Formerly | NovaBus Corporation |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Automotive |
Predecessor | General Motors Diesel Division Transportation Manufacturing Corporation |
Founded | 1979 (plant) 1993 (company) |
Headquarters | Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada |
Area served | Canada and United States |
Key people | Paul Le Houillier (President) |
Products | Public transit buses |
Owner | Volvo |
Website | novabus.com |
Nova Bus is a Canadian transit bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. Nova is owned by the Volvo Group.
The company has roots in the General Motors Diesel Division, which opened in 1979. Nova Bus was established in 1993, by Nova Quintech, through the acquisition of Dial Corporation's transit division which consisted of Motor Coach Industries and Transportation Manufacturing Corporation. Volvo took partial ownership of Nova Bus in 1998 and complete ownership in 2004.