Bustypeoversigt:

Nova Bus, St.Eustace, Quebec (Canada)

Nationalitet:

Koncern: Volvo AB

Firmaet grundlagt: 1993

Produktion 19??: -

Internetadresse: www.novabus.com

Firmaets postadresse: Nova Bus, 1000 Blvd. Industriel, J7R 5A5 St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, tlf. +1 - 800 - 350 66 82

Nova Bus is a bus manufacturing company based in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. The company is now owned by Prevost, which is a division of Volvo Buses.

Nova Bus was created by a reorganization of the transit bus division of MCI in 1993, and continued the production of the Classic model (which was started by General Motors Diesel Division Buses in late 1982) until MCI bought the transit division in 1987. The RTS model, originating from General Motors, was also acquired by NovaBus.

• Rapid Transit Series (RTS) - developed by General Motors Diesel Division Buses (1977-2003), although no longer produced by NovaBus, a small company Millennium Transit now builds them) RT80-2W
• Classic - high floor buses (developed as a redesign of the original GMC New Look) originally produced by GM (1983 - 1987), then MCI (1987-1993), and by NovaBus from 1993 - 1997. Models: TC40-102N (40", 102' wide) and TC60-102N (60", 102' wide, articulated)
• LFS - low floor and wheelchair accessible (1995-present)

• 40 foot Low floor transit bus with a stainless steel structure and diesel engine.
• 40 foot Suburban bus (single and two door variations)
• 40 foot shuttle bus
• 60 foot articulated bus, currently in testing in Quebec City for RTC, to reach full production in 2007 for RTC and STM in Montreal.

In 2008, the option of a hybrid diesel-electric engine will be offered to new customers. These enhancements come out of a want to become more competitive outside of eastern Canada (where few NovaBus products have been sold) and to provide more options for Quebec-based agencies (who, by provincial law, are given only the option of NovaBus for new buses due to their Quebec plant location). (kilde: Wikipedia)