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industries inc. type public traded as tsx nfi grey market nfyef industry transit founded 1930 1930 as western auto and truck body works ltd founder john coval headquarters winnipeg manitoba canada area served canada united states latin america brazil thailand key people paul soubry ceo products heavy duty transit buses subsidiaries motor coach industries website www.newflyer.com new flyer industries inc. is a bus manufacturer in north america headquartered in winnipeg manitoba canada . it also has factories in crookston and st. cloud minnesota united states . contents 1 history 2 bus models 2.1 model designations 2.2 current production 2.3 discontinued models 2.3.1 new flyer industries 2.3.2 flyer industries limited 2.3.3 western flyer coach 2.3.4 western auto & truck body works 3 facilities 3.1 manufacturing facilities 3.2 parts distribution centers 3.3 bus component fabrication 3.4 service centers 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit flyer was founded by john coval in 1930 as the western auto and truck body works ltd. reflecting an increased focus on bus manufacturing it changed its name in 1948 to western flyer coach . in the 1960s the company further focused on the urban transit bus market . in 1971 the then financially struggling western flyer was sold to the manitoba development corporation an agency of the manitoba government and renamed flyer industries limited . 1 on july 15 1986 jan den oudsten a descendant of the family who created the dutch company den oudsten bussen bv purchased flyer industries from the manitoba government changing its name to new flyer industries limited . den oudsten bussen b.v was a bus manufacturer in its native country the netherlands . new flyer subsequently introduced north america s first low floor bus citation needed delivering the d40lf to the port authority of new york and new jersey in 1991 . also in 1995 the first ever north american low floor articulated bus was introduced to strathcona county transit of sherwood park alberta . in 2001 the delivery of 6 300 low floor buses represented close to half of the north american fleet confirming new flyer as the dominant player in the transit bus manufacturing industry in north america a role previously held by the now defunct flxible . in march 2002 new flyer was acquired by kps special situations fund in new york city . also in the same year mr. den oudsten retired as ceo of new flyer industries ltd. and has recently been inducted into the hall of fame of the american public transportation association . in 2003 king county metro of seattle wa placed an order for 213 hybrid buses the first large order for hybrid buses . 2 on december 15 of the same year new flyer announced that harvest partners inc. a new york based private equity firm had entered into definitive agreements to acquire new flyer industries limited from kps special situations fund . lightyear capital a new york based private equity firm joined harvest as a co investor in the transaction . john marinucci ceo of new flyer said this is exciting news for new flyer and he went on to say that kps specializes in turning around struggling businesses and that they typically do not hold assets after the turnaround has been accomplished . and that ever since the kps purchase new flyer had achieved excellent operational and financial performance . he especially praised the employees . on august 19 2005 new flyer announced the closing of an initial public offering in canada of 20 000 income deposit securities becoming a publicly traded company on the toronto stock exchange . that year also saw the introduction of optional redesigned front and rear endcaps for their buses . the new endcaps are an attempt to modernize and streamline the look of their fleet which is more or less a box on wheels . also a new r suffix was applied on all units produced with the new endcaps . the redesigned endcaps made their debut with the 2005 e40lfr built for the vancouver trolleybus system . between 2005 and the end of 2009 new flyer supplied a total of 262 low floor trolleybuses to the greater vancouver transportation authority now known as translink of which 74 were articulated model e60lfr . the original order placed in late 2003 was for 188 e40lfr units and 40 e60lfr units . 3 the first e40lfr was delivered in july 2005 4 and the rest of the 40 foot 12 m units were delivered between august 2006 5 and september 2007 . 6 the first articulated e60lfr trolleybus arrived in vancouver in january 2007 . 7 translink decided to order an additional 34 articulated units making the total 74 and delivery of the 73 production series e60lfr units took place between october 2007 and autumn 2009 . another purchaser of trolleybuses from new flyer was septa operator of the philadelphia trolleybus system . that agency placed an order with new flyer in february 2006 for 38 e40lfr 8 trackless trolleys as trolleybuses are known there . the first vehicle was delivered in june 2007 and the remaining 37 were received by septa during 2008 . 9 in october 2008 new flyer industries canada ulc was named one of canada s top 100 employers by mediacorp canada inc. and was featured in maclean s newsmagazine . later that month new flyer was also named one of manitoba s top employers which was announced by the winnipeg free press newspaper . 