LTI Vehicles, the Coventry based manufacturer of purpose built London taxis, has started the new year with an order from the USA for 100 TXII vehicles.
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The deal is worth over £2.5 million and deliveries start this month.
LTI Vehicles sales & marketing director Matthew Cheyne said: “The fact that we have received this order when imports from the UK are more expensive due to the relatively weak US dollar, represents a major vote of confidence in the TXII and its ability to cope with the exacting driving conditions in the major cities of the US.
LTI said that Americans love the British black taxi for its ‘recognisibility’, durability and iconic status.
The latest order is from Massachusetts-based London Taxis of North America, an independent importer. The taxis will be used in Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Francisco, joining about 300 already in use in the USA.
The left hand drive vehicles, with automatic transmission and specification tailored to US requirements, including air conditioning throughout, are now being built at LTI’s Coventry factory and will be delivered during the first quarter this year.
