Scania delivers 120 city buses to Agadir in Morocco

Scania delivers 120 city buses to Agadir in Morocco

Spanish operator ALSA has chosen Scania to deliver 120 out of 147 buses
for operation in the tourist city of Agadir in southern Morocco. The
buses will be delivered during 2010.

Scania already enjoys a strong position as supplier of buses for public
transport to ALSA in Morroco. In Marrakech, the company operates an
all-Scania fleet of close to 200 buses.

”In cooperation with our partner bodybuilders we have developed a city
bus concept that lives up to the operators' high demands on uptime,
operating economy and passenger comfort,” says Monssif Abied, MD of
Scania Maroc S.A. ”The ALSA order for Agadir confirms their confidence
in the quality of Scania products and services.”

In pace with the Moroccan government's efforts to update and improve
public transport in the cities, several large, international public
transport operators are setting up operations in the country.

”This trend favours European bus manufacturers like Scania since the
chassis are developed for urban traffic. Scania city buses handle better
and provide quicker entry and exit than the converted intercity buses
that are traditionally used in Moroccan cities,” says Monssif Abied.

The bodywork for the 120 Agadir buses will be supplied by Spanish
bodybuilder Hispano (Hispano Maghreb) and Moroccan STMCJ.

 

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