English.chinabuses.com: since it kicked off its official operation in Sept. 2005, Shanghai Shenlong Bus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Shenlong) has been growing robustly. In 2008, the bus builder sold 3,127 units of complete buses and realized a gross turnover of RMB 1 billion (about USD 146.327 million), ranking the 14th place in China’s bus & coach industry.

The new logo of Shenlong Bus

According to the latest statistics, Shanghai Shenlong posted a sales volume of 512 units of city buses from Jan. to May, up by over 15% y/y. Thus, the company successfully managed to edge its way into the top ten players in China’s city bus market. Its 10-meter-plus large-sized buses, whose sales volume reached 200 units in the first five months of this year, delivered an exceptionally good performance given the sharp downfall trend across the nation.

SLK6121UF13H hybrid bus

To date, Shenlong has grown into a well established bus builder that can provide the widest range of bus & coach products. From the 6-meter midi-bus to 13.7-meter luxury coach, the company boasts 20 series bus models in over 200 variants. The propulsion systems of its products covers diesel, CNG (natural gas), hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell. At 2009 Busworld Asia Shanghai, it successfully grabbed four most-coveted awards. Its SLK6121UF13H hybrid bus model, thanks to its light weight, was honored two titles, namely “Best City Bus of the Year” and “Best Environmentally-friendly Bus of the Year”.