Orion Bus Industries was a Canadian maker of transit buses based in Mississauga, Ontario, with final assembly for the American market at Oriskany, New York. Arnold Wollschlaeger founded it in 1974 as Ontario Bus and Truck, the first Orion bus reached the market in 1976, and it became Ontario Bus Industries in 1977. The Ontario government took it over in 1994 and sold it to Western Star Truck Holdings in 1995. DaimlerChrysler gained it when it bought Western Star in 2000, and in 2006 Orion was absorbed into DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America. Daimler announced its closure in April 2012 and bus production stopped in 2013.
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In 2000, Western Star was purchased by a division of DaimlerChrysler, and in 2006, Orion was absorbed into DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America.
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a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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The company was founded by Arnold Wollschlaeger in 1974 as Ontario Bus and Truck Incorporated
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In April 2012, Daimler announced the closure of Orion, with bus production halted in 2013.
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a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Subsequently it was sold to Western Star Truck Holdings in 1995
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The Orion VII is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 30' rigid, 35' rigid, and 40' rigid lengths manufactured by Daimler Buses North America's subsidiary Orion Bus Industries between 2001 and 2013 in three generations.
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The Orion VI was a 40-foot low-floor transit bus manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries in 1995) between 1995 and 2003.
Orion V (Wikipedia)
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that was manufactured by Daimler Buses North America's subsidiary Orion Bus Industries.
Orion I (Wikipedia)
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The Orion I was a line of rigid high-floor transit buses made in 30-, 35-, and 40-foot lengths by Ontario Bus & Truck (renamed to Ontario Bus Industries (OBI) in 1977) between 1976 and 1993 for the Canadian and United States mass transportation markets.
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