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Navistar to take stake in Brazilian bus builder Neobus; to partner on fully integrated commercial buses for the Americas

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is planning to enter into a global commercial bus partnership with Brazilian commercial bus body manufacturer San Marino Onibus e Implementos Ltda (Neobus) and will invest in the company. Neobus product range includes midi and feeder vehicles, heavy transit and articulated buses, as well as intercity and long-distance coaches.

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California Governor signs legislation requiring the state to purchase zero-emission heavy-duty trucks and buses

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Heavy-duty vehicles make up just 7% of vehicles in California, but contribute 20% of global warming emissions from the transportation sector. In 2012, Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-16-2012 called for 1.5 However, there was no mention of larger, heavier-duty trucks and buses.