Union Minister U ThaungTun visits Daewoo Bus Factory in Mingalar Don Township

Union Minister U ThaungTun visits Daewoo Bus Factory in Mingalar Don Township

Posted on 09 August 2019

Union Minister of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) U Thaung Tun, accompanied by five Commission members visited Daewoo Bus Myanmar Factory in Mingala Don Township, Yangon in this morning.

The Daewoo Bus Myanmar Company is a joint venture  between  Myanmar and Korean partners. It is currently producing 2 models of buses under a pilot program with the approval of the MIC. The factory is staffed by 200 local workers and has a capacity to produce 500 units annually.

The Union Minister and party were welcomed at the factory by the Managing Director of Daewoo Bus Myanmar Co., Ltd.  U Kyaw  Kyaw  Aung.

The factory is producing buses under the Complete Knocked-Down (CKD) system. The factory is expected not only to provide modern buses for the local market but also for export.