Higer KLQ6109GS double-decker

Development: Higer Bus Company Limited (海格客车)

Manufacturer: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Year: 2014

Engine: 6 cylinders; 6728 cc

Power: 244 HP

Weight: 13,800 kg

Higer Bus Company Limited, also known as Higer Bus, is a Chinese bus manufacturer based in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It was established at the end of 1998. HIGER is China’s leading exporter of buses and coaches, whose units are available in more than 100 countries and territories in South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Russia, East Europe and the Americas.

In 2015, HIGER reached again a new breakthrough with more than RMB 11.7 billion sales revenue. Awarded with “China Top Brand”, “National Inspection-free Product” and other honors, HIGER has made its way to China’s Top 500 Most Valued Brands with a brand value of RMB14.492 billion, becoming the fastest growing company in China’s bus industry, a base for exporting national finished automobiles and one of the Top 100 enterprises in informationalization in China.

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