Theresa May assumes bus contract for Mexico City

Great Britain

will head 90 double-decker buses to Mexico City , after signing a contract that Prime Minister Theresa May pointed out as an example of the commercial capacity of the country post-Brexit .

The red double-decker buses, London street icons, were produced in the Alexander Dennis Limited factories in Scotland and Guildford , southwest London.

"We are building a truly global Britain by helping UK companies win multi-million-pound contracts to export their products across the globe," May said at Guildford's factory.

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The government assured that the low -emission vehicles would “reduce pollution in Paseo de la Reforma ” one of the main avenues in Mexico City.

The contract worth EUR€ 48 million ( USD$ 56 million ) was awarded by the UK Export Finance ( UKEF ), the United Kingdom's export credit agency.

Alexander Dennis Limited already sells double-deckers to Canada , Hong Kong , Malaysia , New Zealand , Singapore , Switzerland and the United States .

A company spokesman said that the Mexico City contract was awarded in 2015 , yet the buses were being delivered this year as they had to be adapted for the city's high altitude of about 2,240meters ( 7349 foot ).

The buses are expected to transport passengers in Mexico City by the end of this year.

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