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Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co. LTD is a joint venture company established in 1992 and specialized in developing, manufacturing and selling medium-large sized luxury buses and light vans in Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America and so on. With the launch of Golden Dragon buses in Pakistan, Premval has been able to secure maximum market penetration in value market segment.
Main products of Golden Dragon in Pakistan include:
Honoring its commitment for providing the local operators with financially viable and operationally efficient machines and end-consumers with a safe, reliable and comfortable bus service, Premval proudly launched Golden Dragon’s Navigator flagship inter-city bus in March of 2018.
The Navigator is a 12-meter long, up and running luxurious coach suitable ideally for long-trip, fixed tour routes. The luxury bus interior has been designed with unprecedented features to make the ride quiet, safe and comfortable.
Its unique features involving fields such as man-machine engineering, aesthetics, optics, acoustics and material science translate into comforts for the passengers such as seats with ambient lights, adjustable headrests, interactive LCD touch-screens equipped with wifi, headsets and usb cell phone chargers. The air conditioning and heating systems have been compartmentalized for the passengers and drivers.
The driver’s visual field has been especially enhanced in the design element while the bus features numerous attributes such as the lane departure and front collision warning systems, advanced emergency braking system, driver fatigue monitor system, the night vision system and the 360 degrees view monitor. All these features have been integrated to ensure that the ride is as safe as possible for the driver and the passengers alike.
The bus was launched with aplomb across the country through promotional events including several roadshows, test drives and demonstrations.
Premval takes immense pride in announcing Shahid Coach Service as the first customer of the Navigator buses. The purchase order was placed after Premval allowed its prospective client the opportunity to follow due diligence by arranging an exclusive tour for their employees to visit Golden Dragon’s R&D Center in Xiamen, China to observe the Navigator in its design and development phase.
Impressed with the overall design, quality of engineering and workmanship, Shahid Coach Service subsequently placed an order for not one but three bus units which became operational as a part of their fleet in July, 2018; a proud achievement for Premval, and since this was the first order for the Navigator in Pakistan, Premval and Golden Dragon went the extra mile in offering special passenger seat customizations to Shahid Coach Service.
Christened as “Gold Class”, the Navigator has been positioned as a premium service with a premium fare, which the customers are willing to pay without any hesitation for the ideal service they receive while travelling on the bus. Versatile in handling flat and hilly terrains, the bus covers the Lahore-Swat-Lahore route with ease.
Premval’s exemplary after-sales support including Driver Trainings, Warranty, Parts and Service Support continually ensure optimum performance of the buses which has made Shahid Coach Service a very satisfied customer, a fact also reflected in the vehement projection of the three Navigators on all their social media platforms (for which a special photo-shoot was commissioned), and especially given the fuel efficiency of the Navigator which leads to greater savings and even greater profits for their company.
On July 25th, 2017, Premval delivered 40 buses to Daewoo Express, the market leader in the Intercity Transport Industry in Pakistan and a close partner of VPL and Premval.
This was the largest single order placed by Daewoo Express for buses in the intercity segment since a while. The company signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Golden Dragon and Premval for the expansion of their fleet with highly customized buses, designed exclusively for Daewoo Express, presenting unique features of space and comfort that stood out among competitors. The name “Daewoo Dragon” was coined to honor this premium collaboration between Daewoo Express and
Golden Dragon.
With an extended length of 12.7-meters as compared with the standard 12-meter competitor’s buses the “Daewoo Dragon” offers more leg-space for each row of its 45 seats resulting in greater comfort. Another unique feature of the “Daewoo Dragon” is that it is one of the tallest coaches in the industry with an overall height of 3.8 meters resulting in greater luggage compartment volume and interior standing height.
The seats have been especially designed for comfort during long journeys and a cool and comfortable temperature is maintained inside the bus at all times.
The bus is powered by a 380 HP Yuchai, 10.5L Euro-III compliant diesel engine and connected with ZF gearboxes from Germany. This mode of design maximizes the vehicle’s reliability and drivability while minimizing fuel consumption. “Daewoo Dragon” buses run on various intercity routes including Lahore-Islamabad, Lahore- Faisalabad, Lahore-Multan and Karachi-Quetta.
Based on the extensive work experience of VPL in actualizing the BRT concept for Pakistani market, Premval was commissioned with the project as the sole supplier of BRT buses. Never before seen or heard of in Pakistan, Golden Dragon hybrid BRT bus is a distinctive vehicle crafted carefully to suit the sensibilities of its users and environment. The aesthetically pleasing exterior with a smooth and curving top gives the bus an aerodynamic appearance and the wheel covers give the bus a tram-like countenance. The branding has been contextualized in a way that it compliments and highlights the identity of Peshawar as the city of flowers.
The purchasing price of the bus might be around 30% higher than a similar Euro 3 diesel bus, the operational costs are significantly lower resulting in the recovery of additional cost in just 2-3 years, eventually maximizing profitability for the operators.
