the spaceplane from 2001 a space odyssey see orion iii spaceplane . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message orion international former type subsidiary industry bus building fate voluntary closure market exit founded 1975 defunct 2013 headquarters 350 hazelhurst road mississauga ontario canada l5j 4t8 area served canada united states key people rich ferguson ceo products transit buses owner daimler ag 2000 2013 new flyer 2013 present ; aftermarket business only number of employees 1 400 us and canada parent new flyer aftermarket business only website www.orionbus.com orion international previously orion bus industries and ontario bus industries in canada and bus industries of america in the united states was a bus manufacturer based in mississauga ontario canada and established by the government of ontario in 1975 . the company had assembly plants in mississauga for initial assembly and in oriskany new york for final assembly and testing of vehicles destined for us markets . citation needed contents 1 corporate history 2 product lineup 3 see also 4 references 5 external links 5.1 hybrid buses corporate history edit privatized in 1993 orion was acquired by daimler chrysler now daimler ag in july 2000 and became part of the group daimler buses north america . 1 on april 25 2012 orion international ceased taking orders for new buses and the missisauga plant was scheduled to close once outstanding orders were fulfilled . 2 the oriskany plant was initially retained for aftermarket support only . 3 following the sale of that business to new flyer which also acquired some of orion s outstanding orders at the time of shutdown the fate of the new york location remains unclear although it is still currently when performing repairs including a retrofit program with bae systems for recalled hybrid electric buses using bae s hybridrive system . the sales and closures are part of the closure of daimler buses north america ; only daimler s imported setra buses will continue to be marketed although north american distribution will be taken over by motor coach industries mci . production of daimler buses north america s sprinter shuttle buses will be moved to other facilities . it was announced that more than 530 workers will be laid off in the mississauga and oriskany plants . the mississauga workers staged a wildcat work stoppage to protest in employee frustration at the slow pace of winding down talks . 4 5 oriskany was the head office for part department to support orion bus operators until new flyer acquired the after market business from daimler buses . mci which acquired the distribution rights for setra buses has also since been purchased by new flyer . product lineup edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message orion manufactured a number of different models of buses over its 37 year existence . a list of models is given below ; each increasing number is the next generation model . most buses today in service are of the orion v or vii models . model length & width picture produced fuel type orion i 31 ft 9.45 m 96 in 2.44 m 35 ft 10.67 m 96 in 2.44 m 37 ft 11.28 m 96 in 2.44 m 40 ft 12.19 m 96 in 2.44 m 1977 1993 diesel compressed natural gas orion ii 21.92 ft 6.68 m 96 in 2.44 m 25.92 ft 7.90 m 96 in 2.44 m citation needed 1983 2003 citation needed orion iii orion ikarus 286 bodies and chassis made by ikarus to form the ikarus 286 model marketed as the orion ikarus 6 60 ft 18.29 m 102 in 2.59 m 1986 1989 diesel orion iv tractor 37.5 ft 11.43 m 98.75 in 2.51 m trailer 35.5 ft 10.82 m 98.75 in 2.51 m 1985 1986 1988 1989 liquefied petroleum gas orion v 32 ft 9.75 m 96 in 2.44 m 35 ft 10.67 m 96 in 2.44 m 35 ft 10.67 m 102 in 2.59 m 40 ft 12.19 m 96 in 2.44 m 40 ft 12.19 m 102 in 2.59 m 1989 2009 diesel compressed natural gas orion vi 40 ft 12.19 m 102 in 2.59 m 1995 2004 diesel compressed natural gas diesel electric orion vii 32.5 ft 9.91 m 102 in 2.59 m 35 ft 10.67 m 102 in 2.59 m 40.5 ft 12.34 m 102 in 2.59 m 2001 2007 original 2007 2011 next generation 2010 2013 epa10 see also edit buses portal crown ikarus 286 similar to the orion ikarus iii bus references edit daimler buses north america daimler plant closing compounds canada s manufacturing pain from the globe and mail april 25 2012 future of orion remains unclear as daimler gets out of bus business http www.wktv.com news local future of orion remains unclear as damiler gets out of bus business 148869275.html http www.wktv.com news local dept of labor releases official number of layoffs for orion bus 160037935.html http www.mississauga.com news business article 1361569 workers off the job at bus making plant wilkins van spring 1986 . success with a twist feature article about the development and use of articulated buses in north america . bus world magazine pp. 7 13 . issn 0162 9689 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to orion international . orion buses educated hybrid sounds crown ikarus 286 hybrid buses edit hybrid buses . bae hybridrivepropulsion overvieworion vii hybrid product information pdf 942 kb v t e daimler ag divisions and subsidiaries cars current mercedes benz mercedes amg mercedes maybach smart trucks and vans current bharatbenz freightliner manufacturing commercial vehicles master motors 80 % mercedes benz mitsubishi fuso truck and bus 85 % western star defunct american lafrance sterling trucks buses current bharatbenz freightliner manufacturing commercial vehicles master motors mercedes benz mitsubishi fuso truck and bus setra evobus thomas defunct orion motorsport mercedes amg petronas f1 team mercedes amg high performance powertrains other alliance truck parts car2go daimler financial services mercedes benz bank detroit diesel mercedes benz india mercedes benz mexico shareholdings and joint ventures automotive fuel cell cooperation 50.1 % beijing benz 50 % denza 50 % tognum ag 50 % fujian benz 50 % here 33 % eads 22.41 % kamaz 10 % mv agusta 25 % tesla motors 10 % tata motors 7 % aston martin 5 % predecessors benz & company 1883 1926 daimler motoren gesellschaft ag 1890 1926 daimler benz ag 1926 98 daimlerchrysler ag 1998 2007 technologies active cylinder control bluetec people wolfgang bernhard karlfried nordmann andreas renschler hans scherenberg j rgen e. schrempp karl wilfert joachim zahn dieter zetsche other daimlerchrysler mitsubishi alliance beiben truck category commons v t e north american bus builders active blue bird corporation dina s.a. environmental performance vehicles ford motor company gillig corporation girardin minibus glaval bus ic bus lion bus millennium transit services new flyer industries motor coach industries new flyer north american bus industries nova bus optima bus corporation proterra inc. prevost car rev group champion bus incorporated collins bus corporation eldorado national goshen coach setra stallion bus and transit corp. starcraft bus thomas built buses trans tech van con defunct acf brill aerocoach am general amtran beck canadian car and foundry carpenter body company crown coach corporation dupont industries eagle bus fageol fifth avenue bus company fitzjohn flxible general motors diesel division gm coach gm truck and coach division kenworth lag motorcoach les enterprises michel corbeil mack trucks marmon herrington masa neoplan usa orion international pullman standard st. louis car company superior coach company transportation manufacturing corporation twin coach u.s. bus corporation ward body works wayne corporation wayne wheeled vehicles white motor company yellow coach manufacturing company retrieved from https 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