S'pore bus builders thrive despite China imports
Tapping the demand for buses from private transport firms, they offer customisation and access to servicing and repair
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THE local bus-building business may sound like a sunset industry amid stiff competition from cheap Chinese imports, but it is actually thriving, thanks to the government's Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) and Early Turnover Scheme (ETS).
ETS offers incentives for the replacement of older diesel vehicles with cleaner Euro V models, while the S$1.1 billion BSEP is adding about 1,000 new public buses between 2012 and 2017.
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