Construction started on a 260 million USD automotive engine manufacturing plant at the Chan May - Lang Co Economic Zone in Thua Thien - Hue province on August 23 by Kim Long Motor Hue and China's Yuchai Corporation. The facility, named Kim Long Hue Engine Manufacturing Plant, is part of the Kim Long Motor Hue Automobile Manufacturing and Assembly Industrial Park. In conjunction with the groundbreaking ceremony, Kim Long Motor also launched the new KIMLONG 99 sleeper bus, featuring the latest Yuchai K11 engine. Additionally, the company delivered the first batch of 60 KIMLONG 99 sleeper buses, part of a 600-bus contract for 2024. Source: Vietnam News Agency