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In recent years, China's m↕δodern tram market has ↔↓been heating up, and low-floor ≥↓♦vehicles, which are the core pa ≠¥rt of modern tram systems, hλ ave gained great attention from the mar​σ>ket and the industry. Against♥↔£ the background of China's loσ®εcalisation policy, th✔∞₩★e world's major tram su€$'♦ppliers such as Bombardier, Alstom,↕♣₽> Siemens, CAF, Vossloh, An€≠saldo, Stadler, Inekon, et•♦c. have found it difficult to ob¶♦→γtain orders from the Chinese ₽∞∑market directly. Stadler/ABB (St‌←→adler/ABB), Inekon, etc. It is difficu♥≤✘lt for them to get di₩ €≈rect orders from the Chinese market. ∑≠ΩOn the other hand, domestic‌∏∏ companies such as China C¥≤‍≠NR, CSR and Chengdu Xiε↓<nzhu Corporation have manufacture∑π>↔d modern trams in Chinπεδa through independent R&a←<mp;D, buying out intellectual properβ​ty rights and co-operative R&D resp&<ectively, and have been activel→♦→∏y exploring the modern tram market in÷↕≠  China and even globally. At prese↕πnt, all domestic car manufacturersδλ have exhibited their modern tram pr₩®☆ototypes or models throug"↕≤h domestic rail transport exhibit↓↔ions or industry conferences, and at th₽↕≈♣e same time, they have introduced compr‌←δ₽ehensive technical soluti₹★∞αons for trams to the mark ♦et. The following is a brief"¥♣ introduction of the modern tram ma♠<rket development situation of">↕ the main domestic car manuλλfacturers.

Changchun Railway Coλ£ach: Self-developed and operatπ↕λ♥ed in Hunan

China North Locomotive Changchun R×♦∑ailway Coach Company Limited ("Ch§&¶angke") is an early deve∑​✔loper of modern trams inα≤≤★ China, and its self-develope ↕→d low-floor modern tram£§®s have been successfully opera'γ®→ted in August 2013 i≠₽n Hunnan New District of Shenyan↔∞♣ g, including 70% low-ε&♦floor vehicles and 100% l>​<ow-floor vehicles. In May♠γ 2013, Changke built Ω"♠₹a "manufacturing and repδ←δair base" in Hefei Hi-Tech®​ Zone to develop, design and manu↓γ₩'facture urban rail vehicles, intercity™™​ rail vehicles, modern trams, ÷'low-floor light rail vehicl•γ¥✔es and other products. It is learnt th←∑βat Changke will also build a mo¶​₽ dern tram production base ∏‌←∑in Shanghai. Longbus is also e§¶β♠xpected to obtain orders for mode×'↕ rn tram projects in ‌ε₩Shanghai and Zhengzhou.

Dalian Locomotive: Gro¶↕und Power Supply "Braidle×✔ss" Operation

In October 2012, Dali‍✘an Locomotive & Rolling Stock C¶↑' o., Ltd. of CSR Group (Dalian Loco↓☆motive for short) signed a technol≠ ogy introduction cooperation agreement&☆ with Ansaldo Breda of Italy, iφ¶∑ntroducing the "braidle§®βΩss" modern tram and↔¶• ground power supply system technologyΩε , which is popular in Europe, t∞≠®×o China for the first time.φ≤ Dalian Locomotive signed the te§→★"chnology introduction cooperatioδεn agreement with Ansaldo Barreda of It♥¥aly. In March 2012, Dalian L<™ocomotive started the con±₽struction of the first d&↕‍↕omestic production base of m÷®‍ odern tram and ground po≠" wer supply system in Z‌©huhai, which will be≠α put into production inπ± 2014 with a localisation∞© ≠ rate of over 80%. Currently ε☆, Dalian Locomotive is constructin‌σπλg Zhuhai modern tram lπ♥✔¶ine 1 project in BT $ mode. in September 2013, Da♥©↓lian Locomotive won the bidding  £γof Beijing Xijiao Line<> modern tram vehicle procure££ment project, which will providβ≠e 31 100% low-floor modern trams '™♦×for Xijiao Line. And Dalian∞♠✘ Locomotive will also bui© ld a modern tram for the city of ®​Dalian in May 2014 to'↔' run on the streets of Dalian first.

CSR Tangshan Railway Coach: InternaΩλ↓tional Design and Export to Ove≈★rseas

The modern trams of ≤↑China CNR Tangshan Raλ••§ilway Coach Co., Ltd ("CNR Ta¥εα'ngshan") are jointly de→<signed with LOGOMOTIVE, and CNR & Tangshan owns completely≥λ★¥ independent intellectual property ri§  ↓ghts on the technologies including  ‍↔bogies. 2010, CNR Tangshan invested a♠§λnd took a controlling s©∑take in Quanzhou, Fuji✔✘ λan Province to set u₽§p CNR Quanzhou Company to‍σ ♣ manufacture modern trams, and agree∑"d with Quanzhou City to buΩ¥¥αild modern tram lines in Quanzhou C'×ity in BT mode. In 2010, CNR-Tangzhα€ ou invested and took a controlling sta​&₽↑ke in the establishment of CN>♦R Quanzhou in Quanzhou, Fujian Pr↔↕ ovince, to manufacture modern trams, a≥<nd agreed with Quanzhou C®≥ity to build modern tram lines&♠  in Quanzhou City in BT mode. At presenΩ‌♣t, CNR-Tangzhou is pushing forwa"∏rd the construction o₽Ωf tramway tourism line project in Wuyi¥↔©® New District of Nanping Ci≈↕★↔ty. CSR Tang Che alsoσ₹ has orders in foreign countries. ₽↕ In December 2012, it §₩↓>signed a procurement contra£♥ct for 100% low-floor trams₽ ‌ for the city of Samsun±✘∑¥, Turkey, and the first train♠→✘∏ was shipped to Turkey on 29 ✔→γγNovember 2013 by air.