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Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) was Daimler's North America bus division, incorporating the
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, and
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brands. Due to the spinoff of Daimler's truck division on December 1, 2021, it merged into
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History

In 1999, Thomas Dennis was formed as a joint venture between
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of the United States (51%) and
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of England (49%). If manufactured a version of the
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, engineered for the North American market, in a new facility located in
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. The SLF200 was reengineered in 2002 to use a
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engine and electrics. Dennis had hoped to develop a 40 ft transit bus, but instead
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subsequently bought
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. As a result, Mayflower terminated the joint venture, selling its 49 per cent interest to partner DaimlerChrysler. Mayflower stated it wanted to concentrate on double-deckers, citing the success of their double-decker fleets in New York and Vancouver.Thomas Dennis Co adopts new name
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Thomas Dennis was renamed DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America in 2003. In 2007 the company changed its name from DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America to Daimler Buses North America after Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation Demerged and parted ways when Daimler-Benz sold the Chrysler Corporation to Cerberus Capital Management.Daimler Buses North America website
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Models

*SLF200-series (SLF229, SLF232, SLF235) - Powered by diesel or compressed natural gas, discontinued in 2005 *CL100
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* Sprinter *
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S and SG series *
Orion V The Orion V was a line of rigid high-floor transit buses available in 32', 35', and 40' lengths manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries in 1995) between 1989 and 2009. The conventionally powered buses, either with ...
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Orion VI The Orion VI was a low-floor transit bus available in 40' lengths manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries in 1995) between 1995 and 2003. The Orion VI was intended to provide an alternative to the existing high-flo ...
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Orion VII 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. The convent ...


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DaimlerChrysler Buses North America
{{North American bus builders Bus manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Greensboro, North Carolina Daimler Truck Dennis Group Motor vehicle assembly plants in North Carolina Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in North Carolina