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may 30, 2017 - Mercedes-Benz

Contract signed for major order: 600 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses ordered for Saudi city transport operations in Riyadh

  • Largest single order for Mercedes‑Benz #citaro city buses in the history of Daimler Buses.
  • Contract signing with #bus operator consortium SAPTCO & RATP – Dev at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Montreal.
  • First vehicles will be delivered via the Regional Centre in Dubai as early as 2018.
  • Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses: "We are delighted to cooperate with our long-standing partner SAPTCO to provide high-standard services to the local public transport in #riyadh. We are honoured by this trust, the Saudi #bus operator placed in us. It once again reflects the fact that thanks to our high-quality products, we are also continuing to grow profitable beyond our core markets.“

Stuttgart/Montreal – The Saudi #bus operator SAPTCO (Saudi Public Transport Company), in a joint venture with the French transport operator RATP – Dev (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens), has placed an order for 600 Mercedes‑Benz #citaro buses. This represents the largest single order for Mercedes‑Benz #citaro city buses in the history of Daimler Buses. The contract signing took place at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Montreal on 16 May 2017. The initial batch of around 200 Mercedes‑Benz #citaro G and Mercedes‑Benz #citaro Solo buses will be handed over to the customers as early as 2018. The remaining 400 vehicles will then be delivered up to 2020. The vehicles are to be deployed in the Saudi capital of #riyadh, where for the most part they will operate on newly established BRT routes (Bus Rapid Transit). The large order will be processed via the Daimler Commercial Vehicle Regional Centre for the Middle East and North Africa, which is headquartered in Dubai.

More information on the press release

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