Responding to the call from Tans Africa Holdings for sales offers on new buses, Jan Aichinger, Divisional Manager Bus & Coach, Mercedes-Benz South Africa, approached Paruk with a favourable deal.
“I was impressed by Jan’s tenacity and great sense of humour,” says Paruk. “I was also impressed with the technical specifications of the buses he wished to sell me.”
In the months following initial negotiations this year, Tans Africa Holdings took ownership of 50 Mercedes-Benz 1730 commuter buses and two Multego luxury coaches.
“The Multego coaches for Tans Africa are the first Mercedes-Benz branded coaches to be sold in South Africa with a further 20 units on order for several customers,” says Aichinger. “We are bringing the Multego to South Africa and we appreciate the fact that these first buses are going in to a prominent fleet such as Mr Paruk’s,” says Aichinger.
“The Multego was originally developed for the Mexican market and has proven over the last six years to be best suited for long-distance operations in tough conditions. Mexico has similar typography and climatic conditions to SA, such as road conditions, altitude and temperature. With these external factors playing a major role, we know that the MULTEGO will be a success,” adds Aichinger.
Both the Multego and the Mercedes-Benz 1730 commuter derivatives offer class-beating safety, performance and economy. The supporting Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer, Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles East Rand, has undertaken to supply fully-equipped onsite vehicle maintenance for these models which have a service interval of 20 000km.
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