New Flyer to host Investor Day in Anniston, AL on January 31, 2018

WINNIPEG, Jan. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer Industries Inc. ("NFI Group" or the "Company"), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, today announced that it will hold an Investor Day on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the New Flyer of America campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Members of NFI Group's executive leadership team including President and CEO Paul Soubry and CFO Glenn Asham, along with Wayne Joseph, President of New Flyer Bus; Ian Smart, President of Motor Coach Industries and Brian Dewsnup, President of NFI Parts, will be presenting and available for Q&A.

In addition to an investor presentation, there will be tours of the New Flyer bus manufacturing and parts fabrication facilities and an interactive tour of the Company's Vehicle Innovation Center, North America's first lab for advanced bus technology.  New Flyer transit buses, MCI motor coaches and ARBOC cutaway buses will be on display.

The meeting will be held at New Flyer of America plant at 106 National Drive in Anniston, AL and is expected to run from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm EST. A lunch will be served.  The schedule has been set for attendees to fly to Atlanta, attend the Investor Day and return home from Atlanta in a single day.

For those requiring transportation an MCI motor coach has been arranged for pickup from the Hartsfield?Jackson Atlanta International Airport ("ATL") at 11:00 am EST with scheduled return at ATL at 5:30 pm EST. 

NFI invites interested analysts, brokers and shareholders to register by contacting Jon Koffman, NFI Investor Relations, by email at [email protected] prior to January 24, 2018. Please note that space is limited so timely registration is recommended.

For those unable to attend, the Investor Day presentation will be posted on the Company's website on January 31, 2018.

About NFI Group

NFI Group and its subsidiaries comprise the largest bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, with 32 fabrication, manufacturing, distribution, and service centers located across Canada and the United States and employing nearly 6,000 team members.

NFI Group provides a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions under several brands: New Flyer^® (heavy-duty transit buses), ARBOC^® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), MCI^® (motor coaches), and NFI Partstm (bus and coach parts, support, and service).  NFI Group's vehicles incorporate the widest range of drive systems available ranging from clean diesel, natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, trolley-electric, battery-electric and fuel cell.

• New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGEtm brands. New Flyer actively supports over 44,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 6,400 are powered by electric and battery propulsion.
  
  
• ARBOC is North America's low-floor, body-on-chassis ("cutaway") bus leader serving transit, paratransit, and shuttle applications. With more than 2,500 buses in service, ARBOC leads the low-floor cutaway bus market providing unsurpassed passenger accessibility and comfort over traditional high-floor cutaway vehicles. ARBOC also offers a medium-duty bus for transit and shuttle applications.
  
  
• MCI is North America's motor coach leader offering the J-Series, the industry's best-selling intercity coach for 11 consecutive years, and the D-Series, the industry's best-selling motor coach line in North American history. MCI actively supports over 28,000 coaches currently in service.
  
  
• NFI Parts is North America's most comprehensive bus and motor coach parts organization, providing replacement parts, technical publications, training, service, and support for NFI Group's product lines.

Further information is available at www.newflyer.com, www.arbocsv.com, and www.mcicoach.com. The common shares of NFI Group are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI.

SOURCE New Flyer Industries Inc.