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GB Auto’s Commercial Vehicles busi-
ness unit distributes imported and
locally assembled trucks and buses
in Egypt. The division assembles Fuso
and Volvo trucks and buses at plants
in Suez, where the company’s GB Polo
factory is located. It also distributes
Volvo heavy trucks and YTO trac-
tors in Egypt and manufactures and
distributes semi-trailers and super-
structures under its Commercial
Vehicles line.
The company’s Bus segment produces a
full range of transportation solutions,
including maxi buses with a varying pas-
senger capacity, midi buses (30-38 seats),
mini buses (24-29 seats), micro buses (17
seats), andmicro-microbuses (7 seats).
GB Auto’s Commercial Vehicles line
markets heavy, medium, and light duty
trucks for fleet operators, contractors,
large industrial operators and govern-
ment agencies throughout Egypt.
The Commercial Vehicles unit, more
thanany otherGBAuto operation, dem-
onstrates the Group’s capabilities as a
manufacturer. With the exception of
driveline components, the companyde-
signs and manufactures complete bus-
es at its facilities. At these production
facilities, GB Auto produces the Fuso
RP coach, the Fuso Cruiser mini and
medium-sized buses, the Volvo-model
tourism buses, and the new-generation
Marcopolo bus range, whichwas intro-
duced in 2014.
GB Polo, the company’s joint-venture
with global giant Marcopolo, is home
to a state-of-the-art bus body manu-
facturing facility with a 5,000 unit-per
year capacity (potential capacity, based
on two shifts daily) that targets local
and export markets. GB Polo produces
buses covering all applications (micro,
mini, midi, city, school/labor, intercity,
and coach) and the facility utilizes al-
most 285,000 sqmof land.
GB Polo was conceived as a move to
capture export opportunities in bus
field manufacturing by utilizing GB
Auto’s quality standards and relatively
low-cost, highly-trained workforce in
combination with Marcopolo’s 65-year
history of successfully developing
technological and innovative concepts
for full transportation solutions and
setups in key markets worldwide. The
addition of the Iveco chassis has also
proved to be a further boost to the
strength of GB Auto’s Bus division.
GB Auto’s Construction Equipment
business unit includes earth moving
equipment, roadmachinery and power
generators distributed in Egypt under
distribution agreements with Volvo
Construction, SDLG, and AKSA. The
Group markets its heavy-duty equip-
ment line to public and governmental
customers, as well as to private sector
companies. The company is also ex-
ploring options to expand this segment
into other key regional markets.
Egypt Commercial Vehicles
& Construction Equipment
7.3
%
GB Auto offers a wide range of trucks and locally
manufactured buses under exclusive distributorship
agreements with Mitsubishi, Volvo, and Iveco.
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