Based in
Johor
Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, Gemilang Coachwork Sdn Bhd (GML) specialises in designing and manufacturing bus bodies and the assembly of buses. GML is also one of the first companies in Malaysia to assemble fully electric buses.
GML is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gemilang International Limited, which issued shares are listed on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 6163 HK).
History
Gemilang Coachwork was founded on 23 September 1989 to assemble wooden bodies for bus and truck chassis. Today, GML is a bus body builder having exported more than 3,000 buses to the
United States
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, Australia,
Singapore
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,
UAE
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,
Taiwan
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,
Hong Kong
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, New Zealand, Vietnam and other countries for a wide range of international chassis manufacturers and bus operators.
GML first exported their products by entering the Australian market and exported over 100 units in 1999. Other notable orders from the export markets include 1,101
Scania K230UB buses for
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Ltd (abbreviation: SBS or SBST) is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporati ...
,
MAN NL323F
The MAN Lion's City is a range of low-floor and low-entry public buses built by German truck and bus manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus (previously MAN Nutzfahrzeuge) since 1996 primarily for the European market, but is also available in chassis-onl ...
(A22) for
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a picturesque residential community located on Lantau Island.
The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community compared of expatriates ...
of Hong Kong and
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Transport (Singapore), Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation
The Land Transport Au ...
of Singapore and also 790 Scania K250UB / K270UB buses for
Rapid Bus
Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd is the largest bus operator in Malaysia operating mainly in urban areas of Klang Valley, Penang & Kuantan. As of February 2023, Rapid KL service brands unit of Rapid Bus, has operates 113 normal routes and also 69 MRT Fee ...
of Malaysia. Another notable example is the
MAN Lion's City DD L concept bus, which had its bodywork fitted by Gemilang on the
MAN ND323F (A95) chassis for the
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Transport (Singapore), Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation
The Land Transport Au ...
of Singapore. while the
MAN ND323F/ND363F (A95) buses for the Hong Kong market which has franchised bus companies of Hong Kong, namely
KMB,
Citybus,
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a picturesque residential community located on Lantau Island.
The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community compared of expatriates ...
, and
NLB. and other 10.3 metre MAN 14.250 HOCL-NL (chassis code A66) buses only bus company Discovery Bay of Hong Kong.
Gemilang Australia was formed on 15 September 2009, and the founder and controlling shareholder of GML, CY Pang, was a 50% shareholder.
In 2010, Australian bus body manufacturer
Northcoast Bus & Coach, based in Queensland, gained a licence to jointly assemble the Eco Range buses with GML for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Frames were produced in Malaysia, through a joint venture between both companies. The first buses were produced for the
Pulitano Group
The Pulitano Group is an Australian operator of buses and coaches in Queensland and Victoria.
History
The Pulitano Group was formed in 2003 when the various bus interests of the Pulitano family bus enterprise (Established in 1972) were combine ...
. By 2014, Gemilang Australia gained Australian Design Rules approval for its Malaysian products in its own right, and eventually ceased its partnership with Northcoast. Pang transferred his 50% shareholding in Gemilang Australia to GML in July 2016.
[
GML sold its 50% shareholding of Gemilang Australia in June 2019, but continued to supply part-assembled knock-down bus kits of its Eco Range buses to Gemilang Australia, who would finish assembly in Australia, as part of a long-term distribution agreement.] Since then, Gemilang Australia has been owned by the GoZero Group.
In 2021, GML delivered more than 100 fully electric buses to the US and Australia.
Products
Gemilang Coachwork currently offers various aluminium bus bodywork designs (including the licensed MAN Lion's City
The MAN Lion's City is a range of low-floor and low-entry public buses built by German truck and bus manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus (previously MAN Nutzfahrzeuge) since 1996 primarily for the European market, but is also available in chassis-on ...
bodywork range) and configurations that could be customised to meet different manufacturers, operators and regional requirements. Over the years, GML had supplied bodies for BYD
BYD or Byd may refer to:
Companies
* BYD Company, an automobile and rechargeable battery producer in China
** BYD Auto, a subsidiary automobile manufacturer in China
* Boyd Gaming, a gaming and hospitality company (NYSE ticker symbol: BYD)
Other ...
, Daewoo
Daewoo ( ; ; ; ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "''dae''" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and aut ...
, Dennis
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The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is some ...
, GreenPower Motor, Higer
Higer Bus Company Limited, also known as Higer Bus, is a Chinese bus manufacturer based in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It was established at the end of 1998. HIGER is China's leading exporter of buses and coaches, whose units are available in mo ...
, Hino Motors
Hino Motors, Ltd., commonly known as Hino, is a Japanese manufacturer of commercial vehicles and diesel engines (including those for trucks, buses and other vehicles) headquartered in Hino, Tokyo. The company was established in 1942 as a corpora ...
, Hyundai
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* Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested
** Hyundai Asan, a real estate construction ...
, King Long
King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd () or commonly known as King Long (, literally, ''Golden Dragon'') is a Chinese bus manufacturer headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian. Founded in December 1988, it is focused mainly on developing, manufa ...
, MAN
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Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...
, Mercedes-Benz
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, Nissan
is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house ...
, Scania AB
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, Sunlong, Volvo AB
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, Yutong
Yutong (officially Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese manufacturer of commercial vehicles, especially electric buses, headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan. Yutong also has businesses in construction machinery, real estate, and other in ...
and Linkker bus chassis.
File:SMB121U on 301.jpg, An SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is the second largest bus operator in Singapore. A subsidiary of SMRT Corporation, it traded as Trans Island Bus Services until 10 May 2004.
History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004)
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Mini ...
Gemilang Coachworks bodied RHD Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE
File:和欣客運 508-U9.JPG, A Gemilang Coachworks bodied RHD Scania N230UB bus operated by Ho-Hsin Bus ( zh) in Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...
, Taiwan
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File:ScaniaK270UB-RapidKL.JPG, Gemilang bodied Scania K270UB low floor bus as operated by RapidKL
Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Ne ...
File:Transjakarta Scania K340iA CNG.jpg, Gemilang bodied Scania K340IA articulated bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. It is usually a ...
for Transjakarta
Transjakarta (stylised in all-lowercase, often erroneously called Busway, sometimes shortened as TJ and branded as TiJe) or Jakarta BRT is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first BRT system in Southeast Asia, it commenc ...
bus rapid transit
File:AMNE1 TP1095 @ 61x.JPG, MAN A95
The MAN Lion's City is a range of Low-floor bus, low-floor and Low-entry bus, low-entry public buses built by Germany, German truck and bus manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus (previously MAN Nutzfahrzeuge) since 1996 primarily for the European market, ...
with a MAN-licensed Gemilang body for Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating Bus services in Hong Kong, franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with over 4,000 buses ...
File:Cranbourne Transit Route 790.jpg, Scania K230UB Northcoast-licensed Gemilang body for Cranbourne Transit
Cranbourne Transit is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates 16 routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Pulitano Group.
History
In August 1953, Phillips Bus Service purchased Woods Bus Service ...
, Melbourne
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, Australia
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