New Delhi, 14 Sept 2020: JBM Auto Ltd. has bagged the country’s first BS6 complaint AC low floor CNG bus order for New Delhi from Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS). JBM Auto will be supplying 116 CITYLIFE BS6 buses to the Operator who, in turn, will be running these buses under the DIMTS Cluster in New Delhi. Deliveries of the first batch of these buses shall start this month end onwards. Early this year, Delhi witnessed the addition of 100 BS4 low-floor air-conditioned JBM CITYLIFE buses under the cluster scheme which were flagged off by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri. Arvind Kejriwal. These blue buses were the first air-conditioned low floor ones under the cluster scheme. These buses manufactured by JBM Auto Ltd. run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and are equipped with all modern features like Smart Card Ticketing system, Real Time Passenger Information System (PIS), Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS), Automatic Bus Vehicle Location System, CCTV cameras, public address system and stop request buttons, wheel chair ramp to name a few. JBM CITYLIFE bus incorporates other utility features such as Vehicle Health Monitoring System, Fire Detection & Suppression System, Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS), etc. The buses also have features like independent front suspension, electronic braking system, CCTV cameras, public address system and kneeling mechanism, wherein the bus kneels 60mm towards the passengers’ door side to facilitate boarding and de-boarding of senior citizens, children and the specially abled. For drivers, the ergonomically designed dashboard provides an intuitive and user-friendly system that allows drivers to concentrate on driving without distractions, which make it a truly global product.

The bus division of JBM Auto Ltd., the flagship company of the multi-billion-dollar JBM Group, has been a pioneer in bringing products that have been significantly ahead of the prevailing practices and solutions. JBM CITYLIFE, India’s first true low floor bus, the first product from the JBM stable in 2014 bought in various features and aggregates that were introduced first time in the city bus segment in India. The company’s manufacturing facilities are in Faridabad (Haryana) and Kosi (Uttar Pradesh) with an annual installed capacity of 2000 buses. JBM Auto brings to the table stringent quality standards, domain know-how and has a proven track record in manufacturing of key auto systems & assemblies of over 3 decades in India. For further info, please visit www.jbmbuses.com.