Orion Bus Industries

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Orion Bus Industries
Type Private
Founded 1975
Headquarters 350 Hazelhurst Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5J 4T8
Area served Canada, United States
Key people Dr. Andreas Strecker, President and CEO
Patrick Scully, Chief Commercial Officer
Industry Bus building
Products Transit buses
Owner Daimler AG
Employees 1,400 (US and Canada)
Website www.orionbus.com

Daimler Buses North America (formerly Orion Bus Industries and previously both Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States) is a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based bus manufacturer established by the government of Ontario in 1975. Privatized in 1993, Orion was acquired by DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler AG) in July 2000, and is now Daimler Buses North America.

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[edit] Models

[edit] Current

Model Length (ft/m) Width (in/m) Example Introduced Propulsion
Orion V 40, 35, and 32
(12.192, 10.668, and 9.754)		 102 or 96
(2.591 and 2.438)
1989 Diesel, CNG
Orion VII
Next Generation		 40, 35, and 32
(12.192, 10.668, and 9.144)		 102
(2.591)		 2007[1][2] Diesel, CNG,Diesel-Electric

[edit] Discontinued

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Model Length (ft/m) Width (in/m) Example Produced Propulsion
Orion I 31, 35, 37, and 40
(9.449, 10.668, 11.278, and 12.192)		 96
(2.438)
1979-1993 Diesel, CNG
Orion II 21.92 and 25.92
(6.680 and 7.899)
1983-2003
Orion III 60
(18.288)		 102
(2.591)		 1985-1989 Diesel
Orion IV 37.5 (tractor)
(11.430 tractor)
35.5 (trailer)
(10.820 trailer)		 98.75
(2.501)		 LPG
Orion VI 40
(12.192)		 102
(2.591)		 1995-2004 Diesel, CNG,Diesel-Electric
Orion VII 40, 35, and 32
(12.192, 10.668, and 9.144)
2001-2007

Diesel, CNG,Diesel-Electric

[edit] References

  1. ^ CNY Business Journal (1996+): Orion Buss expects employment bump
  2. ^ SFMTA: Hybrid Buses

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