MIDDLEBURY, Ind., Dec. 14, 2020 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) ARBOC
Specialty Vehicles, LLC ("ARBOC"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc.
("NFI"), one of the world's leading independent global bus
manufacturers, today announced that TransLink awarded Dynamic
Specialty Vehicles Ltd., a local distributor for ARBOC, a firm
order for 53 fully accessible, low-floor, 27 foot Spirit of Freedom
("Freedom") buses.
TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia
Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority responsible
for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in
British Columbia, Canada,
including public transport, major roads, and bridges. TransLink
will utilize the new buses to support the rejuvenation of the
Community Shuttle fleet within the metro Vancouver area, adding more low-floor buses
for enhanced accessibility and livability by providing sustainable
transit and transportation network for over 247 million trips per
year.
"As the first bus of its kind, the Freedom is built on a GM
G4500 chassis with spring suspension and is an accessible
non-kneeling cutaway bus that features an entry ramp, located in a
single non-discriminatory entranceway, eliminating the need for
riders to navigate steps while entering the bus," said Doug Minix, General Manager, ARBOC.
ARBOC together with NFI subsidiaries New Flyer, Alexander Dennis, and NFI Parts, first started
delivering buses to TransLink in 1991, together NFI has provided
TransLink with 1,214 buses over the past 29 years. Today we proudly
support TransLink with multiple bus propulsions and models,
including transit buses, low-floor cutaways buses, and double deck
buses.
ARBOC has been innovating accessible transit for North America since 2008, and over 70% of
North America's low-floor cutaway
shuttle buses are manufactured by ARBOC.
About NFI
With over 8,000 team members in ten countries, NFI is a leading
global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands
New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses),
MCI® (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited
(single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches),
ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and
NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable
drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (trolley,
battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean
diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base of over 105,000
buses and coaches around the world. NFI common shares are traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and
information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com,
www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and
www.nfi.parts.
About ARBOC
ARBOC is North America's
low-floor, body-on-chassis ("cutaway") bus leader serving transit,
paratransit, and shuttle applications. With more than 3,500 buses
produced, ARBOC leads the low-floor cutaway bus market providing
unsurpassed passenger accessibility and comfort. ARBOC also offers
the Equess and Liberty, medium-duty buses for transit and shuttle
applications. Further information is available at
www.arbocsv.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements
relating to expected future events and financial and operating
results of NFI Group 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 suspend or 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 www.sedar.com. Due to the potential
impact of these factors, the NFI Group 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.
SOURCE ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC