Chinese electric buses will be assembled in Brisbane, following the opening of a new facility at Eagle Farm.
In a statement, Austrade said China-based company Yutong would partner with Vehicle Dealers International (VDI) to assemble the buses.
The Federal Government agency said VDI had opened a state-of-the-art facility in the inner north-eastern suburb to receive driveable knockdown Yutong models from China and facilitate localised fit-outs.
“The VDI facility will also serve as a centre of excellence for technical training and engineering support for Yutong products,” the statement said.
“The new facility is triple the size of VDI’s previous facility, enabling the company to meet rising local demand.”
Austrade said Yutong bus sales had increased by 60 percent over the past five years.
“Yutong has had a presence in Australia since 2012 and has delivered more than 1500 buses to date.
“Yutong’s partnership with VDI stretches back to 2016, when Yutong appointed VDI the official distributor of Yutong spare parts.”
Austrade said it had been engaging with Yutong since 2018 by providing briefings and insights on the market, forecasts, EV policies and strategies and government incentives to build investment confidence.
