Scania has been awarded a contract to supply 231 K 230 4X2 city buses to the Chilean capital Santiago’s Transantiago transport system.
The sale will facilitate Scania to start its operations in the Transantiago, linking bus lines and the metro network.
The vehicles, which will begin to operations in September this year, will be operated by Alsacia Express, which operates buses in different integrated public transport systems in Latin America.
Scania Chile managing director Silvio Munhoz said, "Besides providing training for employees and bus management, including maintenance and repair, the package also includes Scania's own GPRS monitoring system."
Under the contract, Scania will also provide a complete package of products and services to the bus operator which includes operational leasing of the vehicles by the company's Chilean financing company.
The buses will be powered by 230 hp engines and will meet the European Euro 5 emission standard and also the enhanced environmentally friendly vehicles (EEV) standard.
Scania's bus chassis will be produced by the Brazilian bus bodybuilder Marcopolo.
