BCI
BCI
Founded1991
FounderRon Nazzari
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Productsbus, coaches, city buses
Websitewww.bcibus.com.au
BCI 6120 diesel electric hybrid bus

BCI is a bus and coach importer headquartered in Kewdale, Perth, Western Australia. It was established by former Hino dealer Ron Nazzari in 1991 as a small family-run operation. It initially imported buses from Malaysia, both fully assembled and in knocked down form.[1]

In 2006, it moved production to China.[2] In May 2011, BCI opened the 48,000 square metre Xiamen Feng Tai Bus and Coach International factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.[3] It sells buses in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[4] Although manufactured in China, vehicles carry Australian Vehicle identification numbers.[5]

In 2016, Ensignbus began to sell BCI products in the United Kingdom for the first time, starting with the BCI Enterprise high capacity integral double-decker.[6]

Products

Current

A BCI Enterprise operated by Aintree Coach Lines in the United Kingdom, on display at Showbus 2016

Additionally, BCI market the Mercedes-Benz O500R, O500RF and XBC.

Former

References

  1. ^ T & MM Pryor Archived 29 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transport Systems Australia
  2. ^ Building and Creating Innovation Business in Focus December 2013 pages 68–71
  3. ^ BCI’s baby born Australasian Bus & Coach 11 May 2011
  4. ^ Chinese BCI Bus Launched into North-American Market China Buses 8 December 2008
  5. ^ BCI opens Chinese facility focuses on North American growth Metro Magazine 16 November 2011
  6. ^ Ensignbus goes high capacity with decker deal Route One 14 June 2016
  7. ^ "Buses & Coaches - BCI Bus". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Pre-owned Buses | Bus & Coach International".

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Automotive industry in Australia
Australian bus manufacturers
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