金龙联合汽车工业(苏州)有限公司

Name

金龙联合汽车工业(苏州)有限公司

Legal name

金龙联合汽车工业(苏州)有限公司

Website

https://higer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial bus and coach manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (3361), Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (3362)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Bus (Battery-Electric) Manufacturing (IMACADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Bus Manufacturing (IMACADAG), Fuel Cell (Hydrogen) Bus Manufacturing (IMACADAF), Commercial Vehicle Cooling, HVAC & Thermal Management Manufacturing (IMACABAN)

Keywords

• Commercial bus manufacturing
• New energy buses
• Electric city buses
• Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
• Intelligent connected vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

苏州市, 江苏省

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bus and Coach Sales: Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and selling full-range buses and coaches including city buses, intercity transit, tourist coaches, enterprise shuttles, and light buses spanning 5-13 meters. Revenue is one-time per vehicle with recurring after-sales service, parts, and extended warranty revenue.
2. Specialized Vehicle Sales: Sales of specialized vehicles including hydrogen trucks, electric sanitation vehicles (garbage trucks, sweeper trucks, road maintenance), logistics trucks (4.5T-49T), blood collection vehicles, ambulances, driving school vehicles, and mobile library buses.
3. After-sales Service and Parts: Revenue from service network including 100+ service engineers, 800+ service stations, 9 large parts centers nationwide. Provides 7x24-hour support, vehicle rescue, and parts supply. Subsidiaries like Suzhou Higer New Energy Vehicle Service Co. provide charging station construction and operation services.
4. G-BOS Smart Operations System: Telematics and fleet management solutions. While primarily a product differentiator, the G-BOS system generates revenue through hardware installation and monitoring services. Over 140,000 vehicles equipped.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Higer Bus (金龙联合汽车工业(苏州)有限公司) manufactures and sells a full range of buses and coaches (5–13 meters), including city buses, intercity transit buses, tourist coaches, enterprise shuttles, light buses, and specialty vehicles (hydrogen trucks, electric sanitation vehicles, logistics trucks) across powertrains spanning diesel, CNG/LNG, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell. The company complements hardware with the proprietary G-BOS telematics and fleet management platform, after-sales service network (100+ engineers, 800+ service stations), and an L4 autonomous driving bus program.

Product overview

金龙联合汽车工业(苏州)有限公司 (海格客车/Higer Bus) operates as a comprehensive commercial vehicle manufacturer offering a full portfolio of buses, coaches, trucks, and specialized vehicles. The core product lines include: the 蔚蓝Azure series of pure electric city buses (KLQ6106GAEV, KLQ6126GAEV) featuring ECAS II air suspension and intelligent connectivity; the 新V系智慧客车 platform covering 8-13 meters for highway, tourism, and group transport with diesel, CNG, and pure electric options; the G-BOS智慧运营系统 as a proprietary fleet management and telematics platform; the 绿管家新能源解决方案 providing comprehensive new energy vehicle support services; hydrogen fuel cell buses developed with Toyota technology; and commercial truck series including hydrogen energy trucks, electric sanitation vehicles, and logistics trucks. The company also offers L4-level autonomous driving solutions through the Pro-Blue 深蓝 platform. Products span passenger transport, urban public transit, tourism, highway coach, enterprise shuttles, and commercial logistics applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 蔚蓝 (Azure): 第六代智能网联大数据智慧城市公交客车，主打纯电动城市公交市场
• 新V系智慧客车
• 海悦
• 绿管家
• G-BOS智慧运营系统
• 罗卡 (Low-Carbon Life)
• 风景
• 清澜
• 旅行家

