Neoplan USA

This article is about the defunct US bus builder. For the German bus builder, see Neoplan.

Neoplan USA

Industry	Transit
Founded	1981 (Lamar, Colorado), as a subsidiary of Neoplan
Defunct	2006 (suspended operations)
Fate	Bankruptcy/liquidation
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado
Products	Buses

A CNG-powered high floor AN440A operating in Albuquerque, New Mexico

A Neoplan AN460 arrives at the Silver Spring Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver, Colorado, which was entirely separate from the German corporation, Neoplan, licensing its designs from the German company of the same name. The company was founded in 1981 and folded in 2006.

Neoplan manufactured standard floor buses, low floor buses, and articulated buses. Neoplan had 625 employees and the revenue was $810,000,000 before it ceased operations in January 2006.

Neoplan USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2006, listing assets of $13.7 million and debts of $59 million, after closing its manufacturing plant in 2006.

In its last few months of operation, Neoplan had fallen on hard times, such as warranty issues with San Francisco's MUNI, and with the cash-flow problems after Boston MBTA canceled order over bus deliveries.

The company still technically exists while sale of the Neopart parts business is pending. Once Neopart is sold, the company will officially cease to exist.

Models

• Metroliner models (over the road transit coach buses)

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*AN340 (40 footer)

*AN345 (45 footer)

• Transliner models (transit buses)

Powered by Detroit Diesel Series 6V92TA/ 50 / 60, Cummins, CAT diesel or CNG engines

*AN435 (35 footer high floor)

*AN435LF (35 footer low floor)

*AN440 (40 footer high floor)

*AN440LF (40 footer low floor)

*AN440TLF (40 foot true low floor)

*AN445TLF (45 foot true low floor)

• Articulated models (transit buses)

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*AN459 (59 footer high floor, made only for NJ Transit)

*AN460 (60 footer high floor)

*AN460LF (60 footer low floor)

• Neoplan USA licensed Neoplan Bus Germany's luxury coach lineup

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*Starliner AN516/3 (45 footer)

*Cityliner AN116/3 (40 or 45 footer)

*Skyliner AN122/3 (40 footer double decker tour/coach bus)

*Spaceliner AN117/3 (40 or 45 footer double decker motor home bus)

External links

• BUSRide article on Neoplan's closing
• Neoplan USA shuts down (American Public Transportation Association article)