Prevost’s First Coach Off the Plattsburgh Line Makes Its Appearance

Oct. 30, 2014
Customers were impressed with the appearance of the coach and expressed excitement to have a new alternative in the commuter coach market.

Prevost’s first coach from their new Plattsburgh, N.Y., plant made a “Grand Opening” appearance at the 2014 American Public Transportation Association Expo in Houston. The X3-45 Commuter coach was on display at the expo from Oct. 12-15. Customers were impressed with the appearance of the coach and expressed excitement to have a new alternative in the commuter coach market.

The Plattsburgh, New York line is operational and has begun to fill existing orders. “With the opening of our Plattsburgh location, we are enhancing customers’ options within the commuter market” said Prevost President Gaetan Bolduc. “We are reaching out to our customers and saying ‘The choice is yours’; they now have the choice in commuter vehicles being built in the United States. For 90 years Prevost has been a cornerstone of the motorcoach industry and we are committed to our customers.  Now, with the implementation of our new line in New York, we can expand our market support into new and exciting markets.”

At the APTA Expo within the booth, Prevost held an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the first New York production Commuter Coach. Prevost President, Gaetan Bolduc, as well as top management from Volvo Bus Corporation, Håkan Agnevall and Tore Bäckström, were present to dedicate the first coach off the Plattsburg line and commemorate this momentous occasion. “The first coach off the Plattsburgh, New York line is an immense step forward for Prevost in the commuter market,” said Bäckström. “Having Prevost as a choice for customers in the commuter market will change the landscape of that segment.”