Blue Bird Corporation

This article is about the bus manufacturer. For other uses, see Bluebird (disambiguation).
Blue Bird Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: BLBD
Russell 2000 Component
IndustryBus manufacturing
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932), in Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S.
FounderAlbert L. Luce, Sr.
Headquarters
Fort Valley, Georgia
,
United States
Area served
60+ countries[1]
Key people
Matt Stevenson (president and CEO)
Products
RevenueIncrease US1.13 Billion (2023)[2]
Increase US$24 million (2023)
Owner
Number of employees
1,830 (2023)
ParentHenlys plc (1999–2004)
Websitewww.blue-bird.com

The Blue Bird Corporation (originally known as the Blue Bird Body Company) is an American bus manufacturer headquartered in Fort Valley, Georgia. Best known for its production of school buses, the company has also manufactured a wide variety of other bus types, including transit buses, motorhomes, and specialty vehicles such as mobile libraries and mobile police command centers. Currently, Blue Bird concentrates its product lineup on school buses, school pupil activity buses (SPAB) and specialty vehicle derivatives.[4]

Blue Bird Body Company was founded in 1927 in Fort Valley, Georgia,[5] as A.L. Luce closed his automobile dealership to concentrate exclusively on bus production. Remaining under family control into the early 1990s, Blue Bird changed hands several times in the 2000s; in February 2015, it became a publicly owned company (with previous owner Cerberus Capital Management holding a 58% share).

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  4. ^ http://www.blue-bird.com Blue Bird Corporation
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