On July 9, 2013, 240 King Long new desert buses left Xiamen Port for Algeria. These buses are upgraded ones launched by King Long in Africa and the Middle East. Worth 13 million US dollars, it is a vehicle export order of Xiamen with the highest single-batch value this year.

Africa and the Middle East are King Long's traditional vehicle export markets. Due to high temperature, dry air and high dust content in desert areas, some vehicles often break down in local operation. Aiming at this situation, King Long developed and manufactured buses specific to desert-type environment this year, whose quality has been recognized by customers in Africa and the Middle East.