Alexander Dennis creates alliance with New Flyer
Britain’s biggest bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Limited, has formed a strategic alliance with New Flyer Industries Inc.
Britain’s biggest bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Limited, has formed a strategic alliance with New Flyer Industries Inc.
New Flyer Industries Inc. and Alexander Dennis have agreed to a long-term venture to introduce a North American a midi bus specifically developed and tested to a 10-year operational life.
The British market for city buses fell back badly in 2010, not just because of the global financial crisis, but also two of the major groups cut back heavily on their normal procurement of new vehicles.
Alexander Dennis (ADL), the largest bus builder in the United Kingdom, now has its eyes set on creating new sectors in markets with product gaps and opportunities, and need for shorter, genuine buses that offer reliability, durability and longevity. Chief Executive Colin Robertson believes North America could be such a target.