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Re: Millennium Transit to enter MTA Bus Test & Evaluation Program with 2 new RTS models. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Mon Jan 2 19:37:20 2012, in response to Re: Millennium Transit to enter MTA Bus Test & Evaluation Program with 2 new RTS models., posted by BedStuyGuy on Mon Jan 2 11:50:29 2012. MTS has a very steep uphill climb. The North American bus industry is hyper-competitive right now and New Flyer, Gillig, Orion, Nova and NABI are not exactly going to take the resurgence of the RTS lying down. Production orders for any major TA will need to be lowest bid. NFI has shown it is willing to bid very, very aggressively to maintain its customer base, and both Orion and Nova have parents with deep pockets that could fund low bids to capture market share.With the R-188 program strapped for cash right now, I suspect the MTA is going to be taking a close look at its capital projects and I wonder how much interest they will continue to have in demonstrating yet another new bus model at this late date. |
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