On 17 January 2008, it was announced by French industrial conglomerate Alstom that NTV had placed an order for 25 Automotrice à grande vitesse (AGV) trainsets, each having a length of 11 cars.[24] Alstom manufactured 17 AGVs at its La Rochelle plant in France, while the remaining eight trains were assembled at Savigliano in Italy.[25] The contract included maintenance of the fleet for 30 years, as well as an option to procure a further ten trains.[26] NTV unveiled the first of its trains in a ceremony on 13 December 2011.[27]