Tasmanian Truck and Bus Centre

The Tasmanian Truck and Bus Centre operates from 76 Hobart Road, Kings Meadows in Launceston.

The company is the state dealer for JAC trucks and Higer Buses. Both the trucks and buses are powered by Cummins motors with Allison and Z F transmissions. Both ranges of vehicles are supported by a five-year, 500,000-kilometre warranty.

JAC - JAC or Jianghuai Automobile Co was founded in 1964 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2001.

With close to 50 years as a vehicle manufacturer, JAC has manufactured light-duty trucks for about the same time as its Japanese rivals.

JAC is China’s most exportfocused truck maker, adopting a global outlook during the past decade with an international R&D network.

The company has integrated its own state-of-the-art design centre employing more than 1000 researchers in Hefei, China, with its European design centre 2005, and its Tokyo design centre, established in Japan in 2006.

JAC is China’s leading manufacturer and exporter of light duty trucks and is a close second in both the medium and heavy-duty segments, recording more than 400,000 total sales in 2011.

JAC has been the leading exporter of light-duty trucks in China for the past eight years, shipping its vehicles to more than 100 countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.

HIGER - Higer is currently the world’s third largest bus manufacturer, its sales in 2009 exceeding Scania, Volvo and MAN combined.

Established in 1998, Higer employs more than 4000 staff and produces 22,000 units a year.

Established in more than 40 countries, Higer is the number one bus export company from China.

Higer’s product range includes:

• Bus CBU, 6-8 metres.
• Bus Chassis 10-18 metres.
• Higer Scania 12-14 metres.

In 2007, Higer signed a joint venture partnership with Scania. Higer currently manufactures the Scania Higer range of buses for global sales under the Scania brand. These models include the Scania A30, A90 and touring.