Founded in 1996, Singapore-based SC Auto Industries designs and manufactures buses and coaches, including its homegrown SC Neustar range. The company combines its Singapore research and production base with facilities in Myanmar, where it has produced Asia’s first integral bus for operators and export across ASEAN. It also supports fleets with vehicle financing, insurance, workshops and maintenance contracts.
Compin FainsaCompin Fainsa makes passenger seats and interior equipment for railways, buses and coaches, drawing on roots that reach back to Compin’s first train seats in 1902 and Fainsa’s founding in 1935. The combined company formed in 2015 and now operates seven sites in five countries, with 700 employees producing more than 400,000 seats a year across more than 50,000 square metres. Its work also extends beyond new vehicles to refurbishment, repairs and on-site support for operating fleets.WAYLAND, NY
Coach & Equipment Mfg. CorpFamily-owned and building buses since 1948, Coach & Equipment Mfg. Corp. makes midsize buses for municipal, senior-living, and higher-education transportation from its Penn Yan, New York facility. The company’s roots reach back to 1870s wagon and carriage building, while its present-day operation combines family management with an 85,000-square-foot plant capable of producing customized buses in more than 400 configurations. Coach & Equipment is ISO 9001:2015 certified, Ford QVM certified, and known for retaining school-bus safety standards in its shuttle-bus designs.PENN YAN, NY
Knight AutoFounded in Singapore in 1992, Knight Auto designs and manufactures precision tooling and semiconductor testing systems serving the value chain from wafer probe to final test. The company has grown from a spare-parts and manufacturing business into a regional operation with sites across Singapore, China, Malaysia and the Philippines, supported by more than three decades of engineering experience. Knight Auto holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications and joined the KA Group following its 2023 majority acquisition by Templewater.PLATTSBURGH, NY