| NovaBus | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada  |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Products | Public Transit Buses |
| Parent | Prevost Car |
| Website | Official site |
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Nova Bus is a bus manufacturing company based in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the southwestern end Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The company is now owned by Prevost Car, which is a division of Volvo Buses. Prevost Car is a Quebec, Canada -based manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions Volvo Buses is a Subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968
Nova Bus was created by a reorganization and sale of the transit bus division of Motor Coach Industries (MCI) in 1993. Motor Coach Industries International Inc ( MCI) is a Schaumburg Illinois -based bus manufacturer founded in 1932 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Nova Bus continued the production of the Classic model, which was started by General Motors Diesel Division Buses in late 1982, until MCI bought the transit division in 1987. The Classic was a modern design of the popular GM New Look transit coach General Motors Diesel Division was once a unit of General Motors and manufactured products like Locomotives, Transit buses and Military products Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The RTS model, also originating from General Motors, was also acquired by Nova Bus. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States.
NovaBus currently produce a single product, the Nova LFS, a low-floor urban transit bus, which was introduced in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The last Classic model was produced in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar After closing their American assembly plants in Roswell, New Mexico, and Niskayuna, New York, in 2002, Nova Bus has mostly withdrawn from the U. Roswell is a city in and the County seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. Niskayuna is a Town in Schenectady County, New York, USA. The population was 20295 at the 2000 census See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. S. bus market due to the Nova LFS performing poorly compared to competitors in terms of sales. Instead, Nova Bus now tends to focus on the Canadian market.
On February 2, 2008, however, the company has announced plans for a new assembly plant in Plattsburgh, New York, thus re-entering the U. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Plattsburgh is a City in Clinton County, New York, United States. S. bus market [1].
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Products
Past
- Rapid Transit Series (RTS) - developed by General Motors Diesel Division Buses (1977-2003), (although no longer produced by NovaBus, a small company named Millennium Transit purchased the rights to build them) RT80-2W
- Classic - high floor buses (developed as a redesign of the original GMC New Look) originally produced by GM (1983 - 1987), then MCI (1987-1993), and by NovaBus from 1993 - 1997. The Rapid Transit Series (RTS bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors (the last generation of that company's long bus heritage General Motors Diesel Division was once a unit of General Motors and manufactured products like Locomotives, Transit buses and Military products Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Millennium Transit Services LLC is a bus manufacturer formed in 2003 to take over the former NovaBUS manufacturing plant in Roswell New Mexico. The Classic was a modern design of the popular GM New Look transit coach The GMC New Look Transit Coach series (nicknamed "Fishbowl" for its six-piece rounded windshield was introduced General Motors Diesel Division was once a unit of General Motors and manufactured products like Locomotives, Transit buses and Military products Motor Coach Industries International Inc ( MCI) is a Schaumburg Illinois -based bus manufacturer founded in 1932 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Models: TC40102N (40", 102' wide) and TC60102N (60", 102' wide, articulated)
Current
- LFS - low floor and wheelchair accessible (1995-present) in different configurations
- 40 foot Low floor transit bus with a stainless steel structure and diesel engine
- LFS HEV
- 40 foot diesel electric hybrid version of the LFS, using an Allison hybrid drive system
- LFS Suburban
- 40 foot Suburban bus version of the LFS(single and two door variations)
- LFS Shuttle
- 40 foot shuttle bus
- LFS Artic
- 62 foot articulated bus, currently completing testing, with full production expected in 2009, and orders are anticpated by RTC, who have already called for tenders on an articulated bus order, and STM in Montréal. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Articulated buses (either motorbuses or Trolleybuses) also known as tandem buses, bendy buses, banana buses, slinky buses or This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC was established in 2002 from the merger of Société de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Québec and la Société de transport The Société de transport de Montréal ( English: Montreal Transit Corporation) is the agency that operates Buses and the Métro in Both systems have tested the LFS Artic in service.
The current powertrain layout mounted to the left is planned to be changed to a centre mounted powertrain with ventilation from the roof on all LFS models starting in 2009. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Some demonstrators and test buses already have this layout.
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