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Bus Division (Part 2)

Mexicana de Autobuses, SA de CV period as a private company.

mentioned in the first part of a group of shareholders led by Mr. Samuel Wigisser Karpyl acquired in October 1988 prior to the parastatal MASS.

However, on 13 November 1989, entered into a purchase and sale of the shares of MASA, owned by Grupo WIgisser, which were dquiridas Enlehe by the company.

The group was formed by entrepreneur and journalist Abraham Zabluidovsky, Raul Salinas de Gortari and Jose Manuel Mandariaga Lomeli and other entrepreneurs.

Mr. Carlos Yñigo de Gortari was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, serving from March 28, 1990 until December 9, 1992. With his departure as shareholders withdrew Raul Salinas de Gortari and Jose M. Mandariaga. In January 1993 the company became part of new shareholders, leaving Jorge Zabludovsky yPresidente accionesta the Board of Directors. The Directorate General of MASA since November 1989 was given by Mr. Gerardo Diaz Ciuk.

In an interview given by Lic Ciuk Coach Diaz to the magazine (July-August 1993 edition), this comment that MASA in its first year under his leadership (1990) produced 600 units, 900 units in the second and 1200 in the third. The production was composed of foreigners and urban buses.

Premier was the first foreign coach models produced by the privatized MASS. This model arose from the advice provided by Nielson (Busscar), a Brazilian source. This model was equipped with DD 6V-92 engine turbocharged TA for up to 330 HP, gearbox Spicer 7-speed and reverse, capacity for 41 seats and a total length of 11 000 235 mm.

taken Tecibuses Prospectus. Courtesy of Luis Manuel Robledo

Another model built during this period was the Strada. This model had DD S-50 engine turbocharged to 315 HP, with the option of DD 6V-92 engine of 330 HP, Spicer manual gearbox with 10 speeds and reverse, with optional 6-speed manual 7-speed synchronized reverse, up to 45 seats and total length of 11 000 432 mm.

taken Tecibuses Prospectus. Courtesy of Luis Manuel Robledo

MASS canstruyo For intercity transport model FL-1537. This model was equipped with a motor model DD 6V-92 TA, gearbox Spicer 7-speed and reverse.

taken Tecibuses Prospectus. Courtesy of Luis Manuel Robledo

mid 1990's MASA was among the manufacturers of the world's largest bus. Warehouses with an area of \u200b\u200b43 thousand square meters, office covers 8 square meters, sports of 54 thousand square meters and an unoccupied area of \u200b\u200b117 thousand square meters, which made a total of 222 000 square meters.

As I mentioned in the first part of this work, MASA was also a manufacturer of trolleybuses. Privatized since the last order of these vehicles from the STE was received in December 1996. This consisted of 200 trolleybuses of 12 meters. At least were suministrados50 in 1997. But delays resulted STE The last 75 were not built or at least were not provided until 1999, after the company sold.

In October 1998 the Swedish-born automaker Volvo, a manufacturer of luxury cars, buses and heavy trucks, completed the acquisition for $ 70 million 100 percent of the shares of MASA.

At the time of the transaction, MASA was the second bus manufacturer in Mexico, as in the first half of 1998 sold 928 units. Its production is focused on foreign buses, in which mass was the market leader. The plant employed 2 000 400.

far this second part of MASA. In preparing this second part I had the collaboration of Luis Manuel Robledo friend was kind enough to let me copy of your brochures Tecnibuses shown in this specification.

Other data published in this second part were obtained from various newspaper sources. Particularly newspapers El Porvenir and El Norte, both published in Monterrey, NL

copies containing the interview shown in the magazine edition Buses from July to August 1993 were sent to me by Robert L. Smith. Your server



José Ramírez Lozano