On Wednesday July 20, 2022, engineer Jean Paul Coutard, Chairman and CEO of Haitian Company Coutard Motors S.A. presented his new 57-seater bus, air-conditioned and equipped with a Cummins engine, straight out of his assembly workshop located in Delmas.

This new bus intended for the public transport company, "Patrick coach line" will provide the Port-au-Prince / Saint Louis du Nord route

According to the engineer Jean Paul Coutard Native of Saint-Louis du Nord, the design of his buses takes into account the reality of the roads in Haiti in order to ensure a better life expectancy.

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The young engineer Jean Paul Coutard, trained in Canada, presented in 2013 (at the age of 30) his first bus which required 5 years of reflection and studies and two years of work, without any financial assistance depleting his savings. , those of his family and friends to make his dream come true... https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9284-haiti-economy-presentation-of-the-first-bus-prototype-made-in-haiti.html to design and build the first bus in Haiti. What earned him to be designated as one of the 10 most remarkable young Haitians of 2013

Its second "made in Haiti" bus was delivered in 2016 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16820-haiti-flash-presentation-of-the-2nd-bus-made-in-haiti.html

Due to a lack of financial support from the private sector and the State, Jean-Paul Coutard struggled to realize his dream of moving to the industrial stage and, while waiting for investors, limited himself to the artisanal production of vehicles. It has already put several public transport vehicles on Haitian roads, including 57 and 30-seat buses.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16820-haiti-flash-presentation-of-the-2nd-bus-made-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10363-haiti-economy-the-minister-laleau-accompanied-a-mission-of-coutard-motors-in-cuba.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10035-haiti-social-contest-results-ten-outstanding-young-persons-of-the-country.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9284-haiti-economy-presentation-of-the-first-bus-prototype-made-in-haiti.html

SL/ HaitiLibre