History
BCI is now one of the most recognisable brands in the bus industry. Ron Nazzari, chairman, and Desmond Armstrong, CEO, have shared more than 30 years of friendship and partnership building and distributing buses in Australia. When BCI founder Ron established the company in 1991 it was a small, family-run operation in Perth. Today BCI’s head office is still located in Perth, with dealerships in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and a growing export flow to New Zealand, North America and Europe.
History
BCI is now one of the most recognisable brands in the bus industry. Ron Nazzari, chairman, and Desmond Armstrong, CEO, have shared more than 30 years of friendship and partnership building and distributing buses in Australia. When BCI founder Ron established the company in 1991 it was a small, family-run operation in Perth. Today BCI’s head office is still located in Perth, with dealerships in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and a growing export flow to New Zealand, North America and Europe.
BCI 30th Anniversary
2000 BCI buses delivered to Australia coinciding with company’s 30th Anniversary
New CEO
Desmond Armstrong appointed as BCI CEO. Ron Nazzari, chairman
BCI in Europe
First Exports operations to United Kingdom
BCI Melbourne
New BCI dealership opens in Melbourne
BCI Adelaide
New BCI dealership opens in Adelaide
Weichai On Board
BCI start partnership with conglomerate Weichai
Partnership with Mercedes-Benz
BCI partners Mercedes-Benz for a bus chassis/body combined solution
BCI owned Factory in China
BCI open a purpose-built factory in Xiamen, China
BCI Brisbane
New BCI dealership opens in Brisbane
Fengtai Group
Joint venture with Fengtai Group
BCI Sydney
New BCI dealership in Sydney
BCI in New Zealand
First Exports operations to New Zealand
Second factory in China
BCI start manufacturing BCI buses in Nanchang, China
Eastern States Expansion
BCI expand sales to Australian Eastern states
First venture in China
BCI start manufacturing BCI buses in Wuxi, China
First BCI chassis
BCI manufacture their first bus chassis
First overseas venture
BCI manufacture bus bodies in Malaysia
First dealership
Ron Nazzari becomes Hino dealer in Western Australia until 1997
Foundation
Ron Nazzari founds BCI in Perth, Western Australia, as a family-run operation
