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{{Infobox company
|name = Nova Bus
|logo = ]
|type = Subsidiary
|company_slogan = Driven by your city
|predecessor = ] (transit)<br>]
|foundation = 1993
|location = ], ]
|key_people =Jean-Pierre Baracat (] & ])
|num_employees =
|parent = ]
|industry = ]
|products = ] ]
|revenue =
|homepage =
}}
'''Nova Bus''' is a ] ] manufacturer in ], owned by ], and headquartered in ], ].
==History==
Nova Bus's Saint-Eustache factory was originally a ] plant for building ] buses intended for the Canadian market. In 1987 GM divested itself of its bus-building holdings by selling them to ] (MCI), which had been formed from companies that had been owned by ]. The plant was used to produce the ] model for sales in Canada, while GMC's ] (RTS) product was moved to join MCI's own designs at ] in ]. MCI decided to divest its urban rapid transit models in 1993, and Nova Bus was created to continue producing the Classic and RTS models at the Saint-Eustache and Roswell plants respectively.
The Classic and RTS were later discontinued in order to concentrate on the '''Nova LFS''', a ] city bus, which was introduced in 1995. The last Classic model was produced in 1997. Sales of Nova LFS proved uncompetitive and Nova Bus closed their Roswell and ] plants in 2002 to concentrate all efforts on the Canadian market. The Roswell plant was later acquired by a local consortium, ], that almost went bankrupt in 2008, then emerged from it in 2011. The ] (CTA), with 480 LFS units in its active bus fleet, remains one of the larger operators of Nova Buses.
On February 2, 2008, Nova Bus announced plans for the construction of a new assembly plant in ], signifying the company's return to the U.S. bus market. The plant opened for business on June 15, 2009.<ref>, ''The Press Republican''</ref> Its first US order under American production came from the ] for 90 LFS Articulated buses (counting LFS rigids operated by the same agency, the NYCTA now counts nearly 500 LFS buses in its active fleet). In March 2010, Nova Bus received the first US-built order for its redesigned LFS from ]'s ]. The 24 buses arrived in December 2010; there were plans to order more in the future, but since then TheBus chose to go with Gillig instead.<ref></ref> In March 2012 the Walt Disney Company announced that it plans to test a Nova articulated bus on certain high traffic routes at the Walt Disney World Resort. In 2012 ] placed an order for 245 buses which included 155 articulated buses to replace its aging ] ] articulated buses & its remaining ] standard buses. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-15/news/31197445_1_hybrid-buses-septa-board-new-buses|title=SEPTA plannning to buy 245 new buses|publisher=philly.com|date=|accessdate=2014-11-08}}</ref> In 2014 SEPTA finally rolled out their brand Nova Bus LFS HEV 62-102 articulated buses onto the streets of ] on October 27th, 2014. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/traffic/transit/SEPTA-Rolls-Out-Hybrid-Buses-Philadelphia|title=SEPTA Rolls Out Hybrid Buses in Philly|publisher=nbcphiladelphia.com|date=|accessdate=2014-11-08}}</ref> In 2013 CTA placed an order for 300 40 foot Nova Bus clean-diesel buses, with an option to buy an additional 150. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Archive=y&ArticleId=3133|title=CTA Approved to Purchase 300 New Clean Diesel Buses|publisher=transitchicago.com|date=|accessdate=2015-02-15}}</ref>
==Products==
===Current===
{{main|Nova Bus LF Series}}
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The current Nova Bus LFX (articulated ] (BRT) applications). The rigid LFS entered mass production in 1995, and the LFS Artic and LFX models were introduced in 2009. The standard LFS is also available in a single-door commuter configuration. Both the rigid and articulated versions of the LFS/LFX are available with a hybrid drivetrain that uses an ] E<sup>P</sup>40 parallel hybrid system. These options were first delivered in 2007 to ] (STO) in ] (40-foot model) annod in 2011 to ] (articulated). In October 2011, the rear window became an option.
The original powertrain layout mounted on the left at the rear was changed to a center-mounted powertrain, with ventilation through the roof on all LFS models starting in 2009. However, some demonstrators and test buses were built in 2008 with this update. In 2013 a new fourth generation rear layout was introduced and became standard mid 2013. Some early 2013 models were delivered with the third generation rear.
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===Past===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |
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! Model
! Length
! Width
! Photo
! Years Produced
! Notes
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! '''] (RTS)'''
|{{convert|9.14|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
{{convert|10.67|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
{{convert|12.19|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|2.44|m|in|0|abbr=on}}<br />
{{convert|2.59|m|in|0|abbr=on}}
|]
| 1995–2004
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* Developed by ] (1968–1977)
* Acquired from ] in 1994
* Rights now owned by ]
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!]'''
|{{convert|12.19|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|2.59|m|in|0|abbr=on}}
|]
|1995–1997
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*Updated version of the original ]
*Originally produced by ] (1983–1987), then ] (1987–1993)
*Air conditioning optional (A model)
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!TC60102N
|{{convert|18.29|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|2.59|m|in|0|abbr=on}}
|]
|1993
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*Based on the 1982 GMDD model TA60-102N, but with a full Classic body
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==See also==
{{Portal|Buses|Companies}}
{{Commons category}}
* ]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{North American bus builders}}
{{Volvo Buses}}
{{Automotive industry in Canada}}
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