New Flyer is a Canadian multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses.
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11 Facts About New Flyer
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New Flyer is owned by the NFI Group, a holding company for several bus manufacturers.
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New Flyer has several manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States that produce the company's main product, the New Flyer Xcelsior family of buses.
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New Flyer was founded by John Coval in 1930 as the Western Auto and Truck Body Works Ltd in Manitoba.
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New Flyer began producing buses in 1937, selling their first full buses to Grey Goose Bus Lines in 1937, before releasing their Western Flyer bus model in 1941, prompting the company to change its name to Western Flyer Coach in 1948.
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New Flyer designed and tested North America's first low-floor bus in 1988 and delivered the first production model, called the D40LF, to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1991.
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In 1994, New Flyer delivered the first compressed natural gas bus in North America and the world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered bus.
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In March 2002, New Flyer was acquired by KPS Capital Partners, an investment company that specializes in turning around struggling businesses, for $44 million.
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New Flyer was later inducted into the American Public Transportation Association's Hall of Fame for his work at the company.
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The bus, called the New Flyer MiDi, was based on the design of the Alexander Dennis Enviro200.
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