RIYADH: Saudi-based Abdul Latif Jameel Machinery has announced a strategic partnership deal with Higher Bus, the leading Chinese bus and coach manufacturer, to support the development of public transportation in Saudi Arabia.
A leading provider of commercial vehicles, and industrial and heavy equipment in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Latif Jameel Machinery said under the deal, it will now offer various types of Higher Bus vehicles to customers in Saudi Arabia, including coaches, city buses, school buses, electric, hybrid and clean energy buses and high capacity articulated buses designed to operate in Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT).
The partnership aims to expand and deepen Higher’s presence in Saudi Arabia and meet rising public demand for safe, accessible transport – a key objective of Saudi Vision 2030, said senior company officials at the signing cermony held in Jeddah in the precence of senior officials from the Ministry of Hajj, Abdul Latif Jameel Machinery, Higher Bus, and executives from bus operators in Makkah.