Manufacturing

Micro Bird USA’s new 156,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Plattsburgh, New York, officially opened on Sept. 9, 2025. The state-of-the-art plant doubles Micro Bird’s production capacity and strengthens the company’s ability to serve bus customers across North America. (Image provided by Micro Bird)

Micro Bird Officially Opens U.S. Manufacturing, School Bus Production Already Underway

The new U.S.-based manufacturing of the Micro Bird joint venture between Blue Bird and Girardin Minibus of Quebec is underway, with the plant in...
File photo of a disabled school bus being towed.

Engine, Truck Manufacturers Support EPA Easing Derate of SCR Diesel Emissions Controls

Engine manufacturers using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emission control technology have new federal guidance allowing them to more gradually “derate” systems when diesel exhaust...

Trump’s EPA Eases Derate Rules, Boosting Bus Passenger Safety

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to rules governing diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) systems, aimed at preventing sudden power losses that...

School Bus Manufacturers Stay the Course Despite Regulatory, Funding Uncertainty

While the immediate future remains uncertain on federal emissions regulations and funding, school bus OEMs say they are prepared with varied solutions going forward...
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces the proposed rulemaking Tuesday, July 29, 2025, to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding that has served as the basis for targeting GHG emissions in vehicles.

EPA Proposal Seeks to Eliminate GHG Regulations for Vehicles, Engines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering the 16-year-old Obama administration ruling on greenhouse gases that formed the nation’s regulatory landscape for transportation emissions,...
FIle photo of the LionD electric school bus outside the plant in Joliet, Illinois, where it was manufactured.

Update: Quebec Government Passes on Saving Lion Electric, Company’s End Imminent

The auction of electric school bus and truck manufacturer Lion Electric Company is moving forward after a last-ditch effort to obtain government funding from...
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