It’s no easy feat to confidently build and launch a vehicle in Australia’s minibus class. The sector has an established, long-running and loyal operator following, so any new entrants to the market will need to have a product with features that ensure it gets a look in. Yutong is confident the new D7 can compete against its rivals. In a tightly-held market, there’s always room for a new player if it can bring the goods to the table.
Yutong brought the first D7 to Austrlia in 2014 and, since then, it’s been an evolving product. The initial D7s that came here had a different name to suit the Australian market, as did all the Yutongs. But they were all changed about three years ago when Lou Riccardi joined Vehicle Dealers International Pty Ltd (VDI), the national distributor for Yutong in Australia.
The D7 being tested today is a brand-new design in the range. It’s going to be released worldwide so it’s not only for the Australian market. Riccardi told ABC magazine that for the World Cup in Qatar there’s been nearly 1,000 units already delivered, which will be a great advertisement for this new Yutong D7 and will certainly get it out there and seen.
We asked Riccardi if the models differ between what’s released here and the overseas market.
“There’s many
