Originally posted by SBS 9631X:Anyway AFAIK, Alexander Dennis doesn't have a Singapore distributor as of now. Their Asia Pacific branch is based in Hong Kong, and another one in Australia..that's probably why HK has the Enviros cause their branch & hence distributorship is there. Also explains why they (SBST) didn't buy Alexander Dennis, has something to do with the presence of distributorship locally.
That's why SMRT & SBST can buy MAN (ST Kinetics), MB (Cycle & Carriage), Volvo & Scanias locally, not to mention the China King Longs & odd Sunlongs somehow, cause those makes have local distributors in Singapore. Just to update you.
Although someone might want to enlighten me why there was the presence of Dennis Darts, Lances & Tridents bought new 10+ years ago? Is it because of UMW?
Dennis Lances : Order was actually for a Malaysia bus company(if i m not wrong). However, the company doesn't have $$ to pay for it and they cancelled(i think) the order. Resulting the transfer of these Lances over. SMRT then purchased 2 Volgren bodied Lances later on.
Dennis Trident : Almost same story as the Lances, however, these tridents are for KMB actually.