Electric bus maker Master Transportation has broken ground on a 20-hectare
manufacturing complex in Changhua County.

The company says the 1.8 to 2.5-billion N-T manufacturing site on the Central
Taiwan Science Park's Erli campus will be operational before the end of 2024
and generate up to 500 billion N-T in output value.

The science park first approved the investment plan in August of 2021, with
the aim of creating a supply chain to manufacture electric buses for both the
domestic market and export.

Master Transportation says the complex will include a research and
development center, an automatic battery pack production plant, a body
chassis plant and an overseas delivery center.

During the groundbreaking ceremony, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua said she
hopes Master Transportation can transform itself into a global player in the
electric bus sector by partnering up with domestic electronics and electrical
machinery companies.

Master Transportation Chairman Wu Ding-fa has said the company is in talks
with 47 Taiwanese firms to discuss potential collaboration.