Lion Bus

Lion Bus
Industry	Bus manufacturing
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Saint-Jérôme, Quebec^[1], Canada
Area served	North America
Key people	Marc Bédard and Camile Chartrand
Products	school buses
Services	Bus manufacturing
Owner	Marc Bédard and Camile Chartrand
Number of employees	5 ^[2]
Website	Lion Bus (English)

Lion Bus (in French, Autobus Lion) is a Canadian-based manufacturer of full-size school buses. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.^[3] in Canada.

Overview

The first school bus manufacturer founded in North America in the 21st century, Autobus Lion/Lion Bus is also the first manufacturer of full-size school buses in Canada since the closure of Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil in 2007. Lion Bus was created in 2008 by former Corbeil executives Marc Bédard and Camile Chartrand (serving as Lion President and COO, respectively).^[4]

In 2011, the company introduced its first bus, the 360, a cowled-chassis (conventional style) school bus.^[5] In a partnership with Spartan Chassis, Inc. (a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, former parent company of Carpenter), the 360 is the first school bus to be produced with a 102-inch wide body, allowing for a wider center aisle or the use of 3-point seat belts.^[6] In the interest of lengthened service life, a key focus of the 360 was corrosion resistance; the steel sheetmetal traditionally seen on full-size school buses was replaced by composite body panels.^[7]

Products

Autobus Lion/Lion Bus produces a single bus model: The Lion Bus 360°, a Type C (conventional-style) school bus. In contrast to other manufacturers, relatively few configurations of the 360 are produced, with only two seating capacities available (65/66 passengers and 71/72 passengers); a wheelchair lift is also an option to accommodate handicapped riders. Other options include underfloor luggage compartments and an MFSAB (activity bus) configuration.

During 2015, two additional powertrains joined the standard Cummins ISB6.7 diesel. The eLion is a battery-powered fully electric school bus; in May 2015, Lion became the first school bus manufacturer to offer a conventional-style school bus powered by a CNG-fueled engine (powered by a NGV Motori version of the International DT466 engine).^[8]

Vehicle	Powertrain	Chassis
Lion Bus 360°	Cummins ISB6.7 diesel	Spartan Chassis Front Engine
eLion	TM4 electric
Lion 360° CNG	International DT466 (NGV Motori CNG)

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Automotive industry in Canada

Automotive industry Economy of Canada Transport in Canada

Active manufacturers	Cambli International CAMI Canadian Electric Vehicles Conquest Vehicles Inc. Dupont Dynesty Electric Vehicles Girardin Minibus HTT Automotive Lion Bus New Flyer Prévost Nova Bus TAV Timmis T-Rex Vehicles Inc.

Defunct manufacturers	Acadian McLaughlin Orion International Russell

Components	Electrovaya Fountain Tire Linamar Magna International Multimatic

Subsidiaries of foreign companies	BYD Auto Canada Chrysler Canada Ford Canada General Motors Canada Honda Canada Toyota Canada

Related topics	Canadian International AutoShow Montreal International Auto Show Trans-Canada Highway Transport Canada Transportation Safety Board of Canada

North American bus builders

Active	Blue Bird Corporation Champion Bus Incorporated Collins Bus Corporation DINA S.A. ElDorado National Environmental Performance Vehicles Ford Motor Company Gillig Corporation Girardin Minibus Glaval Bus Goshen Coach IC Bus Lion Bus Millennium Transit Services New Flyer Motor Coach Industries New Flyer Industries North American Bus Industries Nova Bus Optima Bus Corporation Prevost Car Setra Stallion Bus and Transit Corp. Starcraft Bus Thomas Built Buses Trans Tech Van Con

Defunct	ACF-Brill Aerocoach AM General AmTran Beck Canadian Car and Foundry Carpenter Body Company Crown Coach Corporation Dupont Industries Eagle Bus Fageol Fifth Avenue Bus Company FitzJohn Flxible General Motors Diesel Division (GM Coach) GM Truck and Coach Division Kenworth LAG Motorcoach Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil Mack Trucks Marmon-Herrington MASA Neoplan USA Orion International Pullman-Standard St. Louis Car Company Superior Coach Company Transportation Manufacturing Corporation Twin Coach U.S. Bus Corporation Ward Body Works Wayne Corporation Wayne Wheeled Vehicles White Motor Company Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company

School Bus manufacturers, North America

Active manufacturers

Full-size and small buses	Blue Bird Corporation (small buses made by Girardin Minibus) IC Bus Lion Bus (full-size buses only) Thomas Built Buses, Inc

Small buses only	Collins Industries Collins Mid Bus Corbeil Girardin Minibus (renamed Micro Bird by Girardin) Starcraft Bus Trans Tech Van Con

Defunct manufacturers
(including date of closure
or last school bus manufacture)

2000s	Carpenter Industries, Inc (2001) American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002; became IC Bus) Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008; acquired by Collins) Liberty Bus (2005) U.S. Bus Corporation

1990s	Coach and Equipment Manufacturing (1999; still in business) Crown Coach Corporation (1991) Gillig Corporation (1993; still in business) Mid Bus (1998; acquired by Collins) TAM-USA (1991) Wayne Corporation (1992; became Wayne Wheeled Vehicles) Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)

1980s	Ward Body Works (1980; became AmTran) New Bus Company (1989) Superior Coach Company (1985)

1970s	Northern Coach Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972; became Thomas Built Buses)

1960s	Hackney Brothers Body Company (1966)

1950s	Kenworth-Pacific (1957; still in business)

List of school bus manufacturers

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Lion Bus

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