s security sub-committee before being put into use duringthe APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

According to Vietravel, the APEC-assigned vehicle supplier,more than 100 new cars, vans and buses were bought by the company fortransporting delegates during the event.

The event will bring together around 15,000 delegates includingofficials, tourists, CEOs and journalists from 21 APEC member economies.

Last month, the Auto Asia Company handed over the secondbatch of 258 Audi cars comprising the Audi A4, A6 and Q5 models to serve the APEC2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

The first batch of 131 Audi cars was delivered in April.

Some 400 Audi units will be sent to the APEC 2017 NationalCommittee.

On October 25, a rescue and emergency response drill washeld in the central city in preparation for emergencies during this importantevent.-VNA
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