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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 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) has awarded New Flyer a contract for up to 550 heavy-duty 40-foot Xcelsior® diesel electric hybrid buses.
The contract includes a firm order for 90 Xcelsior XDE40 buses valued at approximately $50 million, with options for an additional 460 units over the next 5 years. All buses will be delivered between the period of 2017 to 2020. The order will replace older vehicles in SEPTA’s current fleet with newer, more fuel efficient Xcelsior XDE40 buses.
SEPTA currently serves over 168 million annual riders with a fleet of 1,387 vehicles in fixed route service in the Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.
New Flyer has delivered over 1,130 heavy-duty transit buses to SEPTA since 2002 and is currently delivering 35 MiDi® buses under a contract that was awarded in September of 2015.
“We are very excited to once again partner with SEPTA,” said Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer of New Flyer. “Our best-in class heavy-duty Xcelsior bus will directly support SEPTA’s strategic initiatives as they work to reduce their carbon footprint, and improve bus performance and reliability.”
NOTE: All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. currency.
About New Flyer
The Company 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 and employs approximately 5,000 team members.
Through its Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries, New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., the Company 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 (newflyer.com | mcicoach.com) 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 comprehensive 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
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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