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CNH Industrial brand begins delivery of over 150 buses to French Ministry of Defence

Release Date: 29 Apr 2015
Iveco Bus Crossway French Ministry of Defence

Iveco Bus was chosen by the Union des Groupements d'Achat Public (UGAP), France’s public sector procurement unit to supply the country’s Ministry of Defence with intercity buses. They will be used for the transport of army, air force and navy personnel. The total delivery consists of 153 Crossway buses and six Daily mini buses and is expected to be completed within June 2015.

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) brand Iveco Bus has been chosen to equip the French Ministry of Defence with over 150 coaches. The first key handover ceremony took place in April at the military site of the Quartier Général Estienne in Rambouillet, which lies southwest of Paris. Sylvain Blaise, Global Head of the Bus Division at CNH Industrial was present at the ceremony together with representatives from the armed forces.

Iveco Bus was chosen to fulfil the collective transport needs of the Armed Forces based on a judgement from the Union des Groupements d'Achat Public (UGAP), France’s public sector procurement unit. The overall shipment includes 153, 55-seats Crossway coaches and six 22-seater Daily mini buses. These vehicles are destined for use by the army, air force and navy at various military centres (Groupements de Soutien des Bases de Défense / GSBdD) throughout metropolitan France as well as abroad in French territories.

The Crossway is a European market leader in the interurban coach segment where it is used for tourism and transport to intercity and school areas. It is acknowledged for its flexibility, eco-friendly technologies, driver and passenger comfort, and low operating costs. The 12-metre versions supplied to the Ministry of Defence feature a 320 horsepower Euro VI Tector engine from fellow CNH Industrial powertrain brand FPT Industrial. This engine is equipped with FPT Industrial’s patented Hi-SCR technology, which allows it to operate without the use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR).

The highly versatile Daily is the elected “International Van of the Year 2015”. Each of the six vehicles supplied features reclining seats and is equipped with a 146 horsepower 4-cylinder F1C engine from FPT Industrial.

London, April 29, 2015

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