HCMC – Mercedes-Benz together with its authorized dealer Vietnam Star handed over a big fleet of its renowned Sprinter minibuses to Singapore International School – a trademark of KinderWord Education Group yesterday, 31st August 2011. The fleet, which includes 7 units of Sprinter minibus, will be used as school buses of Singapore International School both in HCMC and in Hanoi. Total value of the fleet reaches over 6 billions VND (over 300 thousand USD).

Dr. Udo Loersch – General Director of MB Vietnam shared: “Together with luxury hotels and corporate customers, schools and education organizations are also our valuable fleet customers that we would like to focus with our exclusive 360 degree solution. Sprinter is the only mini-bus with ESP in the segment offers the students and kids the best comfortable seating with highest safety on road meeting the standards of premier schools from Kinder World.”

Education groups are also a key sector that Mercedes-Benz aims at. With 360 degree solution for fleet customers, from Techcombank finance support, Liberty insurance to comprehensive after-sale care, Mercedes-Benz cars are not only for VIP guest transportation and commercial to offer premium service but also proving itself as the social safety vehicles with environmental responsibility in conveying students and public to contribute high values to general communities.

According to Mrs. Carol - Executive Director of KinderWorld Education Group, the purchase of new Sprinter minibuses from Mercedes-Benz is to upgrade the school logistic resources in order to better serve their valued students for the new school year and meet the increasing enrollment at their campuses.

KinderWorld Education Group was established in Singapore in 1986 and commenced operations in Vietnam in 2000. Over the last 10 years, KinderWorld Education Group has maintained a strong foothold in the Vietnamese education market and is known as one of the premier international school operators in Vietnam with 15 campuses across the country under the registered trademarks of KinderWorld International Kindergarten (KIK) , Singapore International School (SIS)and Pegasus International UniCollege (PIU).

The fleet to Kinder World is the new generation 16-seat Sprinter 311 which is the best and the safest mini-bus in Vietnam. Featuring the advanced CDI diesel engine 2.2L that gives a great performance with maximum power of 109h at best fuel efficiency and EU4 emission, the vehicle is the only mini-bus in the segment secured with the fantastic Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard-fit equipment, besides the vital Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Acceleration Skid Regulation (ASR) to guarantee the best safety for all passengers in any critical situations. With all those features, the Sprinter 311 is set at the highest level of safety and could be safer than any other CVs in the segment.

Not only safety in which Mercedes-Benz always leads ahead, the Sprinter is taking more care of the passengers’ comfort and joy on every journey. The new mini-bus is equipped with the entertainment system CD/MP3/Radio with the latest-updated USB connection for easier music access.

Selling a fleet of 16-seat mini-bus to organizations like KinderWorld is also a focus of the company business. The company approaches all fleet customers who buy Mercedes cars to offer end-customers best services. Mercedes-Benz has now been the best choice in hospitality segment and also very successful in transportation service. Most popular transportation companies utilize Mercedes vehicles to do business very well, like DHL, Fedex with big fleet of Sprinter Panel Van for cargo delivery, Toan Thang or Hoa Mai are well-known entrepreneurs in passenger transportation with a fleet of app.100 units of mini-bus Sprinter. In commercial, Trung Nguyen ranked itself at the top when buying a super sport car SLS AMG for their nationwide marketing campaigns or owning exclusive loads of mobile coffee selling vans customized from Sprinter Panel Van.

80 percent of 5-star hotels in Vietnam also use premium three-pointed star saloon and van for VIP guest transportation, such as InterContinental, Park Hyatt, Caravelle, Sofitel, New World, Windsor, VinPearl Luxury… One week ago, InterContinental Hanoi Westlake has just purchased 04 luxurious E-class to fulfill VIP services, also handled by Vietnam Star who has been very successful with fleet business.