BCI is a bus and coach importer headquartered in Kewdale,

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, Western Australia. It was established by former Hino dealer Ron Nazzari in 1991 as a small family-run operation. It initially imported buses from Malaysia, both fully assembled and in knocked down form. In 2006, it moved production to China. In May 2011, BCI opened the 48,000 square metre Xiamen Feng Tai Bus and Coach International factory in

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Province, China. It sells buses in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Although manufactured in China, vehicles carry Australian

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s. In 2016,

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began to sell BCI products in the United Kingdom for the first time, starting with the BCI Enterprise high capacity integral double-decker.

Products

Current

*Airporter * Citirider 8 *Citirider 12 *Citirider E *Classmaster 43 *Classmaster 57 *Classmaster 65 *Classmaster 3-axle *Cruiser 9 *Cruiser 12 *

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* Excellence *Explorer *Fleetmaster 33 *Fleetmaster 43 *Fleetmaster 55 *Fleetmaster 3-axle *Proma *Proma DX *Proma low-floor Additionally, BCI market the

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O500R, O500RF and XBC.

Former

* Hino BD186 *Hino FD1J *Hino RG197 *Hino RG230 *Hino RK176 *Hino RM260 * MotorCoach Australia 3010 series * Mitsubishi Fuso MP218

References

External links

*
BCI website
{{Australian bus manufacturers Bus manufacturers of Australia Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1991 Manufacturing companies based in Perth, Western Australia 1991 establishments in Australia Australian brands