摘要: |
The U.S. non-rail vehicle (bus) manufacturing industry faces extreme challenges today. In the last decade, no fewer than ten manufacturers have either reorganized or gone out-of-business. Today, the financial condition of most bus manufacturers is tenuous at best. Presented as a stand-alone report to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the purpose of this publication is to provide an exploratory evaluation of the viability of the U.S. bus manufacturing industry to meet the demand for fixed-route transit buses. This study is available to all interested readers but includes information particularly salient to federal transportation officials, transit agency representatives, and bus manufacturing industry professionals. |