KARACHI: Master Motors Corp. Ltd. (MMCL) in collaboration with Yutong, the largest manufacturer of buses in the world, has launched new 8.5m Grand Saloon Buses for the emerging Pakistani market. The assembling of this 8.5m bus has been started along with their standard 12 m model at the company’s state-of-the-art commercial automobiles assembling and manufacturing unit in Karachi in order to meet the increasing demand of Yutong buses in the Pakistani market. Managing Director of MMCL Nadeem Malik on the occasion stated that MMCL has a vision to serve the transport industry of Pakistan with the highest quality products and after sales services. “MMCL is the first company to start assembling Euro-3 buses in Pakistan and we already are the market leader in this segment with our 12m standard bus which is setting new benchmarks in the industry,” he added. “This 8.5m bus model, in particular, will serve as a milestone towards our ambition of providing transporters with multipurpose quality vehicles,” said Nadeem. General Manager Marketing & Sales of MMCL Faisal Meraj stated that this bus is one of its kinds in this size and comfort level and is specifically designed for inter-city short routes ranging between 100-500 kilometers. He added that the bus will also be suitable for luxury tourism routes for hilly and on-land areas, providing the luxury and comfort of large buses in smaller category. It is worth mentioning here that MMCL is also an authorized assembler and dealer of world’s renowned brands like Mitsubishi Fuso, Foton Daimler, IVECO and Changan. Published in Daily Times, July 17th 2018.