BUSMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Canada - N.Y. / USA deal fuels busmaker's hopes
Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada -The Winnipeg Free Press -24 Aug 2010: -- New Flyer Industries Inc. is hopeful a US$216-million contract to build buses for New York City's transit system could lead to hundreds more bus orders... The contract will see New Flyer of America Inc., build 135 compressed natural gas heavy-duty transit buses for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, with options for up to 340 more... New Flyer's chief financial officer, Glenn Asham, said the company doesn't expect its weekly production rate to increase as a result of the initial order... New Flyer plans to deliver two pilot buses to New York in the second quarter of 2011, with the balance of the initial order to be delivered in late 2011 and early 2012... The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority is the largest transit agency in North America. Since 1996, New Flyer has delivered 823 buses to the agency... (Photo by JANEK LOWE/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES: New Flyer will build buses for New York)* Iran - Buses Will Go to Sudan
Teheran,Iran -Zawya -24 August 2010: -- Sudan's state of Khartoum secured a deal with an Iranian company to buy 250 buses... The air conditioned buses are reportedly licensed by Mercedes Benz and can fit in 59 passengers. The accord with Iran Khodro buses also included 50 ambulances. It was not immediately clear what the value of the deal is... Iran has been seeking to bolster ties with the African countries, especially since President Ahmadinejad ascended to power in 2005.. (Photo from acesanat: ICKODIZEL)Labels: busmakers' news
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