10 the company converted to a corporate structure from a trust like structure in october 2011 . in may 2012 new flyer and alexander dennis limited announced a new joint venture to design and manufacture medium duty low floor bus or midi bus for the north american market . new flyer will handle production and marketing and alexander dennis will handle the engineering and testing . 11 in june 2012 new flyer in a joint venture with mitsubishi heavy industries the manitoba government manitoba hydro and red river college unveiled a fully electric battery powered bus . 12 brazilian bus manufacturer marcopolo s.a. acquired a 19.99 % stake of new flyer on january 23 2013 for 116 million the maximum it could acquire without offering to buy out other shareholders . 13 as competing manufacturer daimler exited the north american market new flyer purchased the aftermarket parts business for it s orion brand of heavy duty transit buses for 29 million . 14 new flyer also agreed to take on two outstanding bus manufacturing contracts for new york city transit and the other for king county metro in seattle giving new flyer a total of 194 firm bus orders and options for an additional 291 buses . under the agreement new flyer acquired the orion parts inventory the company s accounts license to use proprietary part designs and agreed to provide parts for customer warranty support . on june 21 2013 new flyer industries announced the acquisition of competing manufacturer north american bus industries nabi . 15 16 upon completion of outstanding orders for heavy duty buses new flyer converted nabi s anniston al factory into a fourth facility to produce the xcelcior heavy duty transit bus . on november 10 2015 it agreed to acquire motor coach industries from kps capital partners inc. for 459 million usd with the deal expected to close by the end of 2016 . 17 on september 22 2016 new flyer announced that marcopolo s.a. had reduced its holding to 6 587 834 common shares which was about 10.8 % of the outstanding shares . the company said marcopolo remained its largest shareholder . bus models edit each designation is preceded by a letter before the model name which is given below . model designations edit current new flyer model numbers are composed of a model code a power source code and the length of the bus . note that not all possible combinations have been offered . model power length m midi x xcelsior d diesel de diesel electric hybrid e battery electric h hydrogen fuel cell n compressed natural gas t electric trolleybus 30 30 feet 9.1 m 35 35 feet 11 m 40 40 feet 12 m 60 60 feet 18 m articulated current production edit model length width introduced notes photo xcelsior 18 35 feet 11 m 40 feet 12 m 60 feet 18 m 102 inches 2.6 m 2008 8 % weight reduction compared to previous models xde40 xde60 midi 30 feet 9.1 m 35 feet 11 m 96 inches 2.4 m 2013 built under license from british manufacturer alexander dennis which markets the bus in europe and asia as the enviro200 . md35 discontinued models edit model introduced discontinued maximum seats notes photo new flyer industries edit power length model c compressed natural gas d diesel de diesel electric hybrid e electric trolleybus f fuel cell ge gasoline electric hybrid h hybrid diesel electric he hydrogen hybrid electric l liquefied natural gas 30 30 feet 9.1 m 35 35 feet 11 m 40 40 feet 12 m 41 41 feet 12.5 m 60 60 feet 18 m articulated none high floor hf high floor i invero low floor lf low floor lfa low floor advanced lfr low floor restyled s suburban high floor c40 c40hf d40 d40hf l40 l40hf 1987 1999 d35 d35hf 1988 1997 d60 d60hf e60 e60hf galaxy 1988 2006 the e60 was only built from 1992 to 1994 for the san francisco municipal railway . d40s 1988 1994 a suburban version of the d40 ; manufactured only for go transit . c30lf d30lf 1996 2009 c35lf d35lf de35lf l35lf 1996 2009 sold in the united states only . c40lf d40lf de40lf f40lf ge40lf l40lf 1991 2013 f40lf was a hydrogen fuel cell prototype built in 1996 . last c40lf purchase was by mta new york city transit 2011 2013 d60lf de60lf 1997 2010 the de60lf was sold in the united states only . d45s viking 1998 1999 104 units built for mtas of houston texas metro and new york city nycta . d40i de40i invero 2001 2007 one of the largest customers was oc transpo ottawa ontario . only a small number of de40i hybrid diesel electric versions were produced all for roaring fork transportation authority aspen colorado . de35lfa d40lfa c40lfa de40lfa ge40lfa d60lfa de60lfa 2005 2010 35lfa available only in de 40lfa available only in c d de or ge 60lfa available only in d or de versions for brt . c30lfr de30lfr 2005 2014 while the c30lfr was ordered by the metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority it was never built . the order was cancelled in favor of the xn35 . c35lfr d35lfr de35lfr ge35lfr 2005 2014 c40lfr d40lfr de40lfr e40lfr ge40lfr h40lfr he40lf l40lfr 2005 2014 he40lf was a hydrogen electric hybrid demo built in 2006 for sunline transit agency . d60lfr de60lfr e60lfr 2005 2014 de41lf 2007 2009 5 units built for the hamilton street railway and 220 units built for the