EvoBus DaimlerChrysler may manufacture Mercedes buses in new plant

EvoBus, a subsidiary of German DaimlerChrysler, wants to launch a Mercedes-Benz bus and coach production facility in Poland. The final decision should be made by the end of 2000. According to Konrad Keim, president of the EvoBus management board, the first vehicles will roll off the assembly line in 2001. The factory will be located in southern Poland. EvoBus is currently negotiating the lease terms of the factory. According to company data, its share in the Polish domestic bus market was approximately 2% in 1999, and this year it envisages that figure will reach 4% to 5%. Additionally, EvoBus intends to improve its position on the Polish market by obtaining Polish user certificates for two Mercedes coaches,Travego and Intouro, as well as two urban buses, O 345 and Citaro. (Puls Biznesu, p.8