buses operating in the
Philippines with the
Partas Transportation Co. Inc. Established in 1988, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the joint ventures in China with a long history in the coach manufacturing industry. The company is now jointly owned by Xiamen Automotive Industry Corporation, Xiamen State-owned Assets Investment Co., Ltd and San Yang Industry Co., Ltd. from
Taiwan, with the share proportion of each holder being 50%, 25% and 25% respectively. The King Long Group () owns three subsidiaries, King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd,
Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co., Ltd., and the
Higer Bus Co. Ltd. Export collaborations In July 2023, Australian bus and coach dealer Bus Stop Sales announced it had worked with King Long and local body manufacturer
Volgren to create the King Long EVolution Complete
low-floor single-deck
battery electric bus for the Australian bus market. The EVolution Complete, also available as the EVolution Chassis for a range of other bodies to be potentially built, is equipped with
VDO electronics,
CATL batteries,
Thermo King air conditioning and
ZF Friedrichshafen drive axles. On 29 January 2025, Northern Irish bus manufacturer
Wrightbus entered in collaboration with King Long under the 'Rightech' sub-brand, launching the
Rightech RB6 and
RB9 low-floor single-deck battery electric buses in both
left- and right-hand drive configurations for both the United Kingdom and European bus markets. ==Manufacturing facilities==