Products and services

• Azure (蔚蓝) KLQ6106GAEV Pure Electric City Bus A 10.5-meter pure electric city bus featuring ECAS II air suspension system, all-aluminum body, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), 12.3-inch LCD dashboard, and comprehensive intelligent connectivity. Designed for urban mass transit operators.
• Azure (蔚蓝) KLQ6126GAEV Pure Electric City Bus A 12-meter pure electric city bus with 85-passenger capacity, CATL 350.1 kWh battery, and intelligent driving features including fatigue monitoring and 360-degree panoramic view. Used on Chongqing's 481 micro-circulation route serving residential areas.
• Pro-Blue (深蓝) L4 Autonomous Driving Pure Electric Bus L4-level autonomous driving pure electric bus featuring a domestic-first automotive-grade autonomous driving controller, Higer's proprietary chassis-by-wire technology, 5G-enabled V2X connectivity, C-V2X sensor fusion, and platoon driving capability (red light recognition, pedestrian avoidance, autonomous overtaking, tunnel passage). The first Chinese autonomous bus to achieve platooning on public roads.
• V-Series Smart Bus (新V系智慧客车) Full-scenario serialized bus platform covering 8–13 meters with diesel, CNG, and pure electric variants including V8 (KLQ6829K/ZEV), V9 (KLQ6889K, KLQ6909K, KLQ6909ZEV), V11 (KLQ6116ZEV/Y), and V12 (KLQ6126Y/B/HZEV) series. Features butterfly-wing front design, intelligent cockpit with voice activation, and advanced AEB safety systems for highway passenger, group transport, and tourism use cases.
• New Energy Highway Bus KLQ6109YAEVN A 10.5-meter (10490x2550x3180mm) pure electric highway passenger bus with 24 seats, CATL 186.7 kWh battery, and 250kW peak power motor. Features integrated five-in-one controller and IP68 three-electric protection for highway passenger transport.
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus (氢燃料客车) Fifth-generation hydrogen fuel cell bus with zero emissions, long range, and fast refueling. Developed in partnership with Toyota and Shanghai Chongqing, with lightweight design, fast power response, low-temperature quick start, and high reliability. Targets urban and intercity passenger transport with refueling-cycle advantages over battery electric buses.
• Hydrogen Energy Truck Series (氢能卡车系列) Hydrogen energy commercial truck series including the 49-ton tractor KLQ4250, 31-ton dump truck KLQ3331, 18-ton logistics truck KLQ5180, and 4.5-ton refrigerated truck KLQ5046. Targets heavy-duty logistics, mining/construction, and cold-chain transport with zero-emission hydrogen powertrain.
• Electric Sanitation Vehicle Series (电动环卫车系列) Electric sanitation vehicle series including detachable garbage trucks, multi-functional dust suppression vehicles, sweeping vehicles, food waste trucks, compression garbage trucks, self-loading garbage trucks, and road maintenance vehicles. Targets municipal sanitation departments and smart city programs.
• G-BOS Smart Operations System (G-BOS 智慧运营系统) Proprietary fleet management and telematics platform providing real-time vehicle monitoring, driver behavior analysis, remote diagnostics, safety warnings, and operational efficiency optimization for bus fleets. Includes G-BOS III modules for operations management, safety management, and maintenance management with proven results of 5%+ fuel reduction and 80%+ reduction in unsafe driving behaviors. Installed on 140,000+ vehicles across 2,000+ customers.
• Lü Guanjia (绿管家) New Energy Vehicle Solution Complete new energy vehicle operation solution covering the full lifecycle: charging infrastructure construction (via subsidiary Suzhou Higer New Energy Vehicle Service Co.), financing support, maintenance services, 24/7 roadside assistance, and operational management. Targets new energy bus and commercial vehicle operators needing end-to-end infrastructure support.
• Haiyue (海悦) KLQ6121Y Big Data Smart Tourism Bus 12-meter tourism coach with 24-56 passenger capacity, built using advanced manufacturing including robot welding and full electrophoretic coating. Designed for premium tourism and charter service markets.
• Scania-Higer Premium Luxury Buses Premium luxury buses co-developed under the strategic partnership with Scania (Sweden) since 2006. Over 1,000 units delivered globally, including 120 shuttle buses serving the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (the only domestic bus manufacturer serving this project) and 248 units operating in Rabat, Morocco. Targets high-end intercity and tourism markets internationally.
• Traveler (旅行家) KLQ6127 Tourist Bus Tourist bus with premium tourism-oriented design language. Won the China Design Silver Award at the 27th China Patent Award (2026). Emodies Scania design philosophy and targets the premium tourism transport segment.
• Qinglan (清澜) KLQ6675GAEV Pure Electric Microbus 6.5-meter pure electric microbus designed for rural village-to-village bus service ("村村通公交") and micro-circulation routes, with single charge range of 150km and maximum 40-passenger capacity. Sold in batches of 32 units for rural deployments.
• Qingyuan (清源) KLQ6606GAEV Pure Electric Bus Pure electric microbus product line complementing the Qinglan KLQ6675GAEV for short-haul and rural transit operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• G-BOS reduces fuel consumption by average 5%+ per vehicle per year, translating to ~80 million liters of diesel saved annually across 140,000+ installed vehicles, reducing CO2 emissions by 200,000+ tons
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CUTCSA (乌拉圭最大公交运营商)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CUTCSA is Uruguay's largest public transit operator and Higer's primary partner for green public transport in Uruguay. In 2024, 100 Higer pure electric buses were delivered — the largest pure electric bus order in Uruguay's history, launching the country's green transport era. Partnership includes ongoing service support and expansion discussions. President Orsi personally met with Higer GM Huang Shuping to recognize the partnership.
