BredaMenarinibus ze skupiny Finmeccanica dodá 99 midibusů na CNG v ceně 26 milionů EUR .

Do Turecka dodá začátkem roku 2010 45 nízkopodlažních vozidel s rampami pro vozíčkáře splňující emisní limity EEV s klimatizacím za 11.2 milionů EUR zastupitelstvu města Kocaeli.

Ve Španělsku se jedná o kontrakt na 15 milionů EUR na 54 autobusů pro dopravce Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), který provozuje v Madridu autobusy, metro a železnici. Vozidla poháněná CNG využívají 4 nádrže z uhlíkových vláken a mají elektricky ovládanou rampu pro vozíčkáře a kočárky s prostorem pro ně, klimatizaci a interní zvukový systém a TVCC systém instalovaný u vstupních dveří. Vozidla budou karosována společností BredaMenarinibus s podporou dvou španělských společností: DTA LIMITADA, Madrid a DILIXI, Barcelona.

Z TZ BredaMenarinibus S.p.A., Řím, 30.6.2009. Kompletní v angličtině.

UITP Vienna: BredaMenarinibus: elektrobus ZEUS a CNG midibus Vivacity.

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BredaMenarinibus wins two contracts in Turkey and Spain worth a total of over 26 million euro

BredaMenarinibus, a Finmeccanica company, has won two important contracts in Turkey and Spain to supply 99 next-generation methane powered buses. The contracts are worth a total of over 26 million euro.

Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica, commented: “These successes are the result of the turnaround carried out in the past few years at BredaMenarinibus, which thanks to a new management team, strong investment in research and development, and a review of production processes, has in only a few years regained its competitiveness both in Italy and abroad, with a range of cutting-edge products”.

In Turkey, BredaMenarinibus has won a contract worth 11.2 million to provide the Municipality of Kocaeli with 45 methane-powered buses that meet environmental enhanced vehicle (EEV) standards, with air conditioning, low floors and ramps for disabled access. All the buses will be delivered by the beginning of 2010.

In Spain, the company has signed a contract worth 15 million euro to supply 54 buses to Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), which operates Madrid’s bus, metro and train system. The vehicles are powered by methane using type 4 carbon fibre tanks, and will have an electric powered platform for wheelchair or pushchair access, space for wheelchairs and pushchairs, air conditioning, an internal sound system and TVCC system installed near the entry door. The vehicles will be built entirely by BredaMenarinibus, with the support of two Spanish companies: DTA LIMITADA, Madrid, a general dealer for large transport fleets which already operates on the Madrid metro and will be responsible for the maintenance of the new buses, and DILIXI, Barcelona, a distributor of low environmental impact minibuses.

Finmeccanica plays a leading role in the global aerospace and defence industry, and participates in some of the sector’s biggest international programmes through its group companies and well-established alliances with European and USA partners. A leader in the design and manufacture of helicopters, defence and security electronics, civil and military aircraft, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure and defence systems, Finmeccanica is Italy’s leading high-tech company. It also boasts significant manufacturing assets and skills in the transport and energy sectors; it is listed on the Milan stock market and operates via a number of group companies and joint ventures. It has over 73,000 employees, with more than 12,600 working in the USA, about 10,100 in the UK and over 3,600 in France. As part of its drive to maintain and build on its technological excellence, Finmeccanica spends 12% of its revenues on Research and Development.

PR BredaMenarinibus S.p.A., Rome, 30 June 2009