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NOVA BUS
IN NEW
YORK CITY
Since the acquisition of the Shippensburg facility in
2007, Volvo Construction Equipment has continuously
invested in the existing plant. In June 2010, a 18,580 m2,
USD 30 M expansion of the facility was finalized, to improve
manufacturing flow and increase production space to
incorporate the production of Volvo motor graders.
Manufacturing Volvo wheel loaders, articulated haulers
and excavators in Shippensburg, PA will have no signifi-
cant impact on the current production in other Volvo loca-
tions. It will, however, further improve the competitiveness
and profitability of the total business.
Multi-million dollar contract for Volvo Buses
in New York City
In June 2011, Volvo Buses secured an order for 328
articulated buses for New York City through its subsidiary
Nova Bus. The order is valued at SEK 1.5 billion.
The order applies to 328 Nova LFS articulated buses.
The client, MTA New York City Transit, has a fleet of more
than 6,000 buses, the largest bus fleet among all local
transport companies in North America and one of the larg-
est in the world. In the past year, MTA tested 90 of Nova’s
articulated buses, including on Line M15 in Manhattan.
They are the first buses in New York City with three doors
and low floors throughout the bus, which contribute to
more rapid and comfortable boarding and alighting.
The buses functioned very well during the test and
contributed to the new major order. The 328 new buses
will be delivered from August 2011 to April 2013. One
prerequisite for selling city buses in the US is that a large
portion of the manufacturing must also occur in the
country. The buses for New York City are manufactured
in the Nova Bus plant in Plattsburgh, in the northern part
of New York State.
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