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Domestic bus industry also competitive
Belgrade,
1 July 2004
As part of the campaign “Buy Serbian,” Belgrade-based bus factory Ikarbus has sold three new buses, worth a total of €420,000 to Uzice’s transport company Raketa, which has also signed a deal to purchase four more vehicles from Ikarbus.
The handover ceremony today was attended by Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism, and Services Bojan Dimitrijevic, who said that the domestic vehicle manufacturers can at last become competitive as much as the local food, clothing, pharmaceutical, and textile industries.
Dimitrijevic called on domestic transport firms to renew their motor pools, which he said together contain over 10,000 vehicles, around 12.5 years old on the average. They should look to Serbian manufacturers - Ikarbus, Priboj-based FAP, and Novi Sad’s Neobus, and thus contribute to the government’s campaign to promote domestic production, according to Dimitrijevic.
According to him, if one half of the transport firms in Serbia should replace part of their motor pools, that would prompt an annual output of between 500 and 1,000 buses, which he said are not lagging behind international manufacturers when it comes to quality. More favorable prices, said Dimitrijevic, should help them gain a competitive edge in foreign markets.
Dimitrijevic also said that the Serbian government will keep on with the media campaign “Buy Serbian,” and start monitoring the sales of domestic products on a monthly basis, so as to promote the most sold ones. He announced that the government and the ministry will seek to encourage firms from all industries to take part in the campaign.
Dimitrijevic called on domestic transport firms to renew their motor pools, which he said together contain over 10,000 vehicles, around 12.5 years old on the average. They should look to Serbian manufacturers - Ikarbus, Priboj-based FAP, and Novi Sad’s Neobus, and thus contribute to the government’s campaign to promote domestic production, according to Dimitrijevic.
According to him, if one half of the transport firms in Serbia should replace part of their motor pools, that would prompt an annual output of between 500 and 1,000 buses, which he said are not lagging behind international manufacturers when it comes to quality. More favorable prices, said Dimitrijevic, should help them gain a competitive edge in foreign markets.
Dimitrijevic also said that the Serbian government will keep on with the media campaign “Buy Serbian,” and start monitoring the sales of domestic products on a monthly basis, so as to promote the most sold ones. He announced that the government and the ministry will seek to encourage firms from all industries to take part in the campaign.
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