The UITP MENA Transport Congress & Exhibition is the most important event for UITP to promote the public transport in the world, which is also a platform of carrying out international cooperation and sharing information. This year it was held in Dubai, economic center of UAE, on April 27-30 and included two parts: summit forum and exhibition.

Themed with “GROW YOUR CITY WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT”, the event was jointly organized by UITP MENA and Road, Transportation Authority (RTA) of UAE. The distinguished guests present at the event were Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Prince of Dubai, Chairman of RTA of Dubai, secretary general of UITP, Qatar Minister of Transport, chairman of UITP MENA, Lebanese Minister of Transport and so on. The major operators and suppliers in the Middle East area also attended the event.

Currently, UITP has more than 3,400 members in 92 countries, including government departments of public transport management and transportation, research organizations, experts and scholars of laws and regulations of public transport, manufacturers and so on, covering public transportation means like subway, city bus, light rail, train, etc. Beijing Public Transportation Group, Shenzhen Metro Group Co., Ltd., Hongkong MTR Corporation Limited and so on are the UITP members in the Chinese area, and Yutong is the only UITP member in China’s bus industry.

During the event, Kent Chang, vice director of Yutong International Business Dept., delivered a speech with the title of “Join us, take buses for a better city life”. Yutong’s production and operation scale and the market performance of its BRT and eco-friendly products made the audience have a new understanding of “Made in China”. Meanwhile, the speech has also been praised by the chairman of the meeting. Through participating in this event, Yutong not only further strengthened its relationship with the old customers in the Middle East area, but also got to know some new customers with a wide range of cooperation potential, which would play a positive role in promoting Yutong’s business in the Middle East market.