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City of Ottawa's OC Transpo Orders 50 New Flyer Xcelsior® Clean-Diesel 60-foot Buses
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) Tod...
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[{"type":"text","content":"City of Ottawa’s OC Transpo Orders 50 New Flyer Xcelsior® Clean-Diesel 60-foot Buses\n\n\n\n\n\n\n WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB)\n \n Today, NFI Group Inc.’s (NFI) subsidiary, New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (New Flyer), announced an order from OC Transpo (City of Ottawa) for 50 New Flyer Xcelsior\n \n ®\n \n 60-foot clean-diesel buses. The order, made under a Metrolinx contract, will replace aging buses currently in service and support more reliable, robust transit for riders across the capital region. The contract is valued at approximately $75 million CAD and includes 100 equivalent units, which have been added to New Flyer's Q2 backlog.\n \n\n “OC Transpo continues to modernize its fleet with high-capacity articulated buses that support the growing needs of Ottawa’s communities,” said Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and Coach, NFI. “The New Flyer clean-diesel articulated bus provides best-in-class passenger capacity, accessibility, and comfort, while reinforcing our long-standing partnership with OC Transpo.”\n \n\n This purchase marks Ottawa’s fourth order of New Flyer buses in the past two years, and they recently invested in New Flyer battery-electric 40-foot heavy-duty buses.\n \n\n OC Transpo operates Ottawa’s integrated transit system, including bus, O-Train light rail, and Para Transpo service, moving nearly 100 million annual customer trips across the city.\n \n\n With this order, NFI continues to strengthen its Canadian footprint, supplying reliable transit solutions.\n \n\n Today, NFI supports growing North American cities solutions through its mobility solution ecosystem, which includes buses and coaches;\n \n infrastructure\n \n ;\n \n parts\n \n and service; technology; workforce development and training; and vehicle financing. NFI also operates the\n \n Vehicle Innovation Center\n \n (VIC), the first innovation lab of its kind dedicated to advancing bus and coach technology and providing workforce development. Since opening in late 2017, the VIC has hosted over 540 interactive events, welcoming nearly 11,600 industry professionals for EV and infrastructure training.\n \n\n\n About NFI\n \n\n\n Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the elect...