Nova Bus
Nova Bus is a bus manufacturer based in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volvo Buses.
History
Nova Bus was created when Motor Coach Industries (MCI) withdrew from the transit market in 1993. Production of the Classic model, which MCI inheritted from General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) with the purchase of their transit division in 1987, continued at Saint-Eustache, Quebec. The RTS model, inheritted by Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) through MCI's purchase of GMDD's transit division, was also continued.
Nova Bus produced the last Classic in 1997, and the last RTS in 2003. Due to poor sales, Nova Bus withdrew from the United States market and closed the Roswell, New Mexico and Schenectady, New York plant in 2002.
On February 2, 2008, Nova Bus announced plans for the construction of a new assembly plant in Plattsburgh, New York.[1] This marked Nova Bus's return to the US market. The plant was officially open on June 15, 2009.[2]
Facilities
- St-François-du-Lac (155 Boul. Marie-Victorin, St-François-du-Lac, Quebec) - manufactures LFS structures and several other parts and components for both assembly plants[3]
- Saint-Eustache (1000 Boul. Industriel, St-Eustache, Quebec) - Headquarters, as well as full assembly of LFS'[4]
- Plattsburgh (260 Banker Rd., Plattsburgh, NY) - full assembly of LFS' for USA customers[5]
Current products
- LFS - 40 foot low floor transit bus with a stainless steel structure, diesel engine and wheelchair accessible (1995 to present)
- LFS Suburban - 40 foot low floor suburban service bus powered by a diesel engine (single and two door variations) (2005 to present)
- LFS Shuttle - 40 foot low floor shuttle service bus powered by a diesel engine (2005 to present)
- LFS HEV - 40 foot low floor diesel electric hybrid transit bus using the Allison EP40 hybrid system (2006 to present)
- LFS Artic - 62 foot low floor articulated transit bus powered by a diesel engine (2007 to present)
- LFX - BRT styling (2008 to present)
Past products
- RTS - high floor bus developed by General Motors Diesel Division (1993-2003 by Nova Bus)
- Classic - high floor bus developed by General Motors Diesel Division as alternative to the RTS (1993 to 1997 by Nova Bus).
References
- ↑ Bus-assembly plant proposed for Plattsburgh, pressrepublican.com, retrieved on 2009-08-03
- ↑ Nova Bus’ Plattsburgh plant officially open, novabus.com, retrieved on 2009-08-03
- ↑ Facilities – St-François-du-Lac, novabus.com, retrieved on 2009-08-03
- ↑ Facilities – St-Eustache, novabus.com, retrieved on 2009-08-03
- ↑ Facilities – Plattsburgh, novabus.com, retrieved on 2009-08-03
