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New York Awards New Flyer A Contract for 138 Xcelsior® Buses - New Flyer of America, Inc. announced that the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCT”) awarded New Flyer a contract for 138 heavy-duty 40-foot Xcelsior® compressed natural gas buses - NewFlyer.com
New York Awards New Flyer A Contract for 138 Xcelsior® Buses

 

PRZOOM - /newswire/ - Winnipeg, Manitoba, United States, 2016/03/15 - New Flyer of America, Inc. announced that the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCT”) awarded New Flyer a contract for 138 heavy-duty 40-foot Xcelsior® compressed natural gas buses - NewFlyer.com. TSX: NFI.DB.U

   
 
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New Flyer of America, Inc., a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries, Inc. (“New Flyer” or the “Company”), the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and motor coaches in the United States and Canada, announced today that the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCT”) awarded New Flyer a contract for 138 heavy-duty 40-foot Xcelsior® compressed natural gas buses. The contract is a firm order for 138 XN40 Xcelsior buses and is valued at approximately $ 78 million.

New Flyer has also bid to supply the NYCT with 139 60-foot Xcelsior® buses. That contract has not yet been awarded and there can be no assurance that it will be awarded to New Flyer.

NYCT and MTA Bus Company (together,“MTA”) comprise the largest transit agency in North America with over 5,700 transit buses in their fleet and an annual ridership of nearly 670 million. New Flyer began building buses for MTA more than two decades ago and to date has built over 1900 buses, of which 1353 are actively in service for MTA today.

NOTE: All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. currency.

About New Flyer

The Company employs over 5,000 team members and is the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America with fabrication, manufacturing, distribution and service centers in Canada and the United States.

Through its Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries, New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., the Company (newflyer.com | mcicoach.com) is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the broadest transit bus product line (Xcelsior® and MiDi® models), incorporating the broadest range of drive systems available, including: clean diesel, natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, electric-trolley and now battery-electric. New Flyer actively supports over 42,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI and Orion) currently in service.

Through its Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries, Motor Coach Industries Limited and Motor Coach Industries, Inc., the Company is North America’s leader in motor coaches, offering the MCI J4500, which is the industry's best-selling intercity coach for 11 consecutive years, and the MCI D-Series, the industry`s best-selling coach line in North American motor coach history. MCI is also the exclusive distributor of Setra S417 and S407 in the United States and Canada. MCI actively supports over 28,000 motor coaches currently in service and offers 24-hour roadside assistance 365 days a year.

The Company also operates North America’s most sophisticated aftermarket parts organization providing support for all types of transit buses and motor coaches. All buses and coaches are supported by an industry-leading comprehensive warranty, service and support network.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to expected future events and financial and operating results of the Company that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be material. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including market and general economic conditions and economic conditions of and funding availability for customers to purchase buses and to purchase parts or services, customers may not exercise options to purchase additional buses, the ability of customers to terminate contracts for convenience and the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR at sedar.com. Due to the potential impact of these factors, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

 
 
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