• 华为技术有限公司 (Huawei Technologies)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 20195G and cloud technology collaboration for autonomous driving development. Huawei provides 5G infrastructure and cloud computing capabilities enabling Higer's L4 autonomous driving buses to achieve V2X connectivity and real-time data processing. Partnership expected to produce next-generation autonomous driving bus by end of 2019.
• 中国移动通信集团有限公司 (China Mobile)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 20195G mobile network collaboration for connected autonomous driving. China Mobile's 5G network enables low-latency, high-bandwidth communication for Higer's autonomous vehicle platooning and V2X applications.
• 丰田汽车/上海重塑科技 (Toyota / Shanghai Chongqing Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Joint development of fifth-generation hydrogen fuel cell buses. Combines Toyota's fuel cell technology with Higer's 10+ years of hydrogen bus R&D and Shanghai Chongqing's fuel cell systems expertise. Products feature lightweight design, fast power response, low-temperature quick start, and high reliability. Planned deployment in Changshu and Zhangjiagang.
• 精进电动 (Jing-Jin Electric)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Driving motor supplier for Higer's pure electric bus lineup. Partnership dates to 1999 863 Program cooperation. Motors power various models from 120kW to 250kW peak power range.
• 跨境通科技 (Cross-border Transport Technology)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Platform service provider for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge intermodal transport. Manages ticketing, passenger collection, and system platform operations for the cross-border route. Higer buses provide the physical transport layer.
• PARASAT (哈萨克斯坦国立科技大学科研中心)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint venture established in 2016 to create electric bus production base in Almaty, Kazakhstan. PARASAT is Kazakhstan's leading national science and technology research institution. Partnership enables Higer to become the first Chinese bus brand to conduct KD assembly and production in the Eurasian Economic Union, with access to all EEU markets. Also exploring joint development of 'Smart City' software solutions.
• 瑞典斯堪尼亚 (Scania AB, Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Strategic partnership since 2006 with 'World's Road King' Scania. Co-develops and manufactures premium Scania-Higer luxury buses. Over 1,000 Scania-Higer buses delivered globally. Shared design philosophy and manufacturing team. The 120 Scania-Higer shuttle buses for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge represent the partnership's flagship application.
• 宁德时代 (CATL)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1999CATL is the primary battery supplier for Higer's pure electric buses. Partnership covers battery supply, thermal management systems, and battery safety standards. CATL batteries power major product lines including KLQ6106GAEV (蔚蓝) with 350.1 kWh capacity and KLQ6109YAEVN with 186.7 kWh.
• 清华大学/北京理工大学 (Tsinghua University / Beijing Institute of Technology)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1999University partnerships for new energy vehicle R&D. From 1999, Higer collaborated with Tsinghua and BIT on first pure electric mid-bus production, undertaking national 863 Program projects. Cooperated on battery, motor, and controller development.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anhui Ankai Automobile: Chinese bus manufacturer with extensive city bus, intercity coach, and new energy bus portfolio. Competes directly with Higer in domestic government transit tenders and has overlapping export focus on developing markets.
• Zhongtong Bus: Major Chinese bus and coach manufacturer headquartered in Shandong. Competes with Higer across city buses, intercity coaches, and new energy vehicles, with significant presence in both domestic and Belt and Road export markets.
• BYD Auto: Vertically integrated electric vehicle leader with a major bus and coach division. Competes head-to-head with Higer in pure electric city buses globally, including in Europe and Latin America, leveraging captive battery production for cost advantage.
• King Long (Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus): Sister company under the broader King Long group, producing buses and coaches in Xiamen. Direct competitor with similar full-range bus portfolio and overlapping export markets; the two often compete for the same government fleet contracts.
• CRRC Times Electric / CRRC Bus: Chinese rail and bus conglomerate with growing bus manufacturing footprint. Competes in new energy buses leveraging rail-industry electrification expertise; relevant peer due to similar Chinese government customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Volvo Buses: Premium global bus manufacturer with strong European and North American presence. Competes with Higer's premium Scania-Higer products and offers electrification solutions, though primarily focused on developed markets.
• Daimler Truck (EvoBus / Mercedes-Benz buses): Global premium bus and coach manufacturer via Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands. Operates broadly in the same space as Higer but with focus on premium and European markets rather than Higer's Belt and Road / mass-market positioning.

Others

• Scania AB: Strategic partner rather than competitor — Swedish premium truck and bus OEM that co-develops Scania-Higer luxury buses. Included as adjacent because the partnership defines Higer's premium positioning and could become more competitive as Scania expands its own bus offerings.

Regional players

• New Flyer (NFI Group): North American heavy-duty transit bus leader (New Flyer and Alexander Dennis brands) with growing electric bus portfolio. Comparable as a transit-focused manufacturer, though serving primarily North American markets rather than competing with Higer directly.

Emerging players

• Solaris Bus & Coach: European bus manufacturer specializing in zero-emission urban buses (electric and hydrogen). Comparable to Higer as a focused new energy bus challenger in European and adjacent markets, particularly relevant given EU electrification mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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