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Re: NJ Transit awarded to MCI for 37 hybrid buses, PLUS 10 option order w/ lavatory |
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Posted by JAzumah on Sun Sep 21 01:13:33 2014, in response to Re: NJ Transit awarded to MCI for 37 hybrid buses, PLUS 10 option order w/ lavatory, posted by kcram3500 on Sat Sep 20 13:35:01 2014. The full sized truck market has enough units to repay the R&D cost in a timely fashion for a manufacturer looking to upgrade its product. There aren't enough properties that are going to buy a CNG or hybrid coach to repay the development costs, so you will have to use diesel to repay it. In the meantime, New Bus Company comes in an underbids you.How many times has MCI had to restructure to survive? We know they can meet the bid spec without a problem, but we have also seen the company go through tremendous financial pain. A small bus manufacturer cannot afford to do anything but build a good diesel bus as a market entry strategy. At $825,000/bus, how many properties are going to order this bus? |
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