New Flyer Company Description
New Flyer Industries isn't just some token transit bus-maker. The company is one of North America's largest bus manufacturers; its heavy-duty transit buses and shuttles (used by airports, car rental agencies, and universities) traverse roads from Vancouver to Miami. New Flyer's line offers alternative bus designs for mass transit incorporating electric trolley, clean fuels (diesel, compressed natural gas, and liquid natural gas), and hybrid-electric engines. The company has three plants, in Canada and the US. Founded in 1930 as Western Auto and Truck Body Works, New Flyer was picked up by equity firms Harvest Partners and Lightyear Capital in 2004, and went public in 2005. Harvest subsequently exited its stake.
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