Trade Resources Company News New Flyer Has Secured Contracts From The Los Angeles County Metro and The MCTS

New Flyer Has Secured Contracts From The Los Angeles County Metro and The MCTS

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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured contracts from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to supply 900 and 90 buses respectively.

Under the five year contract with Metro, a confirmed delivery of 550 units of 40ft compressed natural gas (CNG) Xcelsior model buses with optional 350 buses is to be carried out by the company.

The production of the buses is expected to commence in fourth quarter of 2013 at the company's St. Cloud, Minnesota manufacturing facility in the US, which are expected to be delivered by second half of 2015.

Features of the buses include all-electric HVAC, electric doors, electric cooling, New Flyer Connect telematics system and a Parker-Vansco instrumentation panel cluster equipped with touch-screen technology.

The contract with MCTS contains a firm order for 55 Xcelsior diesel 40ft heavy-duty buses with additional 35 buses.

The production of the 55 buses is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2013, which are expected to be delivered by the summer of 2013.

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