School bus manufacturer Blue Bird has inaugurated what it calls the ... the increasing demand for electric school buses, and the new plant will boost production capacity from 4 to 20 vehicles ...

On the empty site where the motor home factory stood, a 600,000 square-foot, 400-worker factory will be built to produce electric school buses ... The new factory will help power Blue Bird ...

Founded in 1927, Blue Bird’s new facility is anticipated to produce 5,000 all-electric yellow school buses each year. Founded in 1927, Blue Bird’s new facility is anticipated to produce 5,000 ...

Blue Bird is headquartered in Georgia and has built school buses there for 91 years. The new facility will assemble electric versions of Blue Bird’s “Vision” and “All American” model ...

Wyskiel had spent the previous two decades leading Magna International, the last five years as global president of the ...

Why It Matters: Blue Bird now has electric school buses serving across school districts in 41 U.S. states and 4 Canadian provinces which have covered more than five million miles already.

Those buses cover nearly six billion miles per year. Starting in the fall of 2024, Blue Bird will begin equipping new school buses with a series of industry-first safety features, enhancing the ...

Blue Bird is recognized as the leader in electric school buses with nearly 2,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road today, the company announced. The new facility in Fort Valley will allow Blue ...

This has been a difficult year for many electric vehicle companies. Despite overall growth in EV sales from 2023, EV makers Tesla and Rivian announced layoffs this year as their stock prices slid.

"We are thrilled to partner with iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird as their new seating and advanced safety supplier," said Larry Gray, CEO of IMMI. "School buses carry millions of school ...

October 01, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses ... will add more than 400 new, good-paying manufacturing jobs.