WINNIPEG, Jan. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer
Industries Inc. ("NFI Group" or the "Company"), the largest transit
bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in
North America, today announced
that it will hold an Investor Day on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the New Flyer of
America campus in Anniston,
Alabama.
Members of NFI Group's executive leadership team including
President and CEO Paul Soubry and
CFO Glenn Asham, along with
Wayne Joseph, President of New Flyer
Bus; Ian Smart, President of Motor
Coach Industries and Brian Dewsnup,
President of NFI Parts, will be presenting and available for
Q&A.
In addition to an investor presentation, there will be tours of
the New Flyer bus manufacturing and parts fabrication facilities
and an interactive tour of the Company's Vehicle Innovation Center,
North America's first lab for
advanced bus technology. New Flyer transit buses, MCI motor
coaches and ARBOC cutaway buses will be on display.
The meeting will be held at New Flyer of America plant at 106
National Drive in Anniston, AL and
is expected to run from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm
EST. A lunch will be served. The schedule has been set
for attendees to fly to Atlanta,
attend the Investor Day and return home from Atlanta in a single day.
For those requiring transportation an MCI motor coach has been
arranged for pickup from the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta
International Airport ("ATL") at 11:00 am
EST with scheduled return at ATL at 5:30 pm EST.
NFI invites interested analysts, brokers and shareholders to
register by contacting Jon Koffman,
NFI Investor Relations, by email at jon_koffman@newflyer.com prior
to January 24, 2018. Please note that
space is limited so timely registration is recommended.
For those unable to attend, the Investor Day presentation will
be posted on the Company's website on January 31, 2018.
About NFI Group
NFI Group and its subsidiaries comprise the largest bus and
motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, with 32 fabrication,
manufacturing, distribution, and service centers located across
Canada and the United States and employing nearly 6,000
team members.
NFI Group provides a comprehensive suite of mass transportation
solutions under several brands: New Flyer® (heavy-duty
transit buses), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and
medium-duty buses), MCI® (motor coaches), and NFI Parts™
(bus and coach parts, support, and service). NFI Group's
vehicles incorporate the widest range of drive systems available
ranging from clean diesel, natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid,
trolley-electric, battery-electric and fuel cell.
- New Flyer is North America's
heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product
line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. New Flyer
actively supports over 44,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer,
NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 6,400 are powered
by electric and battery propulsion.
- ARBOC is North America's
low-floor, body-on-chassis ("cutaway") bus leader serving transit,
paratransit, and shuttle applications. With more than 2,500 buses
in service, ARBOC leads the low-floor cutaway bus market providing
unsurpassed passenger accessibility and comfort over traditional
high-floor cutaway vehicles. ARBOC also offers a medium-duty bus
for transit and shuttle applications.
- MCI is North America's motor
coach leader offering the J-Series, the industry's best-selling
intercity coach for 11 consecutive years, and the D-Series, the
industry's best-selling motor coach line in North American history.
MCI actively supports over 28,000 coaches currently in service.
- NFI Parts is North America's
most comprehensive bus and motor coach parts organization,
providing replacement parts, technical publications, training,
service, and support for NFI Group's product lines.
Further information is available at www.newflyer.com,
www.arbocsv.com, and www.mcicoach.com. The common shares of NFI
Group are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
NFI.
SOURCE New Flyer Industries Inc.