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Michal Luberadzki
We are launching two new bus chassis this year - the R39 and R40. In the truck sector we also believe there is considerable potential in the MAN CLA so we will be concentrating on this sector too.
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How important is the bus market to MAN in South East Asia?
Michal Luberadzki
In trucks we are not yet the biggest in the mar- ket but in bus chassis South East Asia is already a serious market for us. We have had success with Rapid KL and also with a tender in Singa- pore. There is considerable public transport de- velopment going on at the moment so we expect this sector to be quite exciting in the future. The Rapid KL contract was an important stepping stone for us in allowing us to move forward with taking part in major tenders.
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What challenge does the increasing influx of Chi- nese brands create for companies like MAN?
Michal Luberadzki
Everybody is talking about this question but to be honest we don’t feel this issue so much. Some clients like continental trucks whilst others prefer the Chinese brands. The market perception is that this trend is going to impact on continen- tal truck manufacturers but we have not felt this pressure on our segment as yet.
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Can we expect the new SITRAK truck from the joint venture with Sinotruk to be sold in Malay- sia? If so by whom?
Michal Luberadzki
Management is still looking for an optimal so- lution to this question. The new truck will fill a different segment and discussions regarding its distribution are still ongoing.
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Finally, there has been significant controversy in the market recently about the suitability of high deck buses. What are your views on this?
Michal Luberadzki
To be honest, our view is that the most important safety factor is the driver. Accidents are mostly caused
by drivers. That is not to say that driv- ers are bad but we believe that the fo- cus should be on issues such as safety training and working times for drivers. The authorities are working on this and we expect changes in safety and training requirements to be imposed in due course.
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卡客车新闻
对曼来说，东南亚的巴士市场有多重要?
在卡车方面，我们仍然不是最大的业者，但我们认真看待东南亚巴士底盘 市场。我们成功获得了吉隆坡快捷通的合约和新加坡的竞标。如今公共交 通的发展相当大，因此我们预期这个市场拥有令人振奋的未来。吉隆坡快 捷通合约，为我们来说是个重要的垫脚石，使我们得以参与主要的竞标。
卡客车新闻
大量涌入的中国品牌，对像曼这样的公司有何挑战?
迈克
每个人都在谈论这个问题，但说真的我们并没有受到这个问题的影 响。有些客户喜欢大陆卡车，其他的则喜欢中国品牌。市场的看法是 这个趋势将影响大陆卡车制造商，但在我们的领域里，我们仍未感觉 到这个压力。
卡客车新闻
与Sinotruk 合资的新SITRAK 卡车会否在大马销售?如果会，会由哪家公司销 售呢?
迈克
关于这个问题，管理层仍在寻求一个最好的解决方案。这款新卡车将填补 不同的领域，有关它的经销问题，管理层仍在讨论。
卡客车新闻
最后，最近市场在有关双层巴士的适用性方面有着显著的争议。您在这方 面又有什么样的看法?
说实在的，我们的看法是司机是最重要的安全因素。大部分的交通事故是
因为司机而发生的。 不是说司机不 好，但我们相 信焦点应该放 在安全训练和 司机的工作时 间。政府正在 着手处理这些 问题，我们预期 有关这方面的安 全和训练需求， 到了适当时候就
会有所改善。