BCI Bus explained
BCI is a bus and coach importer headquartered in Kewdale, Perth, 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.[1]
In 2006, it moved production to China.[2] In May 2011, BCI opened the 48,000 square metre Xiamen Feng Tai Bus and Coach International factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.[3] It sells buses in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[4] Although manufactured in China, vehicles carry Australian Vehicle identification numbers.[5]
In 2016, Ensignbus began to sell BCI products in the United Kingdom for the first time, starting with the BCI Enterprise high capacity integral double-decker.[6]
Products
Current
- Airporter
- Citirider 8
- Citirider 12
- Citirider E
- Classmaster 43
- Classmaster 57
- Classmaster 65
- Classmaster 3-axle
- Cruiser 9
- Cruiser 12
- Enterprise
- Excellence
- Explorer
- Fleetmaster 33
- Fleetmaster 43
- Fleetmaster 55
- Fleetmaster 3-axle
- Proma
- Proma DX
- Proma low-floor[7]
Additionally, BCI market the Mercedes-Benz O500R, O500RF and XBC.
Former
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.baulch.com.au/tsa/images/tsa_history.pdf T & MM Pryor
- http://www.businessinfocus.com.au/e_mag/BIFAUDec2013/#?page=6 Building and Creating Innovation
- http://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1105/bcis-baby-born BCI’s baby born
- http://www.chinabuses.org/news/2011/1208/article_4848.html Chinese BCI Bus Launched into North-American Market
- http://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/article/211567/bci-opens-chinese-facility-focuses-on-north-american-growth BCI opens Chinese facility focuses on North American growth
- http://www.route-one.net/articles/Business%20deals/Ensignbus_goes_high_capacity_with_BCI Ensignbus goes high capacity with decker deal
- Web site: Buses & Coaches - BCI Bus . 11 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821014237/http://bcibus.com.au/Corporate/Buses-Coaches.aspx . 21 August 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Pre-owned Buses | Bus & Coach International.