Orion Bus Industries
Orion Bus was created in 1975 and formerly known as Ontario Bus Industries and created by the government of Ontario to produce buses for the province's transit agencies in the late 1970s.
In 1982, OBI opened a plant in the US (Oriskany, New York) under Bus Industries of America or BIA to manufacturer for the US market.
Orion is now owned by DaimlerChrysler
Product
- Orion I 30 foot, 35 and 40 Citycruiser - licensed from Transportation Manufacturing Corporation or (TMC), a division of Greyhound. (1976-1993)
- Orion II (1984-2004)
- Orion III Articulated (Canadian distribution of Crown Ikarus 286 (1984-1989)
- Orion IV People Mover LPG for Niagara Parks Commission (1985-1989)
- Orion V High Floor 30, 35 and 40 foot (Powered by Diesel or Compressed Natural Gas) (1989-present)
- Orion VI Low Floor variant of Orion V (Powered by Diesel or Compressed Natural Gas) (1996-2001)
- Orion VII Low Floor 30, 35 and 40 foot (Powered by Diesel, Compressed Natural Gas, or Hybrid Electric) (2001-present)
Rivals
- NovaBus
- General Motors Diesel Division Buses
- Motor Coach Industries
- Prevost Car
- New Flyer Industries