King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd () or commonly known as King Long (, literally, Golden Dragon) is a Chinese bus manufacturer headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian. Founded in December 1988, it is focused mainly on developing, manufacturing and selling large-and-medium-sized coaches and light vans.
History
Established in 1988, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the joint ventures in China with a long history in the coach manufacturing industry. The company is now jointly owned by Xiamen Automotive Industry Corporation, Xiamen State-owned Assets Investment Co., Ltd and San Yang Industry Co., Ltd. from Taiwan, with the share proportion of each holder being 50%, 25% and 25% respectively. The King Long Group () owns three subsidiaries, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd, Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co., Ltd., and the Higer Bus Co. Ltd.
Manufacturing facilities
The King Long facilities cover a total area of 200,000 square meters with over 1800 employees, of whom 400 are technical engineers, and 30 are postgraduates, who play a key role in different sections such as R&D, IT, production management, quality control, finance, sales and after-sales services.
Business
King Long has taken a leading position among domestic coach manufacturers in China, the largest coach market in the world. King Long has long maintained a close cooperation with parts suppliers, including German companies MAN and ZF, American companies Cummins, Dana and Neway, French company Telma, Swedish company Scania, and Japanese companies Nissan, and Hino.
King Long currently offers 5 series of products, which are subdivided into 50-plus categories, covering various buses and coaches (6-13m), for the tourism, passenger transport and city bus market. The company's products are sold in overseas markets including Australia, Costa Rica, Chile, Bulgaria, Singapore, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq, Cyprus, Lebanon, Malta, the United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, Barbados, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, North Korea, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
At the end of 2004, the relocating and technology upgrading project of King Long was formally launched as one of the key projects of Fujian Province and Xiamen City in 2005. The new plant site is located in Xiamen Automobile Industry City in Guannan Industrial Park, Jimei District, Xiamen. The project was to be constructed in two phases: Phase 1 covers an area of 25 hectares with the gross building area of 8.5 hectares, with a designed yearly production capacity for 6,000 coaches and buses. With a total investment of about RMB260,000,000 yuan, Phase 1 was expected to be completed and put into use by the end of 2005. The reserved area for Phase 2 is 15-20 hectares. Upon completion, the new plant will become one of the largest coach manufacture bases in China with an annual output of 13,000 coaches and buses of large and medium sizes.
In 2008, King Long had an 18 percent share of the export market in China. Overseas sales contributed 25 percent of King Long's sales.
Products
Vans
King Long Jinwei
King Long Kaige
King Long Kairui
King Long Jockey (King Long Saima)- A van heavily resembling the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter King Long Longyao 6 King Long Longyao 8 King Long Ambulance King Long Cargo Van King Long Forest Fire Van King Long Mini Van King Long Police Van King Long Postal Van
Coaches
King Long XML6118G
King Long XMQ6101Y
King Long XMQ6111Y
King Long XMQ6111CY
King Long XMQ6116Y
King Long XMQ6117Y
King Long XMQ6117Y3
King Long XMQ6118JB
King Long XMQ6118Y
King Long XMQ6119
King Long XMQ6119T
King Long XMQ6120P
King Long XMQ6122 - 12 m coach
King Long XMQ6126
King Long XMQ6126Y
King Long XMQ6127 - 12 m coach
King Long XMQ6127Y - 12 m coach
King Long XMQ6128Y
King Long XMQ6129P
King Long XMQ6129P8
King Long XMQ6129Y - 12 m coach, Edison Smart 12 in South Korea. King Long XMQ6129Y2 - 12 m coach King Long XMQ6129Y5 - 12 m coach King Long XMQ6125AY - 12 m coach King Long XMQ6130Y King Long XMQ6133Y (King Long MAN) King Long XMQ6140P King Long XMQ6140Y King Long XMQ6140Y8 King Long XMQ6606 King Long XMQ6608 King Long XMQ6660 King Long XMQ6752 King Long XMQ6798Y King Long XMQ6800Y King Long XMQ6802Y King Long XMQ6871CY King Long XMQ6858Y King Long XMQ6859Y King Long XMQ6886Y King Long XMQ6895Y King Long XMQ6898Y King Long XMQ6900Y King Long XMQ6930K King Long XMQ6960Y King Long XMQ6996Y King Long XMQ6996K