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Prevost Coach
Prevost (, ), formally known as Prevost Car, is a Canadian manufacturer of touring coach (bus), coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. The company is a subsidiary of the Volvo Buses division of the Volvo Group. History Early years (1924–1951) Prevost Car was founded by Eugène Prévost (carpenter), Eugène Prévost (1898–1965), a cabinet maker specializing in church pews and school furniture; in 1924 he was asked to build a custom bus body for a new REO Motor Car Company, REO truck chassis. Prévost's company received several repeat orders, but Prévost limited production to one bus body per winter. Between 1937 and 1939, its first dedicated bus manufacturing plant was built in Sainte-Claire, Quebec, with a capacity of ten vehicle bodies per year. At the time, Prevost buses were sold mainly to operators in eastern Canada. Initially the vehicles were built with metal panels over a wooden frame. In 1945 this changed, and body panels and fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Claire, Quebec
Sainte-Claire () is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,526. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme Saint-Anselme () is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River go .... The Etchemin River goes through the village. Prévost Car, one of the biggest manufacturers of commercial buses in North America, and founded by one of Sainte-Claire's native sons, Eugène Prévost, is located in the village, and is by far the biggest employer in the region. References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
