New Flyer will source axles from MAN for another five years
New Flyer will be relying on MAN-made bus axles for another five years (until the end of 2029). The order “includes several thousand axles and spare parts worth over 200 million US dollars“, MAN states. The contract includes VOK-08 front axles and the HY-1350 rear axle series. The axles are used in the heavy-duty transit […]
New Flyer will be relying on MAN-made bus axles for another five years (until the end of 2029). The order “includes several thousand axles and spare parts worth over 200 million US dollars“, MAN states.
The contract includes VOK-08 front axles and the HY-1350 rear axle series. The axles are used in the heavy-duty transit buses of the Xcelsior series in lengths of 35, 40 and 60 feet (approx. 11, 12 and 18 meters).
MAN provides axles to New Flyer
The partnership between New Flyer and MAN Truck & Bus has now spanned more than three decades. MAN has provided over 80,000 bus axles so far, which are produced for New Flyer’s transit buses in a special track width of 102″ (2.591 mm) for the American market. A large part of the added value takes place through the production of the axles with corresponding engineering, service and aftermarket support in the USA by the US subsidiary MAN Engines & Components, the group underlines.
MAN also stresses that the VOK-08-F axle has been jointly developed and launched in early 2024. Thanks to a more robust carrier construction, the new bus front axle offers an increased load capacity of eight tons. In this way, “MAN is taking into account the increasing weight requirements of its bus customer due to the increasing use of hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell-electric and battery-electric powertrains”, reads MAN press note.
David White, Executive Vice President, Supply Management New Flyer, emphasizes: “By building successful supplier partnerships, New Flyer positions itself to succeed even as market conditions and supply chain demands shift. We rely on partners such as MAN Truck & Bus to help ensure we continue to deliver high-quality, high-performance vehicles to our customers.”
Ricardo Barbosa, Managing Director of MAN Engines & Components, Inc. in Pompano Beach, Florida, adds: “We would like to thank New Flyer, as the US market leader for city buses, for continuing to trust in components and bus expertise of MAN Truck & Bus”.
