King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd () or commonly known as King Long (, literally, ''Golden Dragon'') is a Chinese bus manufacturer headquartered in

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. Founded in December 1988, it is focused mainly on developing, manufacturing and selling large-and-medium-sized coaches and light vans.

History

Established in 1988, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the joint ventures in China with a long history in the coach manufacturing industry. The company is now jointly owned by Xiamen Automotive Industry Corporation, Xiamen State-owned Assets Investment Co., Ltd and San Yang Industry Co., Ltd. from

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, with the share proportion of each holder being 50%, 25% and 25% respectively. The King Long Group () owns three subsidiaries, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd, Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co., Ltd., and the Higer Bus Co. Ltd.

Manufacturing facilities

The King Long facilities cover a total area of 200,000 square meters with over 1800 employees, of whom 400 are technical engineers, and 30 are postgraduates, who play a key role in different sections such as R&D, IT, production management, quality control, finance, sales and after-sales services.

Business

King Long has taken a leading position among domestic coach manufacturers in China, the largest coach market in the world. King Long has long maintained a close cooperation with parts suppliers, including

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, and Hino. King Long currently offers 5 series of products, which are subdivided into 50-plus categories, covering various buses and coaches (6-13m), for the tourism, passenger transport and city bus market. The company's products are sold in overseas markets including

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. At the end of 2004, the relocating and technology upgrading project of King Long was formally launched as one of the key projects of Fujian Province and Xiamen City in 2005. The new plant site is located in Xiamen Automobile Industry City in Guannan Industrial Park, Jimei District, Xiamen. The project was to be constructed in two phases: Phase 1 covers an area of 25 hectares with the gross building area of 8.5 hectares, with a designed yearly production capacity for 6,000 coaches and buses. With a total investment of about RMB260,000,000 yuan, Phase 1 was expected to be completed and put into use by the end of 2005. The reserved area for Phase 2 is 15-20 hectares. Upon completion, the new plant will become one of the largest coach manufacture bases in China with an annual output of 13,000 coaches and buses of large and medium sizes. In 2008, King Long had an 18 percent share of the export market in China. Overseas sales contributed 25 percent of King Long's sales.

Products

Vans

* King Long Jinwei * King Long Kaige * King Long Kairui *

King Long Jockey The King Long Jockey, King Long Saima, or King Long Kaite (凯特) is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by King Long from China as a van, chassis cab, Recreational vehicle, and minibus. Overview The King Long Jockey was introduced in Chi ...

(King Long Saima)- A van heavily resembling the

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dod ...

* King Long Longyao 6 * King Long Longyao 8 *King Long Ambulance *King Long Cargo Van *King Long Forest Fire Van *King Long Mini Van *King Long Police Van *King Long Postal Van

Coaches

XMQ6120 at Baiwangxincheng (20071109134130)

*King Long XML6118G *King Long XMQ6101Y *King Long XMQ6111Y *King Long XMQ6111CY *King Long XMQ6116Y *King Long XMQ6117Y *King Long XMQ6117Y3 *King Long XMQ6118JB *King Long XMQ6118Y *King Long XMQ6119 *King Long XMQ6119T *King Long XMQ6120P *King Long XMQ6122 - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6126 *King Long XMQ6126Y *King Long XMQ6127 - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6127Y - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6128Y *King Long XMQ6129P *King Long XMQ6129P8 *King Long XMQ6129Y - 12 m coach, Edison Smart 12 in South Kore

*King Long XMQ6129Y2 - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6129Y5 - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6125AY - 12 m coach *King Long XMQ6130Y *King Long XMQ6133Y (King Long MAN) *King Long XMQ6140P *King Long XMQ6140Y *King Long XMQ6140Y8 *King Long XMQ6606 *King Long XMQ6608 *King Long XMQ6660 *King Long XMQ6752 *King Long XMQ6798Y *King Long XMQ6800Y *King Long XMQ6802Y *King Long XMQ6871CY *King Long XMQ6858Y *King Long XMQ6859Y *King Long XMQ6886Y *King Long XMQ6895Y *King Long XMQ6898Y *King Long XMQ6900Y *King Long XMQ6930K *King Long XMQ6960Y *King Long XMQ6996Y *King Long XMQ6996K

School bus

*King Long XMQ6100ASN *King Long XMQ6660ASD *King Long XMQ6660XC *King Long XMQ6730ASD *King Long XMQ6802ASD *King Long XMQ6900BSD *King Long XMQ6998ASD

Transit bus

3840304 at Taoranqiaobei (20201218151029)

40112682 at Military Museum (20170602142152)

*King Long XMQ6105G *King Long XMQ6106G *King Long XMQ6106AGHEV1 *King Long XMQ6110GS *King Long XMQ6111GS *King Long XMQ6116G *King Long XMQ6119G *King Long XMQ6121G *King Long XMQ6127AGBEV3 *King Long XMQ6127G *King Long XMQ6127GH1 *King Long XMQ6127GH5 *King Long XMQ6127GHEV4 *King Long XMQ6127J *King Long XMQ6140ABD *King Long XMQ6141G *King Long XMQ6180G *King Long XMQ6180G1 *King Long XMQ6180GK *King Long XMQ6181G *King Long XMQ6770AGD3 *King Long XMQ6800G *King Long XMQ6801G *King Long XMQ6840G *King Long XMQ6840G2 *King Long XMQ6841G *King Long XMQ6850G *King Long XMQ6891G *King Long XMQ6891G1 *King Long XMQ6892G *King Long XMQ6900G *King Long XMQ6901G *King Long XMQ6925G *King Long XMQ6930G

City Bus

*King Long XMQ6120 AGD5 *King Long XMQ6121G

Other

*King Long Airport Bus 6139B *King Long XMQ6886 - 9 m Midibus

Image gallery

File:Xiamen Golden Dragon Haise (front).jpg, King Long Jinwei File:King Long Kaige China 2015-04-10.jpg, King Long Kaige File:King Long Kairui 001 China 2019-03-20.jpg, King Long Kairui File:King Long Jockey 01 China 2015-04-13.jpg, King Long Jockey File:King Long “6126AU” bodied Iveco Delta C260 (Front view).jpg, King Long with Iveco branding. File:FvfPanPhilHighway9512 36.JPG, King Long XMQ6118JB File:King Long XMQ6996Y 01.jpg, King Long XMQ6996Y File:King Long XMQ6127C.JPG, King Long XMQ6127C File:King Long KLQ 6118GQ bus in Damascus.JPG, King Long KLQ 6118GQ bus in Damascus, Syria

References

External links

King Long official website

King Long UK